Ebay rant

[Misc]

Long story short..

Sold xbox on ebay, sent last Thursday 1st class, waiting for feedback so i can withdraw money from paypal, seller is not leaving feedback so my money is on hold.

& I'm broke, have no money so it's all down to this poxy ebayer whether or not he wants to leave me feedback otherwise it's another 20 day wait till the funds get released.

I've messaged him but no response.

Argh!

/Rant

[The Shaggy D.A.]

There was a thread similar to this a wee while ago - if you refund a penny, I think you can withdraw the funds.
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[Misc]

I tried that but it didn't seem to work, Paypal have probably caught onto it.

[The Shaggy D.A.]

Bastidz.
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[Paddy Blake]

I guess you didn't get a phone number for the buyer.

[Misc]

Nope, no number. He definitely should of got the message i sent tho...

[Robby]

Can you not withdraw money until you have feedback for the transaction now?
That's a bit shit. However, it might stop the chancer that I've got a claim against withdrawing the money he's meant to be refunding me.

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[Icey]

I sold an XBOX360 on eBay at the beginning of the month, he hasn't paid for it or got in contact, I can't relist it because it's all under a dispute - fudging annoying!
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[The View Askew]

Never EVER send items of any more value than a tenner over non recorded delivery, to prevent potentially being exploited over it.
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[owdamer]

I've not heard of this before, is is this some new rule, and is that legal?

[Drew]

Hope this isn't true. I did have to verify my account before as so much money went through it, so hopefully that will allow me to withdraw instantly.

I'm selling an iphone so if I can't withdraw im going to have around £300 in paypal earning paypal (and ebay) interest.

[Drew]

From what i have just read, it isn't every item, just high risk items (count the iphone in that)

Funds released by...
Buyer leaving feedback
21 days pass
Proof of delivery (tracking number) entered


10.4 eBay Item Hold. eBay item hold. PayPal, in its sole discretion, may place a hold on a payment you receive for an eBay transaction when PayPal believes there may be a high level of risk associated with the transaction. If PayPal places a hold on your payment, it will show as "pending" in your PayPal Account.

a. Release of eBay item hold. PayPal will release the eBay item hold after 21 days unless you receive a Dispute, Claim, Chargeback, or Reversal on the transaction subject to the hold. PayPal may release the hold earlier if either of the following applies:

(i) The buyer leaves positive feedback on eBay, or (ii) PayPal can confirm delivery. PayPal will confirm delivery if you use USPS or FedEx to ship the item and (i) use PayPal shipping labels, or (ii) upload tracking information to PayPal via the transaction details page. This applies to US domestic transactions only.

b. Additional hold period. If you receive a Dispute, Claim, Chargeback, or Reversal on the transaction subject to the eBay item hold, PayPal may hold the payment in your Account until the matter is resolved pursuant to this Agreement.

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[Drew]

I'm up near Newcastle so that isn't going to work

I thought you had to allow for paypal payment on ebay these days?

[pa_broon74]

You folks should have a look at paypalsucks.com for some real horror stories.

Basically if you sign up to Paypal and have your bank account linked they can help themselves to any thing at anytime they please.

They have no concept of the idea of your money, as far as they are concerned, if you earned it on eBay or it passed through paypal, its theirs forever; they only lend it to you.

I'd rather go through gumtree myself and swap cash face to face, the idea of getting a bargain from eBay is over-played, I may search for something using it but I buy it direct. If they don't have a phone number I take the hit and pay more elsewhere.

If you want a laugh, try communicating with their customer 'help' desk. Its just Indian people randomly stringing English words together adding your first name in from time to time.

If you do phone them and actually get through to a person, they will ask if they can use your first name, say no!


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