eBay

merritt-motorcycle-salvage · ‎10-02-2016

migrated approx. 35 items from ebay.ca to ebay.com and an option for buyers to select a "6-month protection $10.49 from Assurant" below the buy it now and the add to cart is being randomly added to new listings. Is there a way to prevent it from showing up. I never opted for this garbage.

recped · ‎10-03-2016

No opt-out for the warranty thing.

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femmefan1946 · ‎10-03-2016

Who pays the $10.49?

Who is being insured against what?

What is Assurant?

Does the company insure non-US sellers and /or buyers?

If this is not made clear, we have another question for Raphael on Wednesday.

bl32 · ‎10-03-2016

Google "Assurant" for more info on the company.

I know nothing about them.

Bill

rose-dee · ‎10-03-2016

@merritt-motorcycle-salvage wrote:
migrated approx. 35 items from ebay.ca to ebay.com and an option for buyers to select a "6-month protection $10.49 from Assurant" below the buy it now and the add to cart is being randomly added to new listings. Is there a way to prevent it from showing up. I never opted for this garbage.

Yes, if this is being done unilaterally by eBay, it's outrageous. The side issue is whether it would even apply to Canadian items or non-U.S. buyers. I'd strongly suggest you bring this up with Raphael on Wed., and have the item #'s ready to show him.

rose-dee · ‎10-03-2016

Can you post an item # here, so we can see what you're seeing?

merritt-motorcycle-salvage · ‎10-03-2016

here is just one and it will only show up on ebay,com... eBay item number 112156482051

here is ebay documentation .Auto parts/tools/accessories plus .Jewelry and Watches.. http://pages.ebay.com/buyerprotection/assurant.html

This would assume it just apply to New and New Other.

I ended and relisted the ones that had the protection and half of the one I re-listed still have it.

At this point I just don`t have the time or energy to argue on the weekly boards about it

Will just add to list of bad decisions

dutchman48 · ‎10-03-2016

I wonder if Ebay gets a cut of the premiums?

recped · ‎10-03-2016

@dutchman48 wrote:
I wonder if Ebay gets a cut of the premiums?

Why else would they do it?

The Assurant thing is nothing new, been around for a couple of years and prior to this a similar thing offered by Square Deal for many years.

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rose-dee · ‎10-04-2016

@recped wrote:
The Assurant thing is nothing new, been around for a couple of years and prior to this a similar thing offered by Square Deal for many years.

Maybe it's not new, but that wasn't the OPs point. Adding it to a listing without the seller's involvement is high-handed at least, and completely unacceptable at worst. EBay expects sellers to be responsible for their listing content, while tacking on an unsolicited offer like this? Buyers will assume the seller is pushing it, or at least in favour of it. Ridiculous.