User 269960

eBay: A glimmer of Hope for Feedback

Ebay has become a cesspool. They obviously do NOT want our business when they are doing everything possible to drive us away.. at least those of us who do not measure up to what they want using their site. Well good for you Ebay.. you've succeeded..!!

I saw what was coming months ago and sold my Ebay stock at a profit (the only positive thing I've gotten out of this) and now their share price is down in the sewer. Hah.. I hope it goes down to nothing and is not that far from it. Oh, I am a 10+ year seller with excellent ratings and feedback and now only list an occasional few items til I get rid of them. Oh, and I NEVER leave feedback anymore for anyone.

As for the PayPal and credit card only payments requirement due to become effective this month.. how can this be legal?? They tried it in Australia and had to rescind it because the commissioner blasted it as being unfair practice. Isn't it unfair practice here too?? I read on the announcement board about a month ago that since it didn't fare well in Australia, Ebay was not going to implement it here in the U.S. but WOULD require that PayPal had to be offered as a payment option (still unfair as they are still basically forcing payment thru their payment monopoly down our throats) regardless of whether the seller wants to offer it or not. Now they've apparently decided after all to see how far they can get away with requiring PayPal and credit card only payments here in the U.S. What a load of B.S. Ebay has become.

One final mention. The new fixed price listing bonanza that is supposed to be the latest and greatest for all of you sellers....I was going to list one high end doll as a fixed price listing. When I came to the end of the listing, the final value fee they were going to take if it sold was almost $20.. compared to the auction style listing final value fee of about $8. The final value fees do not include listing or PayPal fees. Some bargain..!!!!!