Originally posted by: Zuph
Jesus andy, did ebay do something to your mother or something? I've been on ebay for a while, and have had no problems selling stuff. True, while paypal does offer a way for buyers to rip off sellers, most sellers aren't out to rip you off. They don't want to cause trouble, they just want to get their stuff as fast as possible. I've yet to have a problem. I'm sorry if you have, I guess you're just unlucky. A Majority of the sellers OR buyers on ebay are just trying to get something for cheap, or sell something for some $$$.
Have you sold $10,000 worth of stuff yet? How about $100,000?
I see "$$$" that denotes massive bucks. Have you had $1200 in sales sitting in a warehouse because a 14 year old went hog wild on 4 PS2s with daddy's gold amex? Didnt think so.
Let me explain something to you sport. Wether I get ripped off or say, ThunderGirl, its not the point. The problem is that there is are holes in their operation that need to be patched up. The problem is that the end user is unfairly paying for the screwups that arent their fault.
Paypal has a hole in their policies the size of uzbekistan. I found this out inadvertently, and it opens ANY payment recipient to fraud. Thats a problem. Wether a "verified" user or not.
Sellers arent out there to buyers off. If anything the exact opposite on a per capita case basis. You buy from me, I screw you, you get an insurance payout. Unfortuneately it dosent work both ways.
Ebays problems are plenty. #1 theres double standards involved everywhere. #2 they're about to make the entire situation worse with paypal. #3 as a matter of fact, ebay PROFITS off of buyer fraud if you can believe that.
-PAB