BEWARE OF THE COOKIE LADY, *EBAY ID, rdvigue, SHE BURN'T ME

I've only been a member on ebay for about 5 months and recently I purchased a handbag, I asked the seller if she would consider lowering the price a little and doing a buy it now. She (RDVIGUE) agreed and ended the listing early and sent me a request for payment via paypal. Not knowing the difference, I paid, I got the bag, it was not as she described, so I sent it back with insurance and delivery comfirmation. I sent her several messages requesting my refund after I was sure it had been delivered. Finally 3 days later she answered saying she did not receive the bag back, I sent her the proof that it had been delivered and then the game started ! First she said she had been sick and rudely asked what I wanted, of course I said a refund, then in another message, that's when she claimed she never got it, i let her know that messing with the government(post office) is risky business and then she said that maybe it went to her daughters house, what address did I ship it to, Unbelievable, and of course the worst part is that she made the sale off ebay, saved herself the selling fees, and now of course I'm not covered by paypal because it wasn't the actual listing that she sent the invoice for. I put in a claim at the post office because it was insured and after checking their computer, they said they have no doubt that she received the bag and was lying about it. So I have to sit back and wait while they do their thing, in the meantime, I'm out almost $200 !! And you know the funny thing is that the VERY SAME HANDBAG THAT I RETURNED GOT LISTED FOR SALE THE NEXT DAY AFTER DELIVERY, ISN'T THAT INTERESTING, I don't know how people like her sleep at night, but I'm not the type of person to just let it go. Does anyone have any advice or has been through this same problem that can guide me?? unfortunately because it wasn't an actual live listing, I can't leave the important feedback to warn others not to fall into the same trap !! So I guess this is about as close as I can get to let others know what she does. PLEASE ANYONE HAVE ANY ADVICE, I HOPE THE POST OFFICE GETS HER FOR MAIL FRAUD !!

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Please help me de-clutter TODAY!!!!

This is my first day ever on these discussion boards and was hoping I might find either: a) encouragement, or b) like-minded persons wanting to tackle the same problem I have been an eBay buyer for about 6 years now, always with the intention of selling one day in order to lessen the clutter in my house. Well, I still haven't listed one item yet! My obsticals are: 1) These things have too much sentimental value 2) The "I can probably use this somday" excuse 3) I just don't know where to start! Clutter has made the enjoyability of my treasured items in a lot of cases impossible. I can't tell you how much money I've wasted only beacause I've had to "re-buy" items I already have, but just can't locate them. I am hoping today will be the first day of the rest of my life. Can anyone out there give me the encouragement to help me get out of the "deer in headlights" mode I'm living in? Is there anyone out there who wants to make this life-change with me? Funny thing is that everyone who knows me sees me as such well-organized, well put-together person. They don't know my dirty little secret ---- don't EVEN open a closet, drawer, cabinet, and most embarassing of all, my garage and dining room (of course, closed off). What is really scaring me is that this disorganization is slowly creeping into my day-to day life. Laundry and paperwork is not getting taken care of as swiftly as it used to be done, so I need to change now!!!! Dreaming of an organized life, goldensrock

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Zip Codes

People ask about shipping charges to see if it's cheaper to their town

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not what it said

Hey all, I hope you can help me. I just received an order of silver from china. It is stamped 50g, the ad said 30g, and it really weighs 22.9g. I took them to my local assay office and they cannot say that it IS actually silver. I emailed the guy, he says ship it back

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Help With New Logo

Hiya, I was wondering if one of you very talented people could assist me with making a new store logo or if you can make me one. I am willing to pay or offer you a free item. Thanks SO much! "You can always hit the ctrl, alt

