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From a seller's standpoint, Ebay has one significant issue.

Ebay pushes the use of Paypal really hard, to the point where many sellers won't accept any other form of payment. Ebay convinces sellers that Paypal is a safe, secure form of payment to accept, but they don't support sellers at all.

Basically, if you want free stuff from Ebay, all you have to do is pay through paypal with a credit card and then claim the purchase was fraudulent. 100% of the time, paypal will refund your money because they don't have the clout required to argue with major credit card companies, and they sure as hell aren't going to be stuck with the bill.

This complete lack of support for retailers is slowly killing the site.



Don't forget they may also require the buyer to DESTROY the item and submit proof to get their money back. You should never sell an expensive collectible on eBay.


Is this true? (Do you have a source?) I have never heard such a thing before, and it sounds incredibly stupid.


I think he's referring to the violin case. You can find it over at regretsy:

http://www.regretsy.com/2012/01/03/from-the-mailbag-27/




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