Andrew
Well-Known Member
Yes it's me- new Forum new name and the name's actually quite fitting for my current mood.
I just had 7 auctions pulled by Ebay (very frustrating since I put quite a bit of work into my listings). The reasons they gave for four of them were that I could not say i'd accept concealed cash- that used to happen quite a bit years ago- about the last time it happened was 2003 for me, and i'd forgotten it was even there in the fine print. I stuck it in at the time becasue I got sick of saying yes to all the enquiries.
The other 3 were pulled because I said I only accepted payment via direct deposit (internet banking) from people in my own Country- they can easily put the money straight into my account that way- it's just a bit more instantaneous via paypal but I get slugged with the fee. They say it discourages payment methods :roll: I had 3 auctions end early this week and despite advising them all the details they all used Paypal- maybe one of those guys reported me after I politely reminded them of the conditions.
Both of these are code for we want you to use paypal.
The worst of it is that i've now got to re-create the listings from scratch... what a drag. I suspect someone somewhere reported it. It does seem pretty heavy, they could at least give you a warning and order you to change the details. That's Ebay for you, and to a customer of 7 years with 100% feedback.
Another thing- Paypal fees. Once upon a time I used to accept all the fees for my sales, then a few years later I began passing it onto the buyer as it was common practice- I understand that is against the Commandments as well. The last time I went to do that was a while back when I sold to a certain someone :shock: who told me in no uncertain terms what he thought so ever since I split the fees 50-50 which I thought pretty fair, although this is probably vorboten too.
What does everyone else do? If you are selling something exccy the fees can be quite significant. One can argue that as it's a service for both the fees should be split.
Let it be a lesson, go and check what's in your conditions or else good night charlie.
I just had 7 auctions pulled by Ebay (very frustrating since I put quite a bit of work into my listings). The reasons they gave for four of them were that I could not say i'd accept concealed cash- that used to happen quite a bit years ago- about the last time it happened was 2003 for me, and i'd forgotten it was even there in the fine print. I stuck it in at the time becasue I got sick of saying yes to all the enquiries.
The other 3 were pulled because I said I only accepted payment via direct deposit (internet banking) from people in my own Country- they can easily put the money straight into my account that way- it's just a bit more instantaneous via paypal but I get slugged with the fee. They say it discourages payment methods :roll: I had 3 auctions end early this week and despite advising them all the details they all used Paypal- maybe one of those guys reported me after I politely reminded them of the conditions.
Both of these are code for we want you to use paypal.
The worst of it is that i've now got to re-create the listings from scratch... what a drag. I suspect someone somewhere reported it. It does seem pretty heavy, they could at least give you a warning and order you to change the details. That's Ebay for you, and to a customer of 7 years with 100% feedback.
Another thing- Paypal fees. Once upon a time I used to accept all the fees for my sales, then a few years later I began passing it onto the buyer as it was common practice- I understand that is against the Commandments as well. The last time I went to do that was a while back when I sold to a certain someone :shock: who told me in no uncertain terms what he thought so ever since I split the fees 50-50 which I thought pretty fair, although this is probably vorboten too.
What does everyone else do? If you are selling something exccy the fees can be quite significant. One can argue that as it's a service for both the fees should be split.
Let it be a lesson, go and check what's in your conditions or else good night charlie.