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Problems with EBay

The source of every single problem on Ebay is simple and has actually existed in various forms since the beginning of civilization. Those in charge are completely out of touch and have absolutely no idea or comprehension of the purpose of this website, or the actual needs and wants of its members. The executives who make the decisions have no clue as to what type of business they are running or the motivations of why people even join EBAY. Broken down here is what I see. 1) The executives have a completely different definition of a market place than members. These executives are wealthy people. They dont understand that many people join EBAY to find bargains or cheaper prices for desired items because that is the only way they can afford such items. They dont have a grasp that to some people $20 is a great deal of money and such a difference in price has an effect on the decision to purchase. The execs have instituted policies regarding shipping time and buyer satisfaction because to them that is what is important. If these policies drive away sellers so be it because according to what we believe is important they dont cut the mustard. They dont see that the buyers experience is not improved if they can no longer purchase items because the sellers who offerred these items within the price range which they could afford are gone. In short they have placed a definition of satisfaction that is not applicable to those they are dealing with. I offer this analogy ask these executives what they want in an automobile, they will likely say performance or horsepower, maybe even gas mileage. Ask them what they feel others view as being most important and they may say the same thing. They do not comprehend that a great many people only want a car that will start because they need to get to work. They will not step outside the box in which they live to see that everyone is not living in the same world as them. 2) These executives are using their business experience and applying the principles they are familiar with to situtions which such business practices are not applicable. Case in point buyer protection. These executives dont think that Ebay is free of frauds and cheats- they simply believe that sellers automatically take the Wal Mart-Target-Sears-Macy's approach of incorporating anticipated theft or loss into projections and budgets and view it as a cost of doing business. They dont understand that many can't and dont operate that way and cant afford to be swindled. This leads to the loss of sellers leading to a loss of buyers discussed in point one. 3) These executives forget and have no experience in dealing with people as they rely on customer service department models of other companies and industries. Insurance companies, cable companies, phone companies, utility companies all provide services that we have come to rely on and can't go without. There are other options and companies but they are all similar and operate the same way. The executives running Ebay dont understand that if fed up people will just stop using it. Ebay has a customer base that can simply walk away. They dont comprehend that a normal person, if made angry because they are mistreated will simply walk away. These executives are not used to and do not understand how to deal with normal regular people who are the majority of the members of EBAY, and who are not at the mercy of a company providing services that are essential to daily life. I dont think EBAY is just a greedy corporation. I think that member satisfaction both buyer and seller is very important to these executives and they want everyone to have the best experience possible. I dont think there is a plan to drive out the small seller because they think this will increase profits. Those in charge are just simply out of touch and have no clue how to manage the company in which they are in charge. They think increased listing fees that allow for what they see as "improvements" will lead to increased sales for sellers. They are not selling items so they dont see the negative ramifications first hand. They are trying to put in place business models that have worked in the past and have completely missed the point that Ebay's success came from the fact it was like nothing that had been seen before. They are breaking the most basic rule and that is they are trying to put the square peg in the round hole. I would like to challenge the EBay hierarchy to something. Pick a V.P. or two and send them home for two months. Give them a large lot of items and tell them for the next two months it is your job to sell these on EBay. That is it just sell these items, list them and sell them within a normal budget. Then have these VP's write a report as to their experiences and see if the policies in place make sense and achieve the designed outcome. For those who say that profits are up- you may be correct- the more people who use Ebay the more likely profits will rise. Rising profits does not mean these executives are doing a good or even adequate job because in order for a business to be truly successful those in charge must maximize profits. The point f any business is not to simply make money it is to make the most money you can.

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outstanding e-bayer

Hi,, I just wanted to share with everyone about a wonderful e-bay seller named dawn50622003 who combined my purchase and didn't charge me shipping. I had a bidding war with another e-bayer and it went down to the wire and she saw it and combined it with another purchase I had made,, and wow,, whatta lady!!!

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This is jinxed, either MJ or me

I can't believe it! The day Michael Jackson died I bought a DVD - Number Ones with a BIN. I paid for it right away and days later was told by the seller they did not have it. Finally got my money refunded. I found another seller and bought the DVD from them on a BIN. Paid for it and the same thing happened again - they informed me they did not have it in stock, however I noticed they put up a quantity of 100 of the same DVD days later at a higher price. Again I had to get my money back. Third time, I thought, I would be lucky. Yesterday I found another seller with a quantity on thedvd so I bought one on a buy it now for $10.50 and paid for it. Today I get an email from Ebay saying they cancelled the auction (and all of his others too) for any one of three reasons. No trace of the item on Ebay now or even that I bought it except for my Paypal payment. Seller is no longer a registered user. Couldn't even leave f/backc I guess. Ebay is so sorry but if the seller corrects whatever he did wrong, maybe I would like to bid again??Hello, I didn't bid, I bought it on a BIN and paid for it. Do they even care? What now?

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see feedback button gone!

Where did it go, feedback button on listing pages is gone. Why, I like to see feedback before I purchase an item, yes I know I can click on the sellers number beside there name and feedback will come up but these changes are driving me nuts. Maybe I;m just getting old but seem's to be getting more confusioning with every change.Just like the changes to these boards I miss the older boards, they were easier to post and find what you needed, shoot this posting is most likely in the wrong place too, hope no one will be upset, just needed to vent. well guess I'll go shopping if they haven't moved,changed or hid the listings as well.

