topic Is eBay turning a blind eye to higher volume sellers refusing paypal? in Selling

Is eBay turning a blind eye to higher volume sellers refusing paypal?

many*splendid*things — Mon, 28 Aug 2017 09:04:13 GMT

Hi, I've noticed multiple listings from a seller explicitly stating "WE DO NOT ACCEPT PAYPAL AS A PAYMENT OPTION". Item number 382207802057

I thought paypal (or another safe payment method) was mandatory?

Wondering if ebay's in such a state they're ok turning a blind eye so as not to ruffle feathers and lose commissions.

Of course all the buyer protections fly out the window without paypal in the picture (but I am wondering if the red text is mostly hot air to intimidate buyers into not paying by paypal - I imagine if they actually refused paypal payment ebay would get wind of it sooner or later though). Some of their items are pick up only so I understand the no paypal policy there.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Apple-iPhone-7-32gb-Black-DEMO-MODEL-/382207802057?hash=item58fd5c3ac9:g:MhcAAOSwA79Zn6au

Item number 382207802057

Re: Is eBay turning a blind eye to higher volume sellers refusing paypal?

k1ooo-slr-sales — Mon, 28 Aug 2017 09:15:33 GMT

They do offer merchant credit card over the phone. I do think that this counts as a safe method of payment.

Re: Is eBay turning a blind eye to higher volume sellers refusing paypal?

collect247 — Mon, 28 Aug 2017 09:17:44 GMT

I also think it's a safe payment method because you can do a charge back?

Plus eBay see no evil and hear no evil lol.

Perhaps some slack given to sellers that provide eBay with high fees as all eBay see is $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ lol

Re: Is eBay turning a blind eye to higher volume sellers refusing paypal?

imastawka — Mon, 28 Aug 2017 09:28:23 GMT

https://pages.ebay.com.au/help/pay/methods.html

Re: Is eBay turning a blind eye to higher volume sellers refusing paypal?

many*splendid*things — Mon, 28 Aug 2017 13:17:03 GMT

Thanks y'all for the heads up. Haven't encountered the term 'merchant payment over phone' as a payment option before, I think I had it mixed up with wire transfer.

Re: Is eBay turning a blind eye to higher volume sellers refusing paypal?

lyndal1838 — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 01:33:01 GMT

Merchant credit facility is what you use when you buy something in a shop and pay with your credit card.

You can also ring the shop and have an item delivered...in this case you give them the details of your credit card over the phone, which is what this ebay seller is requesting.

It is definitely a safe payment that is allowed by ebay in place of paypal. If you have a problem you just do a chargeback through your credit card provider.

Re: Is eBay turning a blind eye to higher volume sellers refusing paypal?

audistarelectronics — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 02:36:33 GMT

Wow, every ebay rule in the book broken there, and getting away with it. What the heck is the phone good for anyway, they seem to have covered every possible scenario with the description, negating any possible chance of a return or complaint. What a waste of money if anyone does get sucked in by purchasing it.

Re: Is eBay turning a blind eye to higher volume sellers refusing paypal?

lizzys-allsorts — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 03:11:35 GMT

Mmmm, the listing is very vague... doesn't exactly list the faults with the iPhone.. and state they will NOT answer questions regarding the phone!! No wonder they don't want to accept PayPal.

I wonder what will happen if a dissatisfied customer opens a SNAD case under the eBay MBG....

Re: Is eBay turning a blind eye to higher volume sellers refusing paypal?

lyndal1838 — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 03:22:31 GMT

The ebay MBG only works for items paid with paypal.

Re: Is eBay turning a blind eye to higher volume sellers refusing paypal?

digital*ghost — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 04:22:54 GMT

I believe you can integrate certain merchant facilities with the eBay checkout and those are covered by the MBG.

Otherwise credit cards usually have their own protections and dispute procedures.

Re: Is eBay turning a blind eye to higher volume sellers refusing paypal?

sparrow2207 — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 06:58:30 GMT

Shop Demo phones aren't even usable in the real world they are usually sold as DUMMY phones as they only run a simulation program. There is going to be a very angry purchaser of that one.

Re: Is eBay turning a blind eye to higher volume sellers refusing paypal?

phorum_junkie* — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 09:54:16 GMT

Regardless of the payment methods which are fine if they really are able to accept card payments I cannot understand why some high feedback buyers would be bidding. You can perhaps understand why some newbies may think they will get a working phone and not a door stop.

Their feedback would have me heading for the hills without getting as far as reading the description which is probably absolutely accurate as it reads as if you will receive a pone that does not work.

Re: Is eBay turning a blind eye to higher volume sellers refusing paypal?

springyzone — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 20:04:31 GMT

I don't know a lot about phones but like you, I would not be tempted to bid.

The whole ad seems negative. It starts with an 'of course' it won't function like most phones but then doesn't give any details at all about the phone or what it can do.

I gave a cynical laugh at the bit below in red:

What details? There weren't any.They don't actually explain what the faults may be but then say they won't answer any questions either.

Yet their auction seems to be going like a rocket. I just wish our stuff had sold so quickly back in the day, with so little description, just a bunch of stuff that screams "no responsibility-buy at your own risk"

It is being sold as is, the details that are included are part of this deal and price. There may be faults with the item besides what we have mentioned here, we are only stating known issues. We are not responsible for any other issues with the item.