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Posted by Austin Shackles on April 30, 2008, 9:16 am
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On or around Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:39:52 +0100, ":Jerry:"
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>> Even worse, IMO, are those sellers who add a buyer's premium to the
>> bid price, like nasty auctioneers. If that's not contrary to eBay
>> rules, it jolly well should be.
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>The solution is in the buyers hands, stop using (crim)eBay, but then
>the illusion of getting a 'bargain' is just to great for those
>addicted to (crim)eBay...
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that really is a narrow and pointless statement. There are all manner of
things that I can find or get from ebay sellers which I'd have no end of
hassle or pay more for otherwise. Also, if I'm selling, I can spread the
word far wider than I ever could otherwise.
Undoubtedly, there are crooks, but most aren't, and as for ebay's policies,
well, yes, they're in it for a profit - but for example, if I wanted to
accept credit card payments directly, I'd have to get onto the bank for a
merchant account which would cost me quite a lot even if they let me have
one.
Overall, ebay and paypal are more good than bad. It's also possible to
dodge the really bad ones, most of the time, with care and a touch of luck.
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Posted by Austin Shackles on April 30, 2008, 9:01 am
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On or around Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:37:34 +0100, David Littlewood
>>On or around Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:33:59 +0100, David Littlewood
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>>>Yet another seller who has ignored the new eBay rules that the bid price
>>>must include VAT!
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>>which, IMHO, is much fairer. I don't approve of people quoting ex-vat
>>prices, except for genuine wholesalers.
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>>I presume eBay will start pulling auctions, before long.
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>Even worse, IMO, are those sellers who add a buyer's premium to the bid
>price, like nasty auctioneers. If that's not contrary to eBay rules, it
>jolly well should be.
It is, I think. certainly they pulled one of mine for "if paying by paypal
add 3% to help cover the fees".
I re-listed it as no paypal...
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Posted by Richard on April 30, 2008, 12:10 pm
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>It is, I think. certainly they pulled one of mine for "if paying by paypal
>add 3% to help cover the fees".
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>I re-listed it as no paypal...
I re-listed a couple of items recently and got an automated notice
saying that offering PayPal was compulsory for that item - sod that!
Richard
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Posted by Austin Shackles on April 30, 2008, 4:44 pm
Please log in for more thread options On or around Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:10:46 +0100, Richard <sharkface-pilot at
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>>It is, I think. certainly they pulled one of mine for "if paying by paypal
>>add 3% to help cover the fees".
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>>I re-listed it as no paypal...
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>I re-listed a couple of items recently and got an automated notice
>saying that offering PayPal was compulsory for that item - sod that!
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>Richard
that's a new one. might depend on the listing type.
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Posted by Lester Caine on May 1, 2008, 3:39 am
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> On or around Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:10:46 +0100, Richard <sharkface-pilot at
> toucansurf dot com> enlightened us thusly:
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>>> It is, I think. certainly they pulled one of mine for "if paying by paypal
>>> add 3% to help cover the fees".
>>>
>>> I re-listed it as no paypal...
>> I re-listed a couple of items recently and got an automated notice
>> saying that offering PayPal was compulsory for that item - sod that!
>>
>> Richard
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> that's a new one. might depend on the listing type.
It is a new rule.
Provide payment information –- Choose the payment methods you’ll accept from
buyers. PayPalPayPal is a fast, easy, and secure way to accept credit card or
checking account payments on eBay. To keep eBay a safe place for both buyers
and sellers, sellers who register after 17th January, 2007 are required to
offer either PayPal or a merchant account credit card as an accepted payment
method
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