mam98031 • Volunteer Community Member • Buyer/Seller since 1999
@joliztoyco wrote:EBay appreciates your kind donation.
Times are hard.
And don't feel too bad.
You're not the only seller who fell for this " pay now and maybe, just maybe, you might sell something" scam.
EBay used to only make money when the "partnership" between them and the seller resulted in a sale. eBay took their cut, seller got paid, and everyone's happy.
Not anymore.
eBay is no longer in the business of assisting their sellers in selling merchandise.
They're in the business of selling "sales" to their sellers.
It's scammy and pathetic, but it's what eBay has morphed into.
Good luck.
It just further shows how important it is for members to read and understand a policy BEFORE starting to use it. Not all tools that Ebay offers is right for every seller, but fortunately we have a CHOICE. For some sellers they work very well and for others not so much.
While I don't personally use them, that doesn't mean they are wrong for anyone else to use and I would not want to be part of taking away options from sellers that find them useful when all I have to do is to decline using them.
Ebay has all kinds of different tools for seller on all kinds of subjects. We each have to decide what works for each of us and what doesn't. Use what benefits us and leave the other options alone. It really is that simple.
You don't like it, don't use it.
@fashunu4eeuh wrote:Hi @neogrec19
These days sellers need to read the fine print before listing.
It isn't "fine print", it is plainly written in the Policy for the selling tool. I could have missed something, but I've never seen an Ebay policy with "fine print".
I know you likely meant that to mean that the seller needs to read the policy before deciding to use any tool offered.
I just wanted to be clear because "fine print" denotes trying to hide important info in literally the small print on a policy or some other form of written explanation.
@slyders_finds wrote:They just got fined 3 mil for stalking and harassment. Get ready for a fee increase. 👍
"They" being the government. The 3 million was a fine.
The Steiner's case against Ebay has not yet completed it's legal course.
It is unlikely either of these judgements would cause a fee increase. Ebay has had a significant amount of money set aside for these actions since shortly after the wrong doings came to light.
