This policy went into effect around 2008...........about the same time I quit selling there.
At that time I had been there since 2002 and had over 2800 feedbacks. That equates to about 3500 transactions since so many folks just don't leave you feedback. That is a LOT of money I made for Ebay, selling mainly gun parts and out board motor parts.
This policy (as are many of Ebay's policies) is ridiculous.
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Sellers take it in the eye from deadbeat bidders and Ebay provides no help other than refunding your seller fees after a drawn out process.
I started to sell there again there last year but they NOW have a policy that you CANNOT accept money orders or cashiers checks as payment for the item you sell. SELLERS MUST ACCEPT PAYPAL (also owned by Ebay). You cannot even mention the word cash or check or money order or they will pull your ad and give you a "mark" against your seller account.
It just means more money in Ebay's pockets for every sale.
ALSO........negative feedback or anything less than a "Five Star" rating in any category penalizes sellers. It makes a seller's ads appear further down the page in any search results. They also charge sellers higher fees if they have negative feedbacks or less than five stars.
They also "End Weight" your feedback, meaning that if you have great feedback and lots of it from several years ago, one RECENT negative can bring your score down MUCH more than it should mathematically.
This means that people like me with a long history of selling there can in ONE transaction, with a nimwit, deadbeat can have their feedback permanently damaged.
All this garbage and other such rules are spelled out on their seller pages but you must really dig for it. It really is in the fine print.
Rant over.......lol.:hammer:
Regards, Brad
