Posted by Kevin in Ohio [104.169.91.40] on Friday, January 23, 2015 at 09:19:28 :
In Reply to: E-Bay and Paypal posted by Johnd [71.246.86.239] on Friday, January 23, 2015 at 05:34:10 :
Haven't heard of that one. I think the forced Paypal thing is pretty cheesey. the will pull your listing if you say you will accept money orders. Even worse is they charge the seller a % on shipping. If you sell a heavy item for under $2.00, it is very possible you'l end up having more in fees than what you get for the sale. That is why I quit listing things or taking chances on heavy things.
Ebay doesn't realize they have killed a BUNCH of potential sales on unknowns. Used to be I listed stuff that I had no clue what it was for. Some went high, others not. Now I, along with a lot of other sellers, don't. Bu increasing their take, they have decreased their potential take.
If they are selling I'd guess the government made them from the monopoly aspect. I'd also guess it will be a "new" company that will actually be theirs or a friend of an executive just to satisfy the officials.
It will be interesting to see what is going to happen.
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