I refused to accept Managed Payments and left Ebay.

[kyleespapa]

23 Years ago, a friend showed me this new website called Ebay.  I was immediately hooked.  I began buying and selling within weeks. 

Back then, selling was a hassle because getting paid was a hassle.  Then came Paypal.

In my opinion, Paypal was the magic sauce that made Ebay work.  

I sold on and off for the last 23 years.  I retired, and planned on using Ebay as a source of income in my retirement.

Over the recent years, my opinion of Ebay began to decline big time.  

A couple of years ago, they instituted their GOOD TILL CANCELLED for Buy It Now listings.  I sold collectables and that policy KILLED my sales.  I tried to get the policy changed, but Ebay didn't care.  They were MANAGING my sales, and it killed me.

A couple of months ago, I was notified I was being forced into Managed Payments.  I read about the program, and didn't see any benefit for ME.  

I spoke with several dedicated Managed Payments reps, and again, there was no benefit for me as a seller.  I clearly told every rep that the day Ebay forced MP on me was the day I would leave Ebay.

I begged to postpone to a later time.  Covid19 is rampant, and now isn't the time to add insult to injury.  They didn't care.

That day was Sept. 1. 

So, as I sit here, a trusted friend I've had for 23 years is gone.  I removed all my listings, I'm no longer selling on Ebay.

Now, I understand Ebay could care less about me.  That's become obvious over the last several years.

If 10, or 100, or 1000 sellers leave, Ebay won't care.  BUT, if 10,000 or 100,000 leave, at some point, Ebay HAS to care.

I made my statement by leaving, and telling Ebay why I left.  If you feel as I do, make your own statement.  If Ebay is going to force sellers to choose MP, it should be better then Paypal.    

[mam98031]

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@themattwill wrote:

I refused to have managed payments and told ebay to return my account to buyer only and delete my bank details. I never gave paypal permission to pass on my details to ebay anyhow so **bleep**. They wrote back lying to me saying that I could do it myself and delete my bank details. I could not as you MUST have atleast one bank account to stay on ebay. So I left. 15 years of selling on ebay down the pan and my account is now closed. I had to start up another account and will never ever give ebay my bank details and will buy only, not sell. F*** you ebay.

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@themattwill 

PayPal has nothing to do with this nor did they pass any banking information to Ebay.  If Ebay has any banking info on you, it would be because you gave it to them.  

PP is a totally separate company, so they do not share this type of info with Ebay, ever.  Not even when Ebay owned them did they share that type of info.

To stay selling on Ebay you need to attach a bank account.  As a buyer you do not have to have that information.  But if you are buying and selling with the same account, Ebay can't separate the two types for you.  You need to open a separate account for buying and then close your selling account.

Once your account is completely closed, Ebay deletes your financial information.

https://www.ebay.com/help/account/changing-account-settings/closing-account?id=4199