posted on September 13, 2000 09:06:03 AM
it would <i>=seem</i> that paypal is very underhanded in the way they are conducting their business...i am new to ebay and online auctioning...have only sold a few items...but already i have noticed a decline in the number of people who are using it as a form of payment...i wonder if these folks are having reservations too, about all the shenanigans, it has truly become a mess with all this verified/unverified nonsense-Why can't they just post proposed or new changes on a home page once accounts have logged in? I would very much appreciate an honest open upfront approach-there is no reason for all this cloak and dagger stuff-i have always strived to maintain an honest and upfront approach in my life and business and don't want to affiliate myself with a business that behaves in such a shady manner...paypal! it is not too late to turn yourself around and change your business approach, although you may have burned your bridges and ruined your creditability with many of your customers. i am waiting it out to see if you are still a viable option to my customers, if you are not, then i too will probably be joining the ranks of the yet to be slated "million auction march".(is that what you guys were calling it?)
posted on September 13, 2000 09:06:13 AM
When PayPal first appeared, I had a few snotty "buyers" noticing I didn't have its logo, bidding on very cheap items, then spamming me with the PayPal- provided smarmy "do you know about this new FREE method yadda yadda" email text. Several of them deadbeated me, even, much to my annoyance, when I took the time to respond: "There's a catch here, I don't know what it is, but I do NOT trust this situation."
Flash blink blink "RATS"
Eventually some moron buyer just went ahead and "paid" my email despite my never anywhere suggesting I used the service. It looked like they'd have trouble getting a credit for their funds if I told them to buzz off, so I signed up at that point.
Flash blink blink "RATS"
I took the position of withdrawing funds via check mailed to me as amounts added to $100 or so, added a simple text auction statement "I accept Pay Pal" but thankfully have refused to advertise for them and spam my auction viewers with that clickable logo.
Flash blink blink "RATS"
Things actually worked rather smoothly, I think I gained a LOT of sales by not fighting the metastasis of its usage back 6 months ago. My recordkeeping is inconvenienced by having two separate Schedule-C operations now lumped together in these checks I receive, forcing me to keep a scribbled tally running on PayPal amounts for each category. I think I've noticed a real dropoff in PayPal usage the last month or two, also... I bet they first tempted financially irresponsible buyers to tap out their credit cards but now we're back to "normal usage" levels?
FLASH: "RATS RATS"
Personally, I guess I'll watch carefully for the guidelines and whether they scurry away into the shadows on these fees (FLASH: "LIKE RATS" on seeing the violence of these reactions.... and probably will pay the fees if there's little choice, BUT may add text suggesting to customers that I VASTLY prefer they mail me a check, that I ship same day, and recommend NOT using PayPal due to their attitudes.
What do you expect, anyway: these guys are *bankers*. Laugh of the day: "We planned to be a small person-to-person service so said always free." BWAHHAHHHHAAA HA HA
posted on September 13, 2000 09:15:05 AM
Everyone,
The subject of PayPal has begun to dominate the eBay Outlook Forum. I am going to lock this thread, along with several other PayPal threads, and ask that you either post to the remaining PayPal thread in the eBay Outlook, or that you start a thread in the Partner Services Forum.
on seeing the violence of these reactions.... and probably will pay the fees if there's little choice, BUT may add text suggesting to customers that I VASTLY prefer they mail me a check, that I ship same day, and recommend NOT using PayPal due to their attitudes.