niel35
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posted on January 22, 2007 07:38:46 AM new
She puts right in her description to add 3% if you use PayPal. Don't think this is legal
http://tinyurl.com/2tjcvj
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neglus
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posted on January 22, 2007 07:42:24 AM new
It's not legal in US (I think it is in UK and other countries).
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http://stores.ebay.com/Moody-Mommys-Marvelous-Postcards?refid=store
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eauctionmgnt
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posted on January 22, 2007 07:43:26 AM new
Nope, not legal... and with their feedback they should know better!
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capolady
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posted on January 22, 2007 07:44:02 AM new
It certainly is not legal per ebay rules, If you are in a particularly vindictive mood you can turn her in.
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niel35
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posted on January 22, 2007 07:53:40 AM new
I am not vendictive and I would appreciate anyone telling me if I made that mistake. I already sent her the listing fees as she is listing 10.00 and 25.00 instead of 9.99 and 24.99.
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pmelcher
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posted on January 22, 2007 09:34:07 AM new
That is thoughtful of you to tell her about fees. It is against policy to charge more for PayPal. Our local auction houses have started charging an extra 3% if you charge instead of paying with cash or check. However, they word it '13% buyers premium, minus 3% if you pay by cash or check'. I believe if she words it that way it should 'fly'.
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zippy2dah
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posted on January 22, 2007 11:05:23 AM new
Someone must have turned her in because the auction is now an invalid item.
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merrie
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posted on January 22, 2007 11:05:34 AM new
Auction is gone.
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zippy2dah
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posted on January 22, 2007 11:10:35 AM new
"A seller can add a surcharge to the final price of the item in three instances:
* Shipping and Handling - Sellers may charge a reasonable shipping and handling fee to the final price of their item. A shipping and handling fee can cover the seller's reasonable costs for mailing, packaging and handling the item. Shipping and handling fees cannot be listed as a percentage of the final sale price.
* Escrow - Sellers may pass along the costs associated with using escrow, if the buyer agrees to use escrow. Use caution when considering escrow. To avoid being deceived by fraudulent escrow services, use www.escrow.com, eBay's approved escrow service.
* Different Currency - Sellers may choose to accept payment in a different currency than the currency listed on eBay. If the buyer chooses to take advantage of this optional payment method, the seller may pass along to the buyer any costs associated with the currency exchange, provided that the costs are disclosed and agreed to in advance by the buyer."
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/listing-surcharges.html
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niel35
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posted on January 22, 2007 12:34:32 PM new
whoa, sorry I talked about it on here. Didn't mean to get her ousted. I wanted to bid on those trolls too, dammit!
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roadsmith
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posted on January 22, 2007 05:57:35 PM new
So, are you all thinking that I could word it like this: "Payment due: $10.00, less 3% if paid with cash or check"? I'd sure love to do it.
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pixiamom
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posted on January 22, 2007 08:14:46 PM new
I wouldn't recommend wording it like that or any other way that gives a discount for cash or check. It's illegal in some states, it's against eBay and PayPal's policy. Mentioning cash as an acceptable payment is also against eBay's policy and a red flag. You'd be playing with fire.
[ edited by pixiamom on Jan 22, 2007 08:17 PM ]
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agitprop
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posted on January 23, 2007 01:05:48 AM new
Discount for legal tender is legal and there's volumes of case law and commercial code to back this up (check the UCC for details).
I'd word any discount (for USAians) as valid for payment via money order, cashier's check, ACH or bank wire.
In God we trust - all others pay cash
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pixiamom
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posted on January 23, 2007 04:30:28 AM new
[ edited by pixiamom on Jan 23, 2007 04:31 AM ]
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mamachia
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posted on January 23, 2007 04:57:36 AM new
But couldn't you mention cash if you were to send out your own invoice rather than using Ebay's invoicing system. they really couldn't do anything about your personal invoicing unless someone reported you. Ebay doesn't want you to mention on the listing page. They do not mention it anywhere about invoicing.
mama
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roadsmith
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posted on January 23, 2007 09:25:40 AM new
Mamachia: I mention cash whenever I send my own invoice to an international buyer. Few of them use that pay method, but some have, and it's always worked just fine. I agree with you that eBay can't police our personal EOA e-mails.
But mentioning a discount for cash or check payment might spur a buyer to report us to eBay. Hmmmm.
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A person who is nice to you but rude to a waiter is not a
nice person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.) ~Dave Barry
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ST0NEC0LD613
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posted on January 23, 2007 11:43:42 AM new
But couldn't you mention cash if you were to send out your own invoice rather than using Ebay's invoicing system?
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kozersky
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posted on January 28, 2007 01:11:25 PM new
ebay will allow you to give a discount for Checks or Money Orders, and state so in your item description ...
"Sellers cannot charge eBay buyers a surcharge (additional fee) for use of ordinary forms of payment, including acceptance of checks, money orders, electronic transfers or credit cards. Such costs should be built into the price of the item."
However, ...
"Sellers can offer a discount to the buyer for preferred forms of payment, but can not charge buyers a surcharge (additional fee) for their use of ordinary forms of payment."
The quoted material is from the Fee Circumvention Tutorial.
I came across the tutorial and decided to take it. I am trying to avoid work on my stores, so I took the tutorial.
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pixiamom
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posted on January 28, 2007 02:15:53 PM new
Thanks, Koz, I learned something today!
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