by scouserjoe2 » 30 Apr 2021, 15:21
Hi,
I have stopped selling on E-Bay altogether now for several reasons. Firstly the fees have become too costly, PayPal's fees were already high, and now I feel that the whole system is set up in favour of the Buyer. Yes, Buyer protection is wonderful, but what about some protection for the Seller too? It's all too easy for a buyer to claim there is a problem with an item and then invoke the various protection clauses. The first thing that then happens is that PayPal remove the payment from the Seller's account, then it can take an age to sort it all out. Payment through a normal Credit Card Merchant account gives the seller some time to get problems sorted before even considering a chargeback. There are too many scammers and fraudsters out there now and whilst I must agree than you can often pick up a bargain as a Buyer, there's always the risk of getting lumbered with a problem customer when you're a seller.
Cheers,
Ian