EBAY is a joke...and very unfair to sellers.

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Summary: amethyst1415 expressed frustration with EBAY, feeling that the platform is unfair to sellers by allowing buyers to delay or avoid payment without consequences. They mentioned being unfamiliar with unpaid claims which added to their difficulties and stated they would move to other selling platforms. cabe_shop_stop agreed, criticizing the entitlement of buyers. byto253 humorously noted the age of the thread from 2014, calling it a 'zombie thread.' The discussion was eventually closed by kh-phdan due to its age, inviting participants to start a new thread for further discussion.

I joined EBAY because I thought that when buyers agreed to buy (either BUY IT NOW or winning an auction) that they had to pay. However, this is not the case. The buyer has more rights than I do and it is wrong.

Twice now I have been waiting for payment and with no response from the buyer. Since I am new to this I did not know about unpaid claims for the first one so I attempted to have the transaction cancelled. Still no response. I just know that I am not paying a final value fee if I do not get paid. The second one I will put in an unpaid claim but even then there is no consequence to the buyer.

I am not listing my items here anymore. There are other sites where I can sell my stuff and it is free. They do not take a percentage of my sale just for selling it. I would be fine with that however, if I actually got paid.

EBAY should be more helpful to sellers. When we sell our stuff, you make a profit. Treat us better. I have worked hard to get a great seller rating and it is all for nothing now. I always pay right away, and ship right away. In fact, I have lost money on shipping items to people because I am new at this BUT I still shipped the item. I am so annoyed right now.

amethyst1415

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Posted 12 years ago·Last reply 2 years ago

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kh-phdan

·2 years ago

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Hello Everyone,

Due to the age of the thread, it has been closed to further replies. Please feel free to start a new thread if you wish to continue discussing this topic.

Thanks for your understanding!