Ebay - a worrying user agreement change

[cblakey1]

Originally Posted by ratchet

I sort of agree with ComputerFly - but it is getting worse and worse for sellers - both sides have to worry about scumbags, unfortunately.

I remember when ebay changed the feedback policy - which I was ecstatic about - because too many sellers were leaving retalitory feedback and abusing the system.

Agreed. Here's a scumbag buyer from a seller's point of view. I sold a stamp to a dude for $35.00. He wrote me and said it wasn't the stamp that I described.

This stamp was certified by a stamp dealer as being the real deal.

Although my listing clearly states "No refunds accepted for this item" I refunded it for fear of feedback retribution.

That is the climate eBay has created for sellers.

[Kingofthehill78]

Originally Posted by cblakey1

Agreed. Here's a scumbag buyer from a seller's point of view. I sold a stamp to a dude for $35.00. He wrote me and said it wasn't the stamp that I described.

This stamp was certified by a stamp dealer as being the real deal.

Although my listing clearly states "No refunds accepted for this item" I refunded it for fear of feedback retribution.

That is the climate eBay has created for sellers.

why didnt you ask him to return the stamp in order to get the refund?

[cblakey1]

Originally Posted by Kingofthehill78

why didnt you ask him to return the stamp in order to get the refund?

Oh, I did. That's when I took it to the stamp dealer.

[patrickwm68]

I'm really scared to sell anything on eBay anymore besides comics.

There has to be an alternative.

[cblakey1]

Originally Posted by patrickwm68

I'm really scared to sell anything on eBay anymore besides comics.

There has to be an alternative.

There is no alternative unless you want to do Craig's List and personally, I don't want anyone coming to my house to buy something.

[patrickwm68]

Originally Posted by cblakey1

There is no alternative unless you want to do Craig's List and personally, I don't want anyone coming to my house to buy something.

I've checked out some of the other auction sites and they don't get anywhere near the amount of traffic eBay does. I think Google is the only one that could possibly take a chunk out of their business if they opened their own auction site. I know I'd join.

[Kingofthehill78]

Originally Posted by patrickwm68

I've checked out some of the other auction sites and they don't get anywhere near the amount of traffic eBay does. I think Google is the only one that could possibly take a chunk out of their business if they opened their own auction site. I know I'd join.

yeah but ebay knows they are the only one and thats how they get away with it......when you have a monopoly on something you can write whatever rules you want cause no matter how much people hate you ya know that they have to come to you.

[cblakey1]

Originally Posted by Kingofthehill78

yeah but ebay knows they are the only one and thats how they get away with it......when you have a monopoly on something you can write whatever rules you want cause no matter how much people hate you ya know that they have to come to you.

Agree 100%

[DeKind]

Originally Posted by cblakey1

There is no alternative unless you want to do Craig's List and personally, I don't want anyone coming to my house to buy something.

i'll meet you at the closest strip mall parking lot, say around 11PM? Cash only!

[patrickwm68]

So far the change I hate the most is the ability to leave negative feedback for a buyer. I can't even check to see if I got stuck with a deadbeat bidder and I got stuck with a couple of deadbeats I'd love to neg.