eBay's postage fee... here we go again!

[backlogs]

Hello to everybody who might happen to read this.

I only use this account to browse on ebay to get an idea of prices for items I list elsewhere.

I'll never sell or buy on ebay ever again due to their illegal postage fee.

I know this has been covered so many times and I know there's been so much information and links to the relevant websites, but the following information and link to the ACCC website proves in a nutshell (as far as I'm concerned) that what they do from profiting from a service they don't provide is illegal as much as ACCC or any organisation does nothing about - so it's up to the individual to take a stance against them just like I have, but instead of rambling on about what I'm doing on behalf of all Australian ebay users and to make ebay pay back every cent they've stolen... here's the information and link to the ACCC website:

The Australian consumer law prohibits businesses from misleading consumers (ie: their illegal postage fee should be displayed next to the postage cost just as GST has to be displayed).  It also prohibits them from accepting payment (for products and/or services) if they do not intend to supply (those same products and/or services).

http://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/sales-delivery/non-delivery-of-products-services

I'll leave that with yourselves and whether you take a stance against them too is totally up to yourselves.  Everyone knows (or should know) that this place if "rife" with unfair business practices and policies, but when they conduct in illegal activities and decide to steal money from the very people who make them money then that's my justification for my own stance against them.

Cheers!

[davewil1964]

No they don't that is the agreement they have with Australia Post. Ebay is not a postal service. You don't totally understand postage service, Ebay is an auction site. And what if sellers use other couriers. They can't restrict sellers to use Australia Post only otherwise they have to pay the 10%.

Obvoiusly you don't.

This has been through Parliament and the ACCC. As eBay provide a postage service (a subset of Click & Send), they are entitled to charge a fee on postage. Whether you choose to avail yourself of this service is your choice.

There is no way you would win a case, and encouraging others to band with you is, at best, quixotic.

[identity000614]

Your opinion is useless. Do you work for ebay?

[identity000614]

Also there is no such thing as entitled to charge a fee on postage. Are bank entitled to charge bank fees. That is what you think they are entitled to. Too bad, the class action just won.

[identity000614]

"There is no way you would win a case, and encouraging others to band with you is, at best, quixotic."

I am not asking you. What is it you get for stopping me?

[lyndal1838]

For heaven sake, you have already said you have abondoned the idea of a class action because there are too many conditions and you did not know how to get people to come forward.  Why keep on about it.

You are not going to get anyone to join you by posting on the boards.

It is a posting violation to agitate against ebay or to circulate petitions.  Anyone who wants to keep selling on ebay will not be interested in a class action or any other action against ebay.

[x3n0m]

This has been through Parliament and the ACCC

and

Anyone who wants to keep selling on ebay will not be interested in a class action or any other action against ebay.

.. the words "stockholme syndrome" come to mind ..

[lyndal1838]

No, not Stockholm Syndrome....just cold hard facts that all avenues have been explored long ago.  Why waste time and money going over the same ground when it has already been established that ebay has got away with it whether we like it or not.

As for flouting posting policy....I have seen posters kicked off the boards for being too outspoken about ebay.  

[x3n0m]

Why waste time and money going over the same ground when it has already been established that ebay has got away with it whether we like it or not.

So you are saying this has already been tested in a court of law? or are you saying that politicians and accc are the law? or are you saying ebay can do no wrong? ..

[identity000614]

I totally agree with you.