I have become very frustrated over the three years or so I have been with Ebay & Paypal.
If you have a Paypal account, be worried... They can freeze funds for no reason whatsoever & even after providing faxed documentation, passport, utility bills, suppliers information, they still have your money which will build up some interest for them during the 180 days for sure.
I have since discovered a few UK based auction sites, the first I cam accross is named: CQout (seek-you-out) which is a good alternative to Ebay. More people should start selling on sites such as these as a alternative to Ebay, or if your happy with Ebay, as I addition to your sales on the bay of E.(vil?)
The other is called QXL.com!
The third of my favourite auction sites is called Preloved With Preloved you can turn your clutter into cash for free. All free ads include a photo & remain online until sold! Preloved
is packed with nearly new & really old bargains in 500 different catagories.
QXL.com!
Have been around since 1997 and are the UK's original auction site. They DO NOT CHARGE for winning any item, You get chrged for listings but the rates are extremely competitive & much much less than Ebay.
If you have stoppped selling on ebay, & are worried that you will not get the same amount of hits, then You can generate more traffic to your blog or ebay sales page. You can generate the same amount of hits/traffic by joining a few traffic exchanges.
Amazon.co.uk is a huge resource for many people in the UK & I buy all my books from here as their prices are practically unbeatable. I also buy all my Comp Games here as there is a choice of pre-owned or new. I have a PSP, DS & have a Wii on the way! (can't wait!) Amazon is great for games for every console on the market & is also another great avenue for sales.
I have read so many horror stories about people losing their cash just check here: I have lost approx £400 from Paypal, I have had enough of these legal crooks acting God & doing as they please, and making up their own rules... Don't even get me started on the "Buyer Protection Policy" there claim is so hollow it echoes!
CQout is the 2nd biggest Auction site in the UK and growing. They claim to have over 260,000 items listed & their listing prices are extremely competitive & in-house payment system 'Easypay' is a joy & a breath of fresh air to use.
I have started this blog for three reasons:
1) To tell people if they are having problems with Ebay/Paypal there are solutions to selling your goods, you just might need to promote your listings a bit more than you would on Ebay.
Any feedback or stories of other peoples dealings with Paypal & Ebay is most welcomed & feel free to email me about anything in this blog. As long as the content is anti-paypal &
ebay! If you know of any alternatives also please let me know...
PAYPAL & EBAY ALTERNATIVES....
UPDATE 27TH FEBRUARY:
Paypal have teamed up with 'Verisign' and realeased a additional security feature to the Paypal login sytstem. As well as the traditional login with email & password users now can have the choice of 'Security Key Fob' These are made by Verisign the people who process Paypal's transactions & encrypt them for added security. The fobs are free to business sellers but cost $5 to non-business members (£2.70) Mr Pescatore an Analyst at Gartner said:
"If Paypal wants to increase security for its users, why are they charging $5?
"All authentication with a token proves is that you have the token in your possession.
"I am concerned that business think that tokens are a solution to security problems. Consumers never know as much about security as they should"
If Paypal really wanted to get to the root of the phising/spoof email problem then they should at least start by offering these new fobs TO EVERY MEMBER regardless of account stature/status. They make BILLIONS in profit every year, I'm sure these fobs cost much less than they are charging & I wouldn't be at all surprised if they are making a profit on them!
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3 comments:
Ha, I've heard several nightmares about both ebay and paypal, which is owned by ebay. Come to think of it, I haven't accessed my paypal acount in a long time. Howerver, I do remember getting a notice from paypal stating my account has been turned off for security reasons. Now who could be accessing my account. Or is it only an excuse to retain your funds as you have mentioned for interest. These are in fact legal crooks!! It would take some great efforts to drop the hammar on all legal crooks. Forget about the common street theif!!
I am so glad to see this blog. I am outraged at the recent requirement that Ebay has FORCED on sellers by taking away our choice of how we accept payments. I had noticed over the years that they became more aggressive and pushy with all sorts of banners on their website about paypal being THE ONLY WAY TO PAY, THE SAFE WAY...... But when ebay bought paypal-- that really took it for me. I as a single seller, retired making $354. can not afford to sell on ebay---- Paying double financially IS NOT WHAT I signed up as an Ebay member 10 years ago to do. Ebay states that they are are just a "mechanism by which the process flows" Well, It ISN'T. NO one has the right to MAKE ME accept payments AND PAY EXTRA to the same source . What are we going to do about it? I had a very serious experience with paypal doing exactly the same as some of the cautions here indicate: I had a $5k embroidery machine (worth $9500) and a winning buyer who chose to use paypal--- what happened next was a nightmare.The money was credited to someone else's account, paypal freezes the account, doesn't respond to emails, winning bidder's money is TAKEN OUT OF HER BANK ACCOUNT- and where did it go? Paypal had to be called SEVERAL TIMES (they are not easily accessible by phone) and after being told that the money was paid- my husbands paypal (I refused to open one) and made it seem as though my husband breached some sort of security--- they said they had to investigate--- meanwhile 2 weeks went by, no action, NO CLUE why, buyer wants machine--- and the last call seemed to have worked. The buyer had to cancel the paypal transaction, wait for 3 days to clear, do it again, taking another 5 days for the process, and nearly a month later- we finally get paid. And the reason WE HAD TO SELL (my PRIDE AND JOY THE BEST EMBROIDERY MACHINE EVER) is because we had a contractor working on renovations who stole my car, valuables totally $15k loss from my home- because we are broke. I WANT TO SEE EBAY/PAYPAL sued for taking money two ways from us.I have been an ebay member in my 10th year NO WHERE IN MY AGREEMENT DID I AGREE TO SELL using only paypal.
Well written article.
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