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Feels like I just gave away $400

I just purchased a ps3 only to find out I can't buy the warranty from square trade because of the state I live in. I'm thinking of selling the item back once I receive it since it is new. Anyone know if there are any other warranty companies out there besides square trade? And anyone know why Wisconsin and Maine are the only states that can't buy warranty?

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Are sellers suppose to retract my bid and close the auction?

An item I was bidding on was closed and the seller retracted my bid. I've never had that happen. Is this something sellers are allowed to do? The item was ending tomorrow evening. This is the second time in two weeks this has happened. One I was watching, but this one I had bid on. I'm thinking they closed the auction for a deal made off e-bay.

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What about a stumbleupon-like search on ebay

Maybe a new type of random search like "STUMBLEUPON" on ebay. I would love to randomly see what is on ebay! It would be fun and profitable for the sellers and buyers. Say with just the big search headings, - home and garden, -computers and networking, etc. All results random and equal, I think it would be fun! Push a button -see a listing! Maybe call it "Crusin the Bay!". It would be a lot more traffic equally divided among everybody, more listings, the more chance of a hit Reply|Reply with Quote

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Question about Listing fees

Good morning, I have bought on eBay for a couple of years, but sold only a few months.I have made quite a few sales on my items, but am finding I pay about 70% of those revenues in listing fees, listing and re-listing. Getting the feeling that I am not quite doing this right (last month my fees bill was nearly $100). Have asked eBay, but they refer me to other sellers. Does anyone have any advice for me? I would really appreciate it, as I am reluctant to post any more listings, for fear of paying most of earnings in fees. Many thanks, Gabriella

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Poor Seller

Has anyone else had a problem with member 1969byrd? It seems like anytime a buyer has a problem he resorts to vulgarities and profanity. I personally filed a complaint with ebay but it seem like they've done nothing. Why do they allow this poor behavior?

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Item sold as broke but its NOT broke! Help!

I recently sold a gaming system as broken because the controller would not sync up...but after the auction ran and a buyer won, i went back into the gaming system to see if i could sync the controller up one last time to try to delete any important information off and tada IT WORKED! but i sold the item as broken for less money. Should i leave the auction as is, contact the buyer to describe what happened or what should i do?

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inventory control ?

Found this comment in the reply section of an article: " The only problems I've had with inventory are eBay glitches that have repeatedly relisted items I've sold, doubled listings I list, and otherwise caused out of stock conditions that had I had absolutely nothing to do with. " I thought it was only me losing my mind, I would ocasionally get a sale then ( didn't I sell that already? Must've double listed???Start the " oh crap email") is this happening to others too?

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10% Holdback fee in PayPal

I just noticed that the last Item I sold had 10% held out for 90 days. Not a big deal, except now Paypal/Ebay will make money off of the money during these 90 days. Shouldn't they pay us interest on it? Also, I didn't know this was going to happen. Did I miss something? This is really starting to piss me off, with all these changes, it's almost like Congress is running EBay. Any feedback would be helpful. BTW, I tried calling Paypal to ask them about it, but they wanted 2 bucks a minute to answer me by phone. WTF! Tony

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just need to rant

I am so disgusted. I called and closed out my account with ebay 2 months ago, and here we are low and behold still in the system. Not only that, but my MC is still being billed $4.60 per month. Go figure! Personally, I think ebay is a rip off, and they steal your money also. If there is another MC pay out to ebay next month again, I am going to have to go to the state or the better business. This is very frustrating on a set limited income! geeze

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Think the new Ebay format sucks? Lost sales for Ebay

I am new to Ebay and I think that the new format is not user friendly. It is a regression. Are the programmers looking for something to do? I'd gladly advise Ebay with projects that could enhance sales. What do you think?

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MORE CHANGE...sigh

Just read on Auction Bytes..... Link

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usetheyellowbutton@ebay.com

Not sure where to ask about this,,,,but where does this email come from?? I have seen it several times when people email me!! thanks...

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New feedback system as a buyer is bad.

So Ive won alot of items lately and I get them fine but the sellers wont leave me feedback unless I do it first. As a seller they are supposed to leave me feedback based on whether or not I pay on time and in the way their auction states (such as form of payment), which technically should be left by them soon as they get my payment. Now none of them will respond to me until I leave feedback first all because they are afraid Ill leave them a negative and they cant do anything but give me a positive or none at all. Ebay you need to go back to the old system, this way is totally unfair to both parties, especially the seller since now if the buyer goes bad they cant do anything to warn them to others. So what if the buyer can leave honest feedback, now the seller cant leave honest feedback unless its positive feedback.

