@sicario_soldado wrote:...its the risk of doing business in the real world, real risk, on a daily basis, in any real store that real people go shopping in every day. Where women try on swim suits and men buy gifts for their wives. But there we decide and we have great back-up in the local PD. Our cases are documented. You seem to think that we have to put up with it for some reason, we don't. The case of the stalker after retail sales women in the area earlier this year was front page news. With the help of my mom aguy that was assaulting women sales people and women shoppers during the day was stopped and put behind bars for a very long time.
Who has your back on eBay?
To answer your last question first -who has my back on ebay. Ebay under very limited circumstances if I follow their rules to the letter, and even then who knows? But I made a conscious decision when I signed up. I knew what was what right up front and knew I was taking a risk. And if it goes pear shape, well I was warned. And thankfully my husband is the breadwinner, I supplent with a part time and seasonal jobs. I thank G-d unlike a lot of people here I am not dependant on ebay for my family to survive.
Again, when you go into a store, it is you and possibly me, when I do B&M during Christmas. But even then, we are told, the last thing the floor manager wants the whole store to hear is an unhappy customer. So we are told to bend all the way back to make him happy. But of course stores now keep track and there is a limit as to how far it will go.
But unlike stores where I see what is coming back, ebay is a non seeing 3rd party. They have no clue who is telling the truth. And photos can be of anything, not necessarily what you sent. Video can be doctored. So they err on the side of the buyer because to do otherwise would be to commit ebay suicide.
You again refer to assault. A very serious crime. Police should be very aggressive.
What you are talking about on ebay is a civil matter. You file with the carrier and the police and take the scammer to court.
The first you pursue at all cost as your civic duty. But for the second imo you decide if the cost to do so (dollars) outweighs what you lost. Because like most here, I do not have deep pockets.
@sicario_soldado wrote:...its the risk of doing business in the real world, real risk, on a daily basis, in any real store that real people go shopping in every day. Where women try on swim suits and men buy gifts for their wives. But there we decide and we have great back-up in the local PD. Our cases are documented. You seem to think that we have to put up with it for some reason, we don't. The case of the stalker after retail sales women in the area earlier this year was front page news. With the help of my mom aguy that was assaulting women sales people and women shoppers during the day was stopped and put behind bars for a very long time.
Who has your back on eBay?
I have my own back on eBay.
For every sale I take 5% and move it into a separate PayPal account. I do not touch that money for 6 months unless there is an issue where I need to refund.
I take an additional 1% and said it is that same PayPal account to cover buyer fraud.
I also keep a rolling Reserve in my main PayPal account that is enough money to cover the most expensive item I sold in the last 6 months, plus enough to cover the next most expensive item I sold.
Yes internet fraud sucks. But we have to live with it, we can take steps to mitigate the damages done to ourselves by managing our finances.
Now at the end of 6 months I consider that money free and clear. My secondary eBay account is getting ready to find me a trip to Ireland for myself, my husband and my son.
