[ARC5] Re: [Milsurplus] Re: [TekScopes] Possibly OT: eBay becomes even MORE intrusive

[J Forster]

WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:

> I believe that you missed my point.  As best I can determine, there
> are no requirements for any specific minimum Feedback rating in order
> to either buy or sell.  The only two Feedback rating related rules I
> was able to turn up were the chart relating star color to Feedback
> rating and the requirement to maintain a postive rating >=98% in order
> to be a Power Seller.  And the 98% rule is a little vague.  I'm not
> certain whether our next 222 or next 197 would have to be all Negative
> in order to drop us below 98%.

There is no minimum FB NOW. In 2001 when I wanted to sell you had to
have 10 successful buys before you could sell. They changed that to
being able to sell right off, BUT you had to put a credit card number on
file. They also gave you a credit of $10 toward your listing fees and
billed you monthly for eBay charges.

> And as far as requiring a credit card on file in order to sell, I
> frankly don't blame them.  We accept Money Orders for payment
> (although I will not bid on any auction requiring them), but we never
> (except with a bare handful of radio related customers of long
> standing) ever ship until it arrives.  From eBay's perspective, they
> are advancing you credit in the form of the listing fee when you list
> an item and the final value fee if it sells.  In their place, I would
> certainly want more than an email saying that if you buy me this
> hamburger on Tuesday I will surely pay you on Thursday (to misquote
> Wimpy).

Perhaps. OTOH, most, but not all, sales only net eBay a few dollars.
Again, that was not their policy pre 2001.
-John

> In a message dated 5/22/2007 9:24:40 PM Central Standard Time,
> jfor at quik.com writes:
>
>> That was the policy when I signed up. It was changed approximately
>> in the summer or fall of 2001. Up until that time, no credit card
>> was required to sell..  just    >+10 FBs.
>
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