** It's all over and sanity ( plus the ACCC) finally prevail.
http://smallbusiness.theage.com.au/starting/technology/ebay-backs-dow...
The mad idea was a non- starter from the beginning.
Wot were the eBay jerk-offs thinking ?
..... Phil
I would blame the usual suspects, "money, power and control".
Unfortunately for them, and many of the Ebays traders the damage has
already been done from what I have seen.
Within a week or so of the initial announcement, the number of bids/
bidders and watchers on items I was selling and categories I browse
regularly fell noticeably. Also the number of people offering to buy
off ebay rose a lot. Have not seen anything like it in the 6 years I
have been listing on Ebay, and it wouldnt surprise me if many of the
burnt sellers don't come back, or only list rubbish that they will
take anything for just to get rid of it.
Also notice that you still have to offer paypal as a payment method,
so they have had a "win" on that (so far).
With the unprecedented amount of deadbeat non paying winning bidders,
(who you cant even leave neg feedback for now) the one thing that they
could have looked at doing for sellers that might have compensated for
it (and save them losing money by having to refund final value fees) ,
is to have offered to forcibly deduct (through pay pal etc) money from
the accounts of non-paying winning bidders or provide a debt
collection service on behalf of the seller, but i have my doubts that
would work in many cases.