They finally did it....
http://pages.ebay.com/sell/August2008Update/Payments/
Those greedy bastards.
Every company has a right to make money, but this is outright
discrimination and bait-and-switch tactics.
I only pay via USPS Money Order.
I have only given negative feedback when I never received an item....2
times out of 150 purchases. I have 100% positive feedback, I never
failed to please the seller.
They state:
""Individuals who pay with a check or money order on eBay.com, are 80%
more likely to file an "item not received" dispute, and 50% more
likely to leave a negative feedback than buyers who pay with PayPal or
a credit card. Prohibiting paper payments greatly reduces your
exposure to fraudulent activity.""
In the above statement, they lump MO's with Personal Checks, and I
can assume that Personal Checks have a much higher fraud/failure (NSF)
rate.
They could have implemented a tougher 1 Strike rule, requiring paper
money purchasers to maintain a clean record, or similar rule.....but
we all know their real goal.....reap extra fees from everyone by
requiring all to use "their" payment system.
But their "excuses" do not coincide with their own statement..
""On eBay.com over 90% of transactions are paid with online payment
methods and the use of offline paper methods has declined by 40% over
the last 3 years.""
Well, if it is declining so fast, why shut it down ?
Allowing offline transactions made purchasing items available to more
people who for whatever reason, could not, or declined to pay "online".
That WAS called a service.
It's now called a swindle.
=FB=
http://pages.ebay.com/sell/August2008Update/Payments/
Those greedy bastards.
Every company has a right to make money, but this is outright
discrimination and bait-and-switch tactics.
I only pay via USPS Money Order.
I have only given negative feedback when I never received an item....2
times out of 150 purchases. I have 100% positive feedback, I never
failed to please the seller.
They state:
""Individuals who pay with a check or money order on eBay.com, are 80%
more likely to file an "item not received" dispute, and 50% more
likely to leave a negative feedback than buyers who pay with PayPal or
a credit card. Prohibiting paper payments greatly reduces your
exposure to fraudulent activity.""
In the above statement, they lump MO's with Personal Checks, and I
can assume that Personal Checks have a much higher fraud/failure (NSF)
rate.
They could have implemented a tougher 1 Strike rule, requiring paper
money purchasers to maintain a clean record, or similar rule.....but
we all know their real goal.....reap extra fees from everyone by
requiring all to use "their" payment system.
But their "excuses" do not coincide with their own statement..
""On eBay.com over 90% of transactions are paid with online payment
methods and the use of offline paper methods has declined by 40% over
the last 3 years.""
Well, if it is declining so fast, why shut it down ?
Allowing offline transactions made purchasing items available to more
people who for whatever reason, could not, or declined to pay "online".
That WAS called a service.
It's now called a swindle.
=FB=