10 May 2007

More profit-chasing from Ebay - the “improved” buyer protection

A short time ago I wrote about the Ebay “safe payments” policy which forces new sellers to accept Paypal, predicting that it is only the first in a series of steps to force Ebayers to use Paypal - an Ebay owned online payments company. Now Ebay has taken the next step - scrapping the Ebay […]

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04 May 2007

Fake gemstone jewellery warning

Ebay jewelry buyers are advised to watch out for a disturbing and dishonest practice by some sellers - failing to state in their listing that the stones in their jewelry are not genuine.
A number of sellers on Ebay list cz, crystal and simulated gemstone jewellery in categories for natural gemstones. They either fail to include […]

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28 Apr 2007

Ebay “safe payments” policy - or how to look good while lining your pockets

A few days ago the Ebay safe payments policy for new sellers came into effect.
What the policy says:
“eBay will require sellers who register after 17th January 2007 to accept at least one of the preferred safe payment forms of either PayPal or a merchant credit card facilities, in their listings.”
I’m not a new seller and […]

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