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07-28-2015, 03:36 PM
AlleyViperEXE
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eBay pretty much blows, but the only reason people still use it is because it is more or less the only option for what it is. It is pretty much a monopoly.
I guess you could say Amazon, but that's not really a good place to sell used stuff, and Amazon takes a bigger cut of the sales than even the eBay/Paypal combo. Your only other options after that are maybe Craigslist....or having a garage sale.
Years ago, eBay was more in favor of the sellers, and a lot of buyers complained. eBay slowly changed their rules, policies, and regulations so that it eventually balanced out a lot more and was more fair for both parties.
Unfortunately, they couldn't leave good enough alone, and further and further tipped the balance in favor of buyers, until everything pretty much collapsed for sellers. Like, 90% of the power lies in buyer's hands. It is stupid that you can't leave feedback for buyers other than positive. Also, if you get screwed over on a deal, or have to put up with a shitty buyer, they more or less just get a slap on the wrist, unless they start to accrue a lot of bad marks against them.
For sellers, if you have just a couple screw ups, you can kiss a lot of your privileges goodbye. It is also waaaay too easy for a buyer to make bogus claims, resulting in the the seller losing their item, their money, and possibly having a mark on their account or whatever. And eBay almost always sides with the buyer, unless you have absolute, undeniable proof that the buyer is in the wrong. Sometimes, even having a tracking number and proof of delivery isn't enough to protect yourself if the buyer makes a claim that they never got their item. You can barely count on insurance from the carrier these days, and from what I remember, eBay recently changed their policy of how long a buyer can make a claim. It used to be 45 days, but now it is apparently 180 days, which is just outrageous.
There is way more about eBay that is unfair for the seller, but it makes me mad just thinking about.
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