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3 Unusual Formats For Auctions on eBay
eBay users are accustomed to only two "standard" formats for sales on eBay: either the 'regular' auction which involves bidding and waiting; and the Buy It Now, which is an instant purchase. But there are three other formats that are less well...
Can you own your own store on eBay, even though you do not own any products?!
You have sold a few items here and there on eBay and really enjoyed doing it. You got a great price for all your items. You would really like to sell more and, down the road, maybe quit your job. But you don't have any products to sell, nor is your...
How to Start Earning on eBay
Almost every single day, on almost every forum that you visit, you still see the same question cropping up. "I want to start selling on eBay.. Where can I buy products wholesale." WRONG! You don't need to start out on eBay with a ton of products...
It pays to be lazy on eBay
I have a friend who has a pretty good business selling a variety of items on eBay and other online auctions. His system is simple, he goes to flea markets, physical auctions, thrift shops and close outs and buys stock to sell on eBay. Sometime he...
Paying For Items With Ebay Coupons
There's a novel idea afoot nowadays: Using electronic discount
coupons to pay for items people are interested in purchasing.
This only goes to show that most good marketing ideas can be
adopted for the internet. Instead of cutting coupons...
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Ebay - A Safe Place To Trade?
Ebay, in all its marketing, claims to be a safe place to trade. It claims that its Fraud Protection Program aims to protect its users against fraud and quite clearly specifies that those who have suffered fraud should get 75% of their loss reimbursed under this program if the amount is less than $100 (they charge $25 for processing costs).
This claim is completely not true. I have used Ebay for years, and although I have had a few transactions that left me worse off through no fault of my own, I never filed a claim until recently when I didnt receive the goods for which I paid $85. I had done everything "by the book" and according to the rules of Ebay - contacted the seller, checked his ratings were good from previous transactions, used Paypal to pay for the goods immediately, tried to gain recompense through Paypal, SquareTrade and the Fraud Protection Program.
However, despite the fact that the same seller defrauded at least three other Ebayers that I know of in exactly the same way, I got only $25 refunded. Ebay will offer me no explanation why they have kept approximately $40+ of the money they owe me, and despite numerous emails to Bill Cobb (CEO) about this, I have made no progress.
I have received email responses claiming that, basically, its really nice of Ebay to have paid me any refund at all, as they have no control over the seller's actions. When I argued that they claim that they will refund 75% of the transaction cost, this was countered by some argument about Ebay not
being the same as Amazon (not sure how this was relevant). I argued that ZStores were very similar to Ebay, but again got counter arguments from Ebay and Bill Cobb.
I also stated that actually Ebay takes a huge chunk of every transaction - as Paypal is part of the same company now, in total Ebay took approx 25% of the transaction themselves, so they could at least have reimbursed me with that amount. Their counterclaim was that Ebay and Paypal are separate companies!!
All I keep seeing on the website is "Paypal - an Ebay company" so I hardly think that argument is fair.
I know for a fact that the others who were defrauded by the same guy as me got even less back than I did.
Is it really fair for Ebay to claim to be a Safe Trading Environment when I stand to lose $45 on every $85 I spend potentially? I dont think so!
I have collected a number of stories of other people having similar experiences at Ebay. I would be grateful if any others out there who have had similar experiences could write and let me know and I will publish a detailed article/ebook on the subject.
I look forward to hearing from you! Contact me at www.exceptiona.com or email me at mishj@yahoo.com
About the Author
Michelle Johnston Sollicito is an expert Ebusiness Consultant, having worked for Accenture, Yahoo! and Earthlink amongst others during her 15 years experience. She is certified in many technologies and owns a number of established websites including her main website www.exceptiona.com
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