I've had pretty good luck as well, but did get screwed over by a dishonest seller a couple years ago where I won a bid on a rare RADIAC set with a very rare probe. Scumbag canceled the sale (after I paid even) and actually wrote that he couldn't afford to sell it for the closing price because he had more into it than that (which I doubt). He had listed it as ButItNow at just under $3k for months and months, then finally listed it as an auction, which I won for a reasonable number. I reported to ebay and they did nothing even though I had it in writing through their messaging system that he was flagrantly violating the rules. So my hobby is from time to time reporting a bunch of his auctions as fraudulent, stolen, illegal, etc. Maybe I should buy something really cheap from him so I can get his address.
But with several thousand other transactions, not an issue as a buyer or seller on epay, except their increasingly exorbitant fees, and now the tax nonsense. On Mon, Apr 4, 2022 at 6:40 PM ZY <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been buying from ebay/aliexpress/etsy with no issues, I probably have > 500+ transactions over the past 10 years. But as with all internet orders, > I do have the occasional missing item or broken item sent to me. I've > gotten my money back every single time, ebay/aliexpress would 99% of the > time side with the buyer and they'll give you an instant refund. > > I also sell on ebay, I think they give you the option now for fees like > shipping costs to be deducted directly from the sale instead of debting > from the bank. > > I would trust these large internet vendors with my CC info more than the > restaurant I go to tbh, these large companies have been operating for years > and have millions of dollars pouring into security. The restaurant nearby > who takes my credit card could just be skimming my info at the counter for > all I know. I guess it's a US thing, in Canada they bring the small > handheld CC machine to you so your CC never leaves your hands. > > On Sunday, 3 April 2022 at 07:31:59 UTC-4 Robert G. Schaffrath wrote: > >> My biggest issues with eBay in the past were not receiving and item >> though it was a rare occurrence. I would contact eBay and they would tell >> me to contact PayPal. Contacted PayPal and they would tell me to contact >> eBay. One big circle j__k. Since the amounts had been under USD$10, I just >> wrote it off. But it has always made me very leery of buying anything on >> eBay though I have not had any issues for many years. When I first opened >> my PayPal account, I too worried about them having my checking account. In >> the end, I opened a second checking account at a different bank right near >> me where I already had a savings account. I keep very little money in the >> account as I can easily transfer money from savings to checking as needed >> (I think back to when I was kid in the 1960's and my father would drive to >> the savings bank, take out money and then drive to the commercial bank to >> put it in the checking account - glad that is a thing of the past). As >> such, there is very little PayPal, or now eBay, can take from me if they >> are hacked or just decide they want some money for some reason. >> >> On Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 12:10:32 PM UTC-4 SWISSNIXIE - Jonathan F. >> wrote: >> >>> I've never had problems with payments on ebay so far, but i have to >>> admit that i think ebay is getting worse and worse every day. >>> My biggest issue is that ebay is actively hiding items that can't be >>> delivered to your address. I have multiple addresses for shipping, but only >>> the primary one is considered valid at searches. Its a pain switching >>> between 3 addresses to see "all" items for a specific search. Not to >>> mention the ridiculous forced translations they do since a while ago... >>> >>> On Saturday, 2 April 2022 at 00:39:29 UTC+2 Jim KO5V wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks to everyone who responded. I am very frustrated with eBay, since >>>> I get an email every couple of weeks telling me that "action is required to >>>> put my account back in good standing". It sounds like I am a deadbeat, >>>> rather than a paying customer. >>>> >>>> I had considered opening a 'for internet use only' bank account, but >>>> giving out my social security number is probably always going to be the >>>> real problem. It might already have been compromised, but I guess I just >>>> don't want to volunteer any more information than is necessary. >>>> >>>> As I get older, I am wanting to simplify. eBay is convenient, but there >>>> are ham radio sites, etc where I can sell my treasures, so except for the >>>> occasional purchase, I'm probably done with eBay - after almost 25 years. >>>> >>>> Best regards, Jim >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Friday, April 1, 2022 at 7:24:15 AM UTC-6 Paul Andrews wrote: >>>> >>>>> @threeneurons, that is very sensible. As