I totally agree and wonder what the hell they are trying to do.
I wish I could leave eBay, but I don't know how or where to sell the wide variety of items I sell for higher $. My last 5 sales have been a 2001 A Space Od. 6 sheet for $1600, Stella guitar for 800, a train for 300, 7 45 records for $490, and a toaster for $50. You or Grey could have sold the poster, but everything else I could not get those prices anywhere else. I was lucky that all accepted the items with pos feedback, but where the buyer can't get a negative I have to read their received feedback to get an idea of their trustworthiness. What else can I do? I do shows already, but they are expensive and hit and miss, I have space at a retail antique mall and that is also hit and miss, I can't start my own auction site, so I guess I am stuck unless someone has a brilliant idea they want to share. Brek ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Hershenson" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 7:51:02 AM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain Subject: [MOPO] A major problem continuing to face eBay sellers due to misguided rule changes When eBay changed the rules and made it that sellers couldn't leave feedback, I predicted that some number of buyers would take advantage of this and "blackmail" sellers into free items or discounts, using the thread of negatives as a club. That was one of the reasons I decided to leave forever, and why no longer sell there. Before I could "get out of Dodge" completely, so wacko Italian buyer ordered 10 cheap items for around $100 total, and he asked for them to be sent via uninsured Airmail. I e-mailed him that if they somehow were lost it would be HE who was responsible for the loss, and that if he wanted ME to be responsible, he would have to send them insured. He replied back that he wanted uninsured, and I sent the items, and a month later, he put in a PayPal claim saying the items never arrived, and he also left 10 negatives on eBay (without contacting me in any way). I disputed the PayPal claim, showing the items were sent, and showing the e-mails where he requested uninsured and accepted responsibility. Of course, PayPal ruled against me and seized the money from my account and refunded him, and of course the 10 negatives still stand. Now these awful eBay and PayPal rules give terrible buyers like these complete power over sellers, and for what purpose? Look at this guy's feedback: http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=almightyblue&ftab=AllFeedback Even with all this great "protection" eBay now has, this guy hardly ever buys anything and has quit buying for months. So WHO do these awful rule changes benefit, and is this not a major reason in why eBay continues to circle the drain? Bruce Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
