i hate ebay

[Harry Paul]

I got so fed up with eBay and PayPal, having been cheated both as a buyer and as a seller, after years of paying and earning money for eBay, having been afflicted by feedback blackmail, having had false PayPal scam claims made against me, I finally, no matter how wise I had become to try and avoid such issues, decided to give eBay up as a bad joke.

My buddy is in EXACTLY the same boat; he decided to launch his own fraud free auction site to get back at eBay, www.vbid.me (V Bid Me); he does not charge sellers listing fees or commissions for basic / regular listings, which is nice. But me, I think I have decided to go for legal action against eBay and PayPal.

I want to share some info and advice with others, to help them I hope.

eBay purchases - When you want to buy something, bid and win and then ask the seller for verification of their details if you can not verify for sure who they are, like get a copy of their driver's license or the top of a utility bill. After you buy / win an item use the eBay "request seller details" feature; if you do a Google search on the name address, etc. you get and find nothing supportive, do not be afraid to ask for proof they are who they say they are. If you know who the seller is, you can threaten them with legal action if there is a problem and eBay will not help (which they won't).

eBay feedback - Got a problem with a buyer or seller - too late or can not leave feedback on eBay / eBay remove your feedback? Find an eBay user warning site and leave feedback for them there; just look at what Google shows for certain eBay users names (search for the likes of "leonmad", "majabali" and "history_relics")

I hope this helps. As I said, I am going to sue eBay and PayPal. If anyone wants to chat about this, let me know.

I would like so much to sue eBay, I am a seller and they have treated me like a criminal, deflecting any questions or responsibility for canceling my items, ignoring my e-mails and evidence I sent in my defense, i am HURT.

any good ides?

[georgecliff]

The problem is that ebay belongs to paypal (or the other way round) and it's understandable that they intend to push their own payment method....The only downside I see to the system is the fees, and also sometimes it's very hard to judge on conflicts, with very limited detail.