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ebay at it again
iank - 23/9/08 at 01:36 PM

Not in the UK yet, but what are the chances of them not having a go...

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/09/23/ebay-scraps-non-payment-methods

nitram38 - 23/9/08 at 02:28 PM

If they do, it will be the final straw for me.
I wanted to sell my car and put up the auction and stated that I would accept a £500 deposit by paypal and the rest in cash or cleared cheque as paypal's fees along with ebay's would be several hundred pounds.
10 day auction was stopped by ebay with less than 8 hours to go as I had "tried to circumvent paypal fees".
So lets get this straight, I can ask for all cash and paypal don't get a look in or I can ask for £500 deposit via paypal and they get some money too?
They shot themselves in the foot and I lost the buyers for my car.
I don't think that they have a clue!
If I am forced to use paypal then that is the end for me. Ebay own paypal so are getting commission twice for the same sale.
I am sure that there is something not quite legal here.

martyn_16v - 23/9/08 at 02:39 PM

quote:
Originally posted by nitram38
If I am forced to use paypal then that is the end for me


You already are, effectively. You have to include it in all listings, and there's nothing stopping a buyer from using it other than you asking them not to in the listing, which as you've found they'll pull.

Stopping cheques and PO's is almost a non-issue compared to the pimping of Paypal and banning of alternatives that's already happened

02GF74 - 23/9/08 at 03:29 PM

quote:
Originally posted by nitram38
Ebay own paypal so are getting commission twice for the same sale.
I am sure that there is something not quite legal here.


So? It is called business and making money.

Lagality? I can't see why they can't specify wahtever terms they want, it is their site, if you agree to use it you abice by their rules.

No, I don't like it either

Unfortunately there is no competitor so they can screw us as they like.

Anyway, I've started to buy CDs off amazon, lower postage charges, bigger choice, no messing round with bidding .....

mr henderson - 23/9/08 at 03:46 PM

I've had auctions which specified deposit by paypal and rest cash on collection, and not had nay problems with ebay.

My only problems have been with the ******* ****-****s who have won the auctions and then not paid.

John

LoMoss - 23/9/08 at 05:49 PM

Not starting a new post, but on the subject of ebay.

I have 71 feedbacks and 100%, all as a buyer. I have noticed now that sellers no longer give feedback for a prompt payment. As a result I no longer give feedback for any purchase. Has the feedback thing lost its appeal or am I bored.

There is no competition in this market, until the government gets its finger into the pie, ebay will continue to take the piss. Is there vat due on fees from ebay?

Moss

martyn_16v - 23/9/08 at 06:45 PM

Most sellers will wait for you to give feedback before they do. These days you paying immediately by paypal is absolutely no guarantee to the seller that they're actually going to get their money at the end of the day, until you leave positive feedback they've got no way of knowing whether they're about to be ripped off.