[R-390] Why The Fowler Industries R-390A Auction Was Ended

[Michael Crestohl]

Hi Gang:

I e-mailed Victor, the seller of the Fowler Industries R-390A to 
inquire why the auction had been pulled.
No I am not a bidder.  My wife would not be happy knowing I am even 
looking at this item.

I am quoting his reply with his permission.

"After 7 days with the auction going well! Ebay pulled the listing 
without first notifying me.

They, say, I violated listing polices, by including the word, "cash" 
as an accepted payment method. I just can't believe this!!!

Apparently, my only violation was putting, "cash"! What's upsetting 
is the fact that they waited 7 days and deleted it without notifying 
me or giving me a chance to correct it!

I have contacted them to explain, why!   The "cash' was for buyer who 
wanted to pick-up in person.

I will relist."

This has to be the most ridiculous reason I have ever heard for ePay 
to end an auction arbitrarily on a seller.

Unfortunately ePay seems to operate in a vacuum some times.  By 
design it is very difficult to communicate with them other than 
through their web-based e-mail system.  There are a couple of e-mail 
addresses but unless you have these written down they are very hard 
to find.  Their HELP system has the answers to most of the 
commonly-asked questions but in special circumstances like this it is 
difficult at best to enter into any kind of dialog with them.  It 
seems that all communication with them is a asynchronous - never in 
real time.

Telephone calls - forget it.  I have a telephone number for ePay 
somewhere and it was hard do get ten years ago.
The only way is to attend one of their annual get-togethers which is 
very impractical to say the least.

ePay has gotten so big that they can pretty much do what they want 
and if you don't like it you can go away.

73,

Michael, W1RC