27 Oct
2009
27 Oct
'09
12:08 p.m.
--- On Sat, 10/17/09, Teo Zenios <teoz at neo.rr.com> wrote:
From: Teo Zenios <teoz at neo.rr.com>
Subject: Re: annoying ebay behavior
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at
classiccmp.org>
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009, 1:39 PM
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben" <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: annoying ebay behavior
Pickup-only auctions are the exception that don't mandate paypal.
Shipping with a tracking number and the signature of the buyer WILL NOT protect you in any
way from Paypal's tactics.
Ebay's new terms, the paypal requirement, along with phenomenal increases in shipping
costs, have taken away the marginal profits one used to make cleaning the closet.
One would hope that Google or Bing would step up, but largess isn't any guarantee for
success.
Teo Zenios wrote:
>> sale. I wish people knowing they must clear
stock give at least
>> a month notice.
>> Ben.
>
> If they had a month they would just ebay the stuff
anyway.
I suspect not,? most of the sales I have seen are
'pick up only'.
Ebay means you have to ship the product.
There are a decent amount of pick up only auctions on ebay,
I have even won
one a year or so ago. Things might have changed since ebay
wants everything
to be paypal only and sellers would have a problem proving
something was
picked up compared to shipped with a tracking number.