[78-L] Convenience fees/pay pal only/lost bids

Sat Mar 14 21:02:07 PDT 2009

Let me tell you my experience.  I listed "check or money order" and got 
the "we're gonna bounce your listing" e-mail. 

A close friend who sells more than I do uses "Auctiva" (pardon my 
spelling) and eBay sends him no such e-mails. 

He also has listed that he accepts "chex and muney ordurs" - apparently 
eBay's searches don't care about sellers that can't spel.

Personally I take any "legal tender"

best, nickjay78
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don ward wrote:
> I guess im a minority (former) buyer on ebay.
> My credit card is issued in name of my trust and its hard to keep toy buys separate from household  expenses.
> My toys come out of separate income which average $70-100 in records each week. Or should say i used to spend this much. I am usually the high bidder on any item i bid on.
> I will now send emails to sellers asking if they accept money orders, if not good bye to a potential sale.
> dnward
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>   
>> From: Roger Wade <rwade1947 at comcast.net>
>> Sent: Mar 14, 2009 6:22 PM
>> To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Convenience fees/only pay pal accepted
>>
>> Actually I agree with all of your points.  The reason sellers are not  
>> all pleased is that there are still some buyers who won't use Paypal  
>> or won't use credit cards online, for whatever reason.  Those buyers  
>> are pretty much gone for me on ebay now.  I had one non electronic  
>> payment in the last 6 months.  I never had many, but I hate anything  
>> that makes a potential sale more difficult for a buyer.  Personally I  
>> always use Paypal or electronic payments as a buyer, but not all  
>> buyers are like you and me.  Why push those buyers away.  ebay is  
>> doing that now.
>>
>> Roger Wade
>> Really Old Records
>>
>>
>> On Mar 14, 2009, at 8:38 PM, fnarf at comcast.net wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> To be fair, Paypal is cheaper (for the buyer), much more secure,  
>>> and much, much easier than cash or money orders. Paypal increases  
>>> sales; people (including me) have long deliberately avoided buyers  
>>> who demand a trip to the Post Office, a wait in line, and paying  
>>> for both stamp and MO ($1.34 plus an envelope is ridiculous for  
>>> small purchases), not to mention the tiresomeness of writing out  
>>> addresses multiple times. Paypal -- click, click, you're done. That  
>>> alone should increase sales, by making it easier to buy.
>>>
>>> You also don't have to wait until your mail gets there. And the  
>>> seller has his money in hand instantly as well. Of course, that  
>>> doesn't stop some sellers from holding on to your dough for a week  
>>> anyways before shipping.
>>>
>>> I love Paypal. Wouldn't want to buy anything online without it. I  
>>> still use credit cards when there's no other choice, but Paypal is  
>>> number one.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Roger Wade" <rwade1947 at comcast.net>
>>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>>> Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 5:22:38 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Convenience fees/only pay pal accepted
>>>
>>> Ebay has forced its sellers into a corner with this new policy.  You
>>> can not as a seller have any reference to cash, checks or money
>>> orders in your listing because ebay wants only electronic payment
>>> methods.  However if a buyer inquires after the sale about payment
>>> with cash, check or money order the seller is allowed to accommodate
>>> that buyer.
>>>
>>> Obviously it is a case of ebay trying to double dip, since they own
>>> Paypal.  They claim they just want to provide the same secure payment
>>> environment as Amazon, where sellers must use Amazon's payment
>>> system.  Sellers are understandably not pleased.
>>>
>>>
>>> Roger Wade
>>> Really Old Records
>>>
>>> http://www.reallyoldrecords.com
>>>
>>> http://stores.ebay.com/Really-Old-Records?RefID=store
>>>
>>> http://www.amazon.com/shops/reallyoldrecords
>>>
>>> http://astore.amazon.com/discographiesplus-20
>>>
>>> http://www.myspace.com/reallyoldrecords
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mar 14, 2009, at 8:04 PM, don ward wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> According to several E-bay auction posters lately, Paypal is the
>>>> only method of payment allowed.
>>>> I was told this after the fact when i inquired for postal address
>>>> to send money orders.
>>>> The sellers could only accept  PP  or they would be delisted.
>>>> What is this about ??
>>>> Looks like a scam to collect and extra 1.5% to me.
>>>> Thats  like Sears saying we will only accept  a Sears credit card
>>>> for payment ..
>>>> I just looked on a #20 bill and it says  $.....legal tender for all
>>>> debts public and private."  I guess E---bay  doesnt believe in this.
>>>> Any one else having problems paying with cash or money order ??
>>>>
>>>> dnward
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jeff Lichtman
>>>>         
>>>>>>                                  jeff at swazoo.com
>>>>>> I don't have a problem with an auctioneer setting
>>>>>> such terms for payment as long as he does it
>>>>>> openly and up front. I can make up my own mind as
>>>>>> to whether I want to pay the fee, which applies
>>>>>> only to credit card and Paypal payments. If I
>>>>>> don't want to pay the fee, I can skip the auction
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>>>>>> or choose some other method of payment (such as a check).
>>>>>>>>>>>                       
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