Proper category listing
Items must be listed in the appropriate category.

Policy: Items that don't belong in a category will be moved to the appropriate category.

Choice Auctions
A Choice Listing occurs when a seller allows buyers to choose from a selection of items. Choice Listings can be problematic because the item agreed upon is negotiated offline and can lead to either misrepresentation or fraud.

Policy: Choice Auctions are not allowed and will be ended. The insertion fee will be automatically credited for that listing.

Multi-Listing
The best method to list identical items is through our Dutch Auction format. We understand sellers have reasons to list identical items at the same time. This is permissible as long as the seller can complete the sale of all listings.

Policy: If a seller lists in more than one category, the categories must be relevant. Any additional identical listings may be ended. The insertion fee will be automatically credited for that listing.

Sign Posts
Player Auctions does not permit listings that are primarily used to direct a user to a seller's other listings or PA Store. These types of listings are referred to as "signposts".

Policy: Sign Post listings are not permitted and will be ended. The insertion fee will be automatically credited for that listing.

Want ads or trades
Listings advertising a desire to buy or trade items are not allowed. We do not allow users to post Trades (trades are not auctions and have a high rate of fraud), users posting trades will have their accounts removed.

No contact info allowed in auctions
Sellers are not allowed to enter any kind of contact info in their auctions, this includes email links, message system contacts (such as ICQ, MSN Messenger, Jabber, etc), phone numbers or any other type of information that a person can use to contact a seller. If a bidder has a question for a seller they can click on your username in the auction or they can click on the link that reads "ask seller a question". Anyone caught putting contact info in their auctions will have their auctions removed and the account suspended. If your account has been suspended you will need to email us at pasupport@playerauctions.com to reactivate the account.

Listing Techniques that Circumvent Player Auctions fee structure

Users may not use systems or techniques to circumvent Player Auctions fees. Some examples include:

• Offering in a listing the opportunity to purchase the item or other merchandise outside of Player Auctions.
• Listings with low prices but unreasonably high shipping or handling costs
• Listing an item that requires or offers an additional purchase
• Dutch Avoidance - listing a single item and offering additional identical items for sale in the item description. In these situations, the seller typically instructs buyers to indicate the number of items they want, and states that they can get the same price as the item in the listing.
• Listings with an e-mail address or domain name in the title. Exception: This will be permissible only in listings that are offering a domain name for sale.
• Catalog Sales - listings of catalogs from which buyers may directly order items are prohibited. In these situations, the seller will typically offer the catalog for low bid prices and complete sales outside of Player Auctions for items found in the catalog. Old, collectible catalogs (i.e., those that you cannot order from any longer) are permissible.
• Offering items for sale in a manner that circumvents Player Auctions fees.

Listings that circumvent Player Auctions fees are not permitted and will be ended. The insertion fee will be automatically credited for that listing. Disciplinary action may result in the indefinite suspension of a user's account, temporary suspension, or a formal warning. Player Auctions will consider the circumstances of an alleged offense and the user's trading records before taking action

Reserve Price listing violations

• Reserve price stated in the description of the item when not listed as a reserve listing.
• Seller states buyer is obligated to purchase when reserve is not met.

Policy: These types of listings are not permitted and will be ended. The insertion fee will be automatically credited for that listing.

Terms and Conditions contradictory to any Player Auctions Policy

• Misleading listing titles
  
• Key word spamming
  Excessive use of key words, including (but not limited to) brand names, which are referenced for the purpose of attracting or diverting buyers to a listing will be considered key word spamming and is not permitted.
  
  Policy: These types of listings are not permitted and will be ended. The insertion fee will be automatically credited for that listing.

Payment Surcharges
Sellers may not charge Player Auctions buyers an additional fee for their use of ordinary forms of payment, including acceptance of checks, money orders, electronic transfers or credit cards. Such costs should be built into the price of the item -- this policy reduces the potential for confusion among bidders about the true cost of an item. Further, some forms of payment surcharges, such as credit card surcharges, are forbidden under the laws of many states, including California. 
 
Can a seller add a surcharge to the final price of an Player Auctions item? Yes, in three instances.

Sellers may charge reasonable shipping and handling fee to the final price of their item, providing that this fee is disclosed up front in the listing. A shipping and handling fee can cover the seller's reasonable costs for mailing, packaging and handling the item. Shipping and handling fees cannot be listed as a percentage of the final sale price.

Sellers may pass along the costs associated with using a third party escrow service, if the buyer chooses to use an escrow service.

Sellers may choose to accept payment in a different currency than the currency listed on Player Auctions. If the buyer chooses to take advantage of this optional payment method, the seller may pass along to the buyer any costs associated with the currency exchange, provided that the costs are disclosed and agreed to in advance by the buyer.

Profanity
Player Auctions does not allow the use of profanity or patently vulgar language. This includes the use of language that is racist, hateful, sexual, or obscene in nature in a public area. This policy extends to text within auction listings, or anywhere else within Player Auctions.

We make allowances for certain items listed on the core site that may contain profane words that are a part of the title. An example of such an item might be a comic book with profanity in the comic book title. If the profane words are part of a title for the item being sold, we allow sellers to 'blurb' out the bulk of the offending word with asterisks (i.e., s*** or f***).

Policy: The use of profanity on our site is not permitted. Listings that contain profanity will be ended. The insertion fee will be automatically credited for that listing.

We do not allow users to post Trades (trades are not auctions and have a high rate of fraud), users posting trades will have their accounts removed.

We do not allow users to post WTB (want to buy) type auctions, these are not auctions. Any user posting WTB type auctions will have their accounts removed.

Any user posting auctions that suggest outside sales will be removed. You must sell your auction on Player Auctions, any auction suggesting otherwise will result in the termination of your account.