someone who had their >>>>> identity stolen I am very wary about any of this. BTW 'stolen identity' >>>>> does not mean they got my credit card info. It means they got my identity >>>>> and went around opening their own credit cards in my name, using my >>>>> address >>>>> and my social security number. This year we found out that my son also got >>>>> his identity stolen - someone filed their taxes using his information (I >>>>> still don't see the benefit of that). >>>>> >>>>> Anyway, I stopped selling online after paypal sent me a 1099. The >>>>> extra hassle filing taxes isn't worth it for the small amount of money I >>>>> get from selling. >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 6:29:12 PM UTC-4 threeneurons wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> eBay has been doing this now, for about a year and a half. I've had >>>>>> no problems, so far. Initially, I didn't understand why they did this, >>>>>> only >>>>>> a few years after selling off Paypal. So It seemed kinda stupid. But I >>>>>> think it has to do with some legal changes both in the US and in Europe. >>>>>> In >>>>>> the US, all online transactions need to include the sales tax of the >>>>>> buyer's state. In Europe, they want the VAT collected at time of >>>>>> purchase. >>>>>> When eBay took over handling the payments, they take care of both of >>>>>> those. >>>>>> Sales tax and VAT get routed directly from the buyer to eBay, and (I >>>>>> assume) to the respective government agency. I only get the item's price, >>>>>> shipping (that I established), less eBay's fees (~10%). They deposit that >>>>>> amount to my bank account, either daily, or weekly, dependent on the >>>>>> sellers preference. >>>>>> >>>>>> I Long ago set up a different bank account, at a whole different >>>>>> bank, just for online stuff. That way if either eBay or Paypal get >>>>>> hacked, >>>>>> only this "online use" account is exposed. Your SSN is needed, if and >>>>>> when >>>>>> they issue 1099s. >>>>>> >>>>>> Of course, all banks now, have an on line presents, so with my luck, >>>>>> my main bank gets breached, while the small sum, at the "online use" bank >>>>>> stays unaffected. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 1:45:37 PM UTC-7 Pramanicin wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Etsy sellers have nixies etc on them....I quite liked that platform >>>>>>> in the beginning, but slowly their commissions grew higher and I gave up >>>>>>> using it as a seller. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 1:30 PM 'Grahame' via neonixie-l < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> So far I've not had a problem with eBay or Paypal but then I think >>>>>>>> I have been following their rules when both buying and selling. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I tried to open an account to buy through Alibaba house of horrors >>>>>>>> and they asked for a photograph of my passport, proof of my home >>>>>>>> address >>>>>>>> and a photo of the credit card I was going to use. I just deleted the >>>>>>>> email >>>>>>>> and all those that followed asking me to pay for the goods in my >>>>>>>> basket. >>>>>>>> Eventually they stopped and I've not tried again. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Grahame >>>>>>>> On 31/03/2022 21:01, Jim KO5V wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Good Afternoon, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> For the last couple of years, I have avoided giving eBay my bank >>>>>>>> info and SS #. I always use PayPal on line, mainly because in my >>>>>>>> simple >>>>>>>> mind, keeping my information in one place, rather than spreading it >>>>>>>> out all >>>>>>>> over the web lowers the odds of having that info stolen. Several years >>>>>>>> ago, a couple of my CC #s were stolen when on-line merchants were >>>>>>>> hacked, >>>>>>>> so I am probably a bit over-sensitive. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I guess eBay wants to dump PayPal and "float" the money themselves, >>>>>>>> so now I'm no longer allowed to sell unless I give them my bank info >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> SS# info. I am not comfortable doing this. I still can buy on eBay >>>>>>>> with a >>>>>>>> credit card (or PP until they get rid of it). My credit cards are >>>>>>>> protected >>>>>>>> by their issuing banks, so if they are compromised. I'm OK. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'm just curious how other people on this list feel about this >>>>>>>> situations. Is there a viable alternative to eBay? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> BTW, eBay is holding about $7.00 from a sale I made a couple of >>>>>>>> months ago, and they won't release it until they have my bank info. I >>>>>>>> think >>>>>>>> I'll let it ride, and see how they handle it. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks. 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