Not only that but how does a new seller get to start selling high dollar items right off the bat?
@ckimodog
That is the old "$65,000 question" dilemma. A few months back (when we had daily posts about products listed 'in a wrong category' and no MBG protection) I also saw new zero feedback sellers that enrolled the same week with thousands of dollars of merchandise for sale under their newbie account. All were foreign based. What they did was list a wooden spoon for $4 and then REVISE the listing into a GPU, I phone, gaming laptop, camera etc. for $800 or so. The new products that were then reflected under the same listing number were still WAY underpriced which would fall under the "too good to be true" scam scenario. No matter that the photos and description were hijacked/copied from another REAL listing, the stuff SOLD like hotcakes even when reported in advance. They had eBay checkout. It was just that nobody could file a claim for 'non delivery' since there was no MBG. Did the scam sellers get any money? Probably, until eBay's excuse of no MBG was shown to be fraudulent, no longer believed, and eBay started having to pay out and put an end to their scammer's career. I believe some of these sellers also used variations of the "fake tracking scam" as well to show delivery to the local KFC with a cheap trinket purchased on Amazon or Etsy, or a number purchased on the net from a site that caters to those that had the need for the tracking numbers for nefarious purposes.
Since I have not read the thread to which you refer, I cannot comment on how a person could list with no way for a buyer to pay. I do remember when the last transitions to Managed Payments were underway here, eBay often allowed the sellers to list, but simply held their money until they complied with the requirements. Others were not allowed to list at all until they were in compliance. Sort of seemed "random". Maybe what 'server' you hit when you tried to list, a glitch, or intended change????
As far as the "card authenticator" program, I believe buyers have 3 days instead of 30 for a MBG claim. As with the other categories, it is still not clear what happens to the seller should the buyer simply bypass the eBay requirements and go directly to their credit card for a refund.
