[Milsurplus] Re: [The WS No.19 Group] Ebays Fait accompli

[Military1944 at aol.com]

In a message dated 09/06/2008 13:55:30 GMT Daylight Time,  
fredschneider at planet.nl writes:

It's  there service, they make the rules, if enough people dislike it they 
stop  
using it and ebay is forced to change their policy. I don't like the  bidding 
concept anyhow. I never buy something that way. If I sell  something through 
internet (i seldom have done that) I name the price I  want for it so that's 
no more but also no less.. Ebay, worlds biggest  garbage bin. :-) You pull a 
rusty nail out of the wall, put it on ebay,  tell it its 80 years old and ask 
20 euro for it and probably sell it  too....



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Well, I'm amazed. "its their service",  "its their rules" So what? 
 
And all the other comments, via the groups and direct (also, its polite to  
put your name to personal messages). 
 
Something is a "service" when one has the option of taking it or not. When  
its forced upon everyone its not a "service". 
 
Regardless of Ebays rule why should someone be 'compelled' to use PP?
 
I have paid Ebay to list my item, I have paid Ebay their commission on  the 
sale. Now, when a totally independent party, the buyer, wants to pay me why  
should Ebay have a say in that?  They have been paid for their "service",  the 
listing on the world wide web of my item. Now, once sold it has nothing  to do 
with them. Its now a deal between me and my buyer.  What  other auction house 
forces buyers to pay via their subsidiaries?
 
Frankly, if that cannot be seen, well, maybe you do deserve to have more of  
your money taken off you. 
 
You had better watch out. If Ebay can do why not others. Other suppliers of  
"services" might start telling you to pay via their own off shoot company.  
You'll not be able to pay with cash, not with cheque, not with postal orders,  
not with 3rd party credit cards. You will be forced to use their card, for 
which  they will charge you a fee. 
 
As for the message above, well, if you don't like bidding and don't use  
Ebay, what are you commenting for?  The 'garbage bin' as you call it has  brought 
some interesting items to the surface, which might have gone to the tip  
otherwise. Ebay has its good points, I just feel they are now taking advantage. 
 
But, sapienti sat, Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes and Caveat  
Emptor. 
 
Ben.
 



   
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