eBay - Must be breaching some laws in certain countries right?

[p2gaustralia]

I've been apart of eBay for ages, recently my parnter and I seperated to different eBay accounts and because of being a 'new seller' they've had my money on hold with Paypal for each time.  

Now it states for new sellers it's 90 days since first sale etc.  But I'm about 4 months in....... so any reason for that eBay?

I also noticed they now advertise the very products I may sell for some things above or in the middle of my listing?  Like a Google Ad type thing. 

Why buy this part here when these guys have it for sale for ........   eBay are you kidding me?

Holding peoples money surely must be illegal.  eBay is 100% going to be profiting off holding your money......  are they going to take the interest they earn off your fee's?  No.  It's big business behaving badly.

Presently I have about $500 on hold with Paypal from eBay.  It's a joke it really is.  So you guys want me to sell stuff, have you NOT PAY ME.......  expect me to pay postage without ANY OF THAT MONEY............ wait til the customer gets it and hope they are not some LYING POS........  before you'll hand my money and then send me a bill for all your rediculus fee's? 

Whats worse......... even if there is an item disute and you have PROOF.......  they don't look at it.  It's like talking to a brick wall, DID YOU EVEN LOOK AT THE PHOTOS, READ THE MESSAGES------------>>>>>> NO!

At some point I personally will write to the ACCC.  The economy in Australia is in the tank but retail may just die which only leaves the government to profit from the GST on eBay but if more and more sales come from eBay there needs to be alot more red tape to ensure they are kept inline.

Holding peoples money is a big no no.  Like Google, Apple and all the rest.  'We do want we want' in big business around the world has got to damn well stop.  Breaching laws and all the rest.  

What good is a platform of this nature if they rip you off blind.

[digital*ghost]

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@p2gaustralia wrote:

Y'all a bunch of gutless sheep..... 

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Does my post mean nothing to you? ಥ﹏ಥ

If you want to advocate on your own behalf with ebay, you do actually need a rock solid justification for contesting their policy, and / or their continued application of it, and if that doesn't work, you need a formal organisation who can advocate for you on your behalf, and that's not the ACCC, it's the organisation I linked to in my other post. 

You're not going to be able to contact eBay and say "I'm sure you're breaking some kind of law, I just don't know which one" and have them go "well, gosh, there goes that policy". Nor will "no other business sends out goods without getting paid" have the effect you likely want, because A) it's not true (it's industry standard in many business circles), and B) it's irrelevant - what other businesses do or do not do can have a bearing on industry practices, but they don't dictate individual business choices. Using the same logic, one of your buyers could just as well turn around and say "no other seller keeps the item I've purchased until the payments subject to this kind of hold are released", and if they did, have a think about how persuasive you'd find it if you're genuinely determined not to post until some 3 weeks later? 

You have decent grounds for disputing the policy, being that you're an established seller through another account (presuming the other one is identifiable as connected to this ID, anyway) and have been selling on this one for a while - don't let your petulance get in your own way. 

[gutterpunkz05]

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@p2gaustralia wrote:

Y'all a bunch of gutless sheep.....  eBay knows it's wrong...... it's a big no no.  

Their holding onto my money while I send out my goods.......... without getting paid first.  I dont need to make an argument for that 'at all'.

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Just for you,  ebay can extend the length of time in which they require sellers to prove their reliability, somehow I dont think you are going to last that long.

[davewil1964]

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@p2gaustralia wrote:

Y'all a bunch of gutless sheep.....  eBay knows it's wrong...... it's a big no no.  

Their holding onto my money while I send out my goods.......... without getting paid first.  I dont need to make an argument for that 'at all'.

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So your 'question' was rhetorical? And you were seeking validation? Must be so, because you seem unable to take the answers to your 'question' in the spirit they were meant. In that, there are remedies you can avail yourself of. I realise they might require you to be a bit proactive...

You certainly don't need to make an argument; better not to. The processes are clearly spelt out and have been deemed legal.

[padi*0409]

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@gutterpunkz05 wrote:

Just for you,  ebay can extend the length of time in which they require sellers to prove their reliability, somehow I dont think you are going to last that long.

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Another neg on selling would probably do that gp.

[gutterpunkz05]

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@padi*0409 wrote:

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@gutterpunkz05 wrote:

Just for you,  ebay can extend the length of time in which they require sellers to prove their reliability, somehow I dont think you are going to last that long.

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Another neg on selling would probably do that gp.

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A bunch of late shipments might have the same effect