Anyone else seeing this?

[steve_stuff]

Was editing before scheduling and saw this:

and then this

Something new or a test.

anybody else seeing this?

[hartungcards]

I saw that for the first time yesterday, and my immediate reaction was, "Do you think I'm insane?"

[evry1nositswindy]

I just saw it too.  H to the NO!  We should have had a heads up on a change that big.

[dhbookds]

Some categories accept those payments........

https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/payment-policies/payment-methods-policy?id=4269&st=3&pos=3&query=...

[bimm_corp]

Just started doing my daily "Sell Similar" listings and saw an " Allow offline payment" button just below the "Schedule your listing" button. It's a bit hard to believe that after all the fuss when eBay forced managed payments that they would backtrack and allow sellers the freedom we used to have.

[evry1nositswindy]

I wasn't listing in one of those categories.

[tobaccocardyahoo]

Maybe they are testing a response to seller desires to go back to the good old days.

I'll pass, thanks Ebay.

[ckimodog]

@tobaccocardyahoo 

Ditto! Nothing like getting a check that doesn't clear.  Been there...done that...not a good idea. 

[iamalwaysright]

I'm seeing it too in my business policies. Too bad BidPay isn't a choice on there.

[my-cottage-books-and-antiques]

@steve_stuff  devon@ebay 

I saw this option to accept check, money order or cash on pickup while creating a listing for a BOOK today. So definitely not one of the previously designated categories @dhbookds  was referring to. I selected "check" and a pop up advised me that "immediate payment" would be removed if I chose it. (I then unchecked it)

But devon@ebay , can you explain what is going on here? If this is an actual policy change, it's a pretty significant one, and certainly merits an Announcement. And follow up questions: how does this impact my stated handling time? What about ebay Seller Protection and Money Back Guarantee?

[wilsonharborsales]

Interesting.

[reallynicestamps]

Oh dear Ghu, NO!

The best decision eBay ever made was to adopt BillPoint circa the turn of the millennium.

• No more waiting for the arrival of money orders in the mail.
• No more rubber checks.

Then the somewhat smoother Paypal was brought in.

And now Managed Payments, which seems to be being used to clear out deadwood and stop scammers, in addition to being more transparent and slightly cheaper than PP.

Online payment for online purchases.

[dirk12955]

Maybe they'll bring back Pro-Pay

[stainlessenginecovers]

I'll bet this is an 'accidental' blanket-across-the-board thing when it was ONLY supposed to be in those 'few categories'......

[my-cottage-books-and-antiques]

@stainlessenginecovers  That's my guess too. A glitch with the form. But....that's just a guess. Hopefully devon@ebay will be able to clarify.

As a test, I chose check and money order, which automatically removed my "checked" immediate payment in the listing form. I went ahead and listed a book with these options checked. Looking at the actual live listing, there is NOTHING to indicate that I will accept checks or money orders....payment methods are the usual PayPal, GPay, credit card icons.  I can't actually go to check out for my own item, so I don't know if the buyer is shown the options there. 

So...like I said, I agree: glitch is my guess...