anybody notice ebay's new payment policy? no checks or money orders?

[bedazzled]

as of october. you'll have to pay by paypal (or credit card?)

seems they want to rake in all of the dough possible. i never
accept checks, but like the money orders because it saves me
money.

between these "adjusted" final value fees and paypal, it's hardly
worth listing anymore.

[Sherman A1]

1. Interesting

I gave up on Ebay several years ago as I found it to be a pain in the backside and the fees (along with the paypal fees) were making it impossible to make it worthwhile on what I was selling. At that point it became easier just to dump my products (games and accessories) into the trash, rather than waste my time trying to get a dollar here or there.

[bedazzled]

2. maybe give 'em to salvation army or goodwill

i'm downsizing myself. if i can't get a reasonable
price for something ($10 or more) i give it away.

i'm starting to hate ebay, really, but money's money.

[Sherman A1]

3. That's an option

of course. I sent some stuff to the guys in Iraq last year for a game day they were having. When it's time to clean out the basement again, we will see. But Ebay is not where I will be going.

[rucky]

4. Too many scams involving money orders?

there was a big e-bay scam the FBI was invstigating a few months back involving them...

[ima_sinnic]

5. 80+ alternatives to eBay

I used to love selling on eBay but would now love to see the behemoth fall.

scroll down past the rant --lol -- on this site to links, first to Australian alternatives, but below that a list of auction sites in the U.S.:
http://www.blognow.com.au/fuckebay/24012/Fuck_Ebay_-_here_are_some_75_alternatives_to_Ebay.html

I really like this table:
http://www.powersellersunite.com/auctionsitewatch.php
there are also some good forums on the powersellersunite site (and even low-ball sellers can get a lot out of them), including lots of comments about the other, non-eBay sites. It was worth registering on that site to get a look at the charts for each auction site.

[VeraAgnes]

6. I prefer pay pal....but there have been

sellers who will never use paypal....which takes longer. Oh well....E-Bay is not the only auction online.

[chris_c]

7. ebay is going down

I agree with you!
Since all these new rules, its really skewed the game in the favor of buyers.
They're screwing sellers over!