Ebay

[skyking26]

Re: Ebay

i Had To Upgrade To A Premier Account, Refund Followed. Still Like As A Buyer - Not As A Seller!

[David]

Re: Ebay

You can accept his payment and refund him the money by paying him the $$ to his email address. This would take just a couple of minutes.

As an eBayer, I use paypal. I know all the horror stories and charges, but it is a convenience for both the buyer and me. I also so non-sport photographs with many international buyers, and it's convenient for them to be able to use PayPal. Someone in Munich can pay me as quickly as someone in Toledo.

[skyking26]

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I agree with you from a buyer's and seller's standpoint that you will lose buyers if you don't make it convenient and PayPal makes it real convenient. On a $100 item you are giving up $3 essentially.

I have gone so far now that on my auctions, I require you must have a valid PayPal account as I have learned that will deter fake bidders. It doesn't require you pay by PayPal as you can still pay by check, MO, etc, but it gives me the added security that they are registered with PayPal.

I think that is pretty agreeable...

[allstarsplus]

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from a buyers standpoint I stayed away from auctions that did not accept it and I know a lot of people do to.

I agree with you from a buyer's and seller's standpoint that you will lose buyers if you don't make it convenient and PayPal makes it real convenient. On a $100 item you are giving up $3 essentially.

I have gone so far now that on my auctions, I require you must have a valid PayPal account as I have learned that will deter fake bidders. It doesn't require you pay by PayPal as you can still pay by check, MO, etc, but it gives me the added security that they are registered with PayPal.

[skyking26]

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While I agree with you guys having to take paypal shouldnt be required and it cost you more fees but from a buyers standpoint I stayed away from auctions that did not accept it and I know a lot of people do to. I also noticed if there was more than one of the same item on ebay the auction who took paypal would sell for more so that in turn takes care of those fee's.

I sold a mint never used 30 year old locomotive train for $26.

[BergerKing22784]

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While I agree with you guys having to take paypal shouldnt be required and it cost you more fees but from a buyers standpoint I stayed away from auctions that did not accept it and I know a lot of people do to. I also noticed if there was more than one of the same item on ebay the auction who took paypal would sell for more so that in turn takes care of those fee's.

[skyking26]

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What a mess. All this for $33. Additionally, other people I buy from do not accept paypal, so the money would just sit there and I could not use it. That is why I did not want it in first place. At least with checks and money orders things are more straight forward and no fees.

[orioles03]

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RK,

So when he got the winning notification from eBay, did he simply get your email address from there and then use it to send Paypal funds?

Or was there a Paypal logo in your auction? I've seen auctions where it states that Paypal is not accepted, yet the Paypal logo is down in the payment options section.

One should always read the description, but just a few weeks back I saw an item I wanted and it said NO PAYPAL. I emailed the seller to see if he'd take Paypal payment from a cash balance (I won't bid if the seller doesn't take Paypal). He emails me back and says he takes Paypal. Go figure.

Some auctions have the logo, yet they won't accept the payment. Some sellers say they won't accept it (right in the description), but then they will.

Behold the goofiness that is eBay.

ebay makes you accept paypal now regardless

[orioles03]

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that is the same that happned to me i had to upgrade i already had an account so somehow i upgraded my self to a business account which i dont want and i still could not collect my funds in three days the buyer just canceled he payment paypal does not help either so now i have a business account i cannot cancel

[momen55]

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if you don't accept payment, it will go back to the sender after 30 days. that is there policy.
this is what happened to me. i bought something and sent payment through paypal, which the person accepted. the person emailed me that they weren't upgrading to premier because of the fees. anyway, i sent a money order. in the meantime, my bank account was minus the money. i contacted paypal about this and they told me that the person would have to upgrade and deny funds in order for me to get them back. my case, since i sent the money, i contacted my bank to let them know about the missing money, and in 10 days i had my money back but my paypal account had a negative balance until the 30 days was up! what a bunch of crap!

[skyking26]

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I stated on the auction MO or check and again on the invoice. However, yes the "p" icon was there but not put on by me...

[otismalibu]

Re: Ebay

RK,

So when he got the winning notification from eBay, did he simply get your email address from there and then use it to send Paypal funds?

Or was there a Paypal logo in your auction? I've seen auctions where it states that Paypal is not accepted, yet the Paypal logo is down in the payment options section.

One should always read the description, but just a few weeks back I saw an item I wanted and it said NO PAYPAL. I emailed the seller to see if he'd take Paypal payment from a cash balance (I won't bid if the seller doesn't take Paypal). He emails me back and says he takes Paypal. Go figure.

Some auctions have the logo, yet they won't accept the payment. Some sellers say they won't accept it (right in the description), but then they will.

Behold the goofiness that is eBay.

[skyking26]

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I'll phone paypal today and see what they say. I had it in the auction that check and mo were the methods as well as the invoice. I think the buyer should have followed my rules. Will figure it out. Should not be all this hassle for $33...

[gameusedhoop]

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Be careful, as soon as you ask for Paypal fees to be paid for by the buyer, you are breaking the law. If he reports it to ebay and/or Paypal you can be suspended or lose your accounts. Why not just accept the payment?

Rumor is that within a year or so, Paypal may be the only acceptable payment method on ebay. Ebay and Paypal get you on both ends just like the auction houses, you must play by their rules or find an alternate site to sell on. It's not ideal, but it's basically the only place to move alot of "junk".

[skyking26]

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I think you got the same thing I have. I will wait for the buyer to respond. Worse case I will ask him to add fee to amount and then transfer it to my bank account so I can use the cash as I do not use paypal enough to reroute funds... What think?