eBay funnies :)
Busy week for eBay. They announced the following and I am providing to you only the highlights for your entertainment:
· eBay changes fixed price for media related listings
· BIN’s price increase and now will run 30 days
· Bans Check and Money Orders
· FVF may increase up to 12% (Amazon charges you 15% and no listing Fees)
· eBay/Paypal still in battle in Australia for not allowing other forms of payment
· Troubles with consumers - “Ripped-off consumers furious at PayPal”
o eBay’s decision to only extend refunds to customers of a failed eBay seller as a “courtesy” demonstrates that the ‘PayPal guarantee’ is far from rock solid. Details at http://apcmag.com/Content.aspx?id=2827
You may want to listen in today to their live Town-Hall Meeting.
Friday, August 22nd, 2008 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Pacific time - For details visit www.ebay.com/townhall to join the event or for more information
Note: With all the changes eBay is making to catch up to Amazon; really…why don’t they just sell eBay all together. If the current sellers wanted or liked the Amazon platform; they would be there already. Amazon runs a tight ship and they are known for this. They offer you as a seller better customer service and a knowledgeable staff. If you want to sell on their site; be prepared to accept all their Terms & Conditions. Due to Amazon running such a tight ship, I enjoy selling on Amazon. Amazon will again, place restrictions on certain categories for safety. They do this every year to help reduce any possible Holiday Fraud.
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Hi Laura, Great information… but why do I keep hearing such bad reports on PayPal?? I wonder because I have had only good communications and customer reports with them. What am I missing? I would like to know because if there is something wrong with them I’d like to hear what it is, so I can make an inform decision. Thanks for the info.