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Search Abilities Changed?

I used to find items I was interested in, by searching a bidders current bids. Now it only shows ended auctions. What happened and why?

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When a seller leaves eBay....

so does a very good buyer because they are one and the same. Most of us spend a lot of our selling dollars buying stuff on eBay. It does not take a genius to figure out that a lot of eBay sellers are upset with the new format and other changes....especially the corporate micro-management tactics eBay is using with the DSR ratings and 'seller dashboard' feature. I see a lot of people complaining here in the forums and elsewhere about sales being down. Part of it is the economy. Another part is the time of year (the Summer slump). But I submit that another part is upset sellers who are also buyers. It is hard to spend and buy when you dislike the way you are being treated on the selling end.

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Automatic payments before you can post an auction?

I tried to list an item for auction and could not list it because Ebay wants automatic payments set up for Ebay. Is this a new policy? If it is, I guess I'm through selling and buying on Ebay.

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Woman selling baby's first name gets shot down.

It took awhile, but it appears the woman who has been getting her 15 mins. lately for selling the naming rights to her 7th kid is further out of luck. The suits killed her auction.

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1st time buyers taht do not pay!

This is the 3rd time this has happened to me. People new to Ebay and bidding but not paying. I believe it's coming from a site called My Points. They sign up at Ebay and bid on an item and get points. THEN THEY DON"T PAY!! This one person with a zero feedback bid $165.00 on an item I had and also did it to three other people. I never heard from him again. Why does Ebay allow this? They don't need to advertise this way. Everybody knows about Ebay!

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one item sold this period...

Guess this is just venting, I know the economy is in the toilet... , I've managed to sell one item since the15th...This place is deader than; well you know .Friends want me to "set them up online"....( here? yeah right )So where have all the buyers gone?

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NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE NEGATIVE FEEDBACK B/S

I think it's irresponsible that Ebay does not allow you to leave so-called "negative" feedback, even when you are screwed over by a seller. I for one will never ever purchase through ebay again. I had an open dispute with a seller and left semi-negative feedback and Ebay marked my account for leaving it. i'm sorry but if you are a sarcastic and irresponsible seller...just because you have a 98% positive feedback obviously doesn't mean you are reputable...especially if Ebay is helping you seem legitimate...by removing your negative feedback...this is total b/s

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Bid Cancellation Complaint

I posted a bid on a doll that was listed at a starting bid of .49. Yes, I realize that that is a very low starting price but midnite650 set the bid not me. Less than a day before auction end I received an email from ebay stating that my bid has been cancelled. No explanation was given by ebay or midnite650 for this action. I can only assume that it is because of the low starting bid put in place by midnite650 and regrets concerning it. So now am I to assume that any time that a seller is a poor loser that I have to be concerned about having my bid cancelled? In this economy I intend to go for any bargain that I can find. If the sellers do not like that attitude then perhaps they're in the wrong business. What is worse is that my bid has been removed and the auction pulled so now I cannot post negative feedback and believe me I'm itching to do so. I'm sure that I will hear all kinds of excuses for this seller's action but bottom line it was still a lousy thing to do. And ebay allowed it to happen so they are just as much at fault. So my warning to the buyers on ebay is this....don't place a bid with midnite650 and beware of any seller that you are not familiar with. Since negative feedback cannot be posted to these people you won't know who they are until it's too late. I will be cancelling my account with ebay.

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EBARF DSR RATINGS TOTALLY UNFAIR

I know this has been kicked around for some time before but I just had my account restricted from selling for 30 FRIGGIN DAYS because my DSR dropped below the allowed 4.1....I called ebay and they said that my rating is now up to 4.3 which is ok as far as they are concerned but because it dropped below the allowed 4.1 (which by the way just happened in the last 12 hours) I must wait the 30 day period, THIS IS TOTAL BULLSHIT!!!! Yes I know I have some (4) NEG feedbacks but they are all from International buyers and they have all received their item just did not remove the feedback... I cannot believe that ebarf is doing this to the sellers, I pay them good money each month for the use of the site and I feel they are just cutting their throat. I asked them WHY we as sellers cannot see the ratings that are left by the buyer to see how they felt about the transaction, and they told me it was confidential information...I SAY BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Ebay's latest - CRAM A PAGE OF ADS OVER AND BEFORE YOUR AD!

I can't believe this newest ebay antic! Ebay is now cramming nearly a page FULL of ads before my customers can read my PAID auction!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM SO PO'ed I feel my head is going to explode!!!! What's next - put us in chains so we can work for free!!!!!!!!

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Have you noticed that ebay auction sales way down?

Hello, I have been looking to sell some items on ebay and it just seems like hardly anything is selling! Have you notice the same thing? Is it just the bad economy or summer time people are busy? Or both? I know it depends on what you sell but even rare and hard to find item don't seem to sell either! What do you think? Thank you

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Negative Feedback

How do I leave negative feedback without clicking on the positive option? They only let you pick positive or leave feedback later.

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got paid,sent out item..trans got reversed

I got pd..i sent out item only to find out RIGHT THIS MINUTE..the sale got reversed because of Sellers funds..NOW WHAT?GRRRR THANKS ALL N ADVANCE WHO REPLY

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hair cutting dvd's

Hello Ebayers, Some months ago I found a seller specialised in hair cutting dvd's. He had about 60 dvd's of different models he's cut. Today I tried to find him back but it seems he dissapeared? Has anybody seen this seller once, or could somebody find him ? (please understand i'm not looking for hair cutting courses, i'm only trying to find back this specific seller)

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Welcome to ca_to's International Hang Out

Welcome, Bienvenido, Bienvenue, Benvenuto, Willkommen, Witajcie

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Ebay is fast becoming a beached whale!

As an online flea market ebay was a great concept, but as it has become top heavy with college wiz kids the focus seems to be on changing Ebay into the very thing it was designed to compete against. There is a old saying " too many cooks spoil the broth " Just as you are adjusting to one backward change another new guy comes out of no where who wants to make his or her mark on ebay and broad sides you with another senseless backward change. People are complaining about not making money on Ebay. Some say its the economy but that is not completely true. Maybe a small percentage but not the bulk. Ebay is loosing sellers left and right and along with sellers buyers, Why? 1. New feedback rules which allow a new member to ruin a sellers perfect feedback. 2. Denying a seller performance discounts with non verifiable DSR ratings. 3. Jacking up the FVFs 4. Prohibiting Checks, and Money orders. 5. Best match 6. Almost demanding sellers offer free shipping. 7. Form letter responses to every problem when in reality many problems are unique to the seller. 8. Protecting buyers from negative feedback they deserve. 9. Constantly hiring over paid inexperienced people to run Ebay who have no experience in actually selling on ebay and the problems sellers are faced with. 10. Always siding with the Buyers when the buyer cannot always be right. 11. A 5 star DSR rating system which is suspect at best because no one truly believes its the buyer who leaves these ratings and 4 stars is rated as poor peformance. 12. Absoulutely no seller protection on any issue that where the seller believes its competitors are involved in buying and leaving bad feedback. There seems to be no coherent system in place for Ebay members to be involved in the changes being made. I have emailed ebay with my concerns only to get either no response or a form letter response. I have given up on hopes of Ebay getting better and have focused on the hope of a new online flea market coming in to existance that will ultimately make Ebay just a bad memory of a sour taste in the mouths of so many people who depended on Ebay to make a living. I symphatise with those who relied solely on ebay for a living, but this is the time when they should begin to realize that Ebay has no loyalty to its sellers and Its on a steep down hill slide. Sellers should begin to look elsewhere for a vehicle to sell their merchandise, including creating their own web sites. The handwriting is on the wall and Ebays days are numbered. I say no better for them. Thats what you get for being stupid.

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Is Michael Vick really playing again?

Is it true that Michael Vick is playing in the NFL again?

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Paypal fees and withholding

Would this work? In our listings offer free shipping for those who pay by via check, MO, etc But if you use paypal, you list and charge shipping costs. Just wondering.

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AARGH! Can't access

I am so sick of logging on only to find that I can't get to "My eBay". It happens all of the time, at least every day. The pages just loads forever. For all of the money eBay is bringing in you think they could make sure their customers can actually use their services!

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ebay telephone number???

Have you ever tried to find the phone # for ebay? The help page says: "Members can reach us by email, phone, and live chat. If you will tell us something about your issue, we can recommend the best method for you." After waiting FOUR days for an answer to an issue, sending followups and getting email in return that said, "We really care....(standard bs) ...etc. We will reply in 24 to 48 hours.", I tried. I searched and couldn't find it, so I finally just logged on to live chat and asked for it. Simple right? Nope. They won't hand it out. But, I said, the help page says, "Members can reach us by email, phone, and live chat. " I found this protective attitude strange, since ebay has a very liberal, one could say loose regard for the private numbers of the members. If you're a buyer or seller, you simply have to ask ebay and they'll give you the other party's number, no questions asked. The first level attendant said, " Believe me if I had it to hand out I'd give it to you".I finally had to ask for a supervisor who after much more discussion, reluctantly gave me the number, however it comes with a PIN that expires if you don't call right away. It's all outsourced anyway, so I found it as great a waste of time talking to the people on the phone, as it was talking to the live chat and sending email. BTW, I'm STILL waiting for a response to a question about FB abuse that I emailed August 20 @ 09:24 AM. EDT "Your question is very important to us and will be treated with our full attention. We understand the need to get your question answered quickly, and in most circumstances we do so within 24 to 36 hours. However, there may be times when it will take up to 72 hours for you to receive a response. To speed up the process, we ask that you do not send in multiple messages about the same issue. " REALLY?? It's now been over 96 hours. Don't call us we'll call you.

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Any BaseBall Fans here at the Porch?

BaseBall! Which Major League Parks have you been to? Any teams you love?

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WE NEED BETTER PAYMENT OPTIONS

Hello, You have to do something about reinstating checks and money orders for general items. Its ridiculous that normal economy payments for normal items is not accepted no matter how much you evoke the "lets protect the community" rule. I can go to my local store and use either choice of fiduciary instruments with little or no recourse for the local businessman. All my customers want to be able to know they can use a money order or check to pay. Accepting these instruments of payment carries an acceptable and marginal risk on any businessman for minor, everyday transactions. To negate these options when the general public is willing to take such risks only serves to hinder business and reduce your fees. Already users are navigating around these rules in seripticious ways from the auctions I am seeing. Expand the community without knee-jerk reactions to the smallest problems on eBay.

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NEW RULES FOR SELLERS,ICE BURG ON PORT BOW,FULL SPEED AHEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!

eBay Buyer Protection offers coverage for more buyers and allows eBay to deduct amounts due to buyers under the program from seller PayPal accounts. If sellers don't have sufficient funds in their PayPal accounts, sellers will be asked to provide an alternate payment method,..................SO joey is going to come over my house and break my thumbs for the fees,i am sooooooo glad i stopped selling when paypal went fulltime,i guess they don't miss my 35k in fees,thanks but no thanks,jim

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What have YOU had to eat today??

Come on, tell us about that tasty treat, that made you bubble from your tummy to your feet, until you can't help it anymore, and you let out a little poof and blame it on the squeaky door...

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Advice needed on housecleaning....

Any drill sergeants out there wanna come and keep me on track while I try to declutter 45 years of stuff????

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Wondering How Real Estate Purchasers fare in long run

Hi, I was wondering if any of you have purchased low cost houses off of ebay, such as the 'no payments, bid and you bought the house' auctions. If you bought a house for under 10k on here (mainly the fixer uppers), what was your experience? Were you able to fix it up and turn a profit? What problems did you encounter? Were there things the sellers didn't mention (like you can't leave the home on the property, or the city is demolishing it?) Any paperwork problems? What about these quit claim deeds? Has anyone ever issued a quit claim deed to you and not had a claim to the home in the first place to quit? Mainly interested in long-term profits on crappy looking homes. What areas of the country were you successful with? I'm in Ohio, and there are many Dayton, Toledo, Cleveland, and Youngstown homes for sale cheap, but not sure about cheap houses in bad areas. Do you make anything on those bids or do people ransack and burn down your houses? Thanks for any info you can share. I appreciate it. Sincerely, Sarah T.

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Orignal From: Wondering How Real Estate Purchasers fare in long run

A New One

Dealing with the public sooner or later you will see it all. This is a ncw one on me, however. I had an item on eBay end Sunday night. When I sent the invoice the shipping address was Wisconsin, USA. I was paid thru PayPal on Tuesday and the address was a country in Eastern Europe. I went back to the invoice and the address had been changed there also. Evidently the buyer changed addresses on me after the item ended and before they made their PayPal payment. It was a small item and the postage was not a great difference (Less than $2.00) so I bit the bullet and shipped anyway. Does eBay have a policy for such things? I wonder.

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