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The experience for sporadic sellers is probably not very good because that's not where eBay really makes its money from. I'm happy they still allow it though; s

by pxx 4y ago

The experience for sporadic sellers is probably not very good because that's not where eBay really makes its money from. I'm happy they still allow it though; sites like Amazon have just made it impossible to work as somebody who is just trying to declutter. You probably ended up paying commission on the unpaid item. This is why you should just not allow buyers extensions at all. Travel is no excuse. If they can send messages they can pay.

iforgotpassword 4y ago
Yeah, I learned my lesson from that, but still, how do you come up with this workflow? How can I resolve anything with the buyer directly? If we agree on not doing the transaction, how would I get rid of that thing in my seller dashboard? Like, just allow cancelling it indefinitely. What's the point here!? Also, agree on the weirdness of the buyer. What did he gain by keeping to pretend he wants the item if really he didn't? I mean I didn't care about the slowness, was just decluttering a bit, so I wasn't in a hurry or anything.
- mrguyorama 4y ago
  The sketchy workflow is because you were doing something you weren't supposed to essentially. Ebay doesn't want sellers to humor people doing scammy things. They were hoping you sent the item before they paid, or they didn't have the cashflow to complete the purchase but wanted to prevent anyone else from getting it. In ebay's world, if someone is not clearly a normal buyer, you should cancel that transaction. This goes the same for consumers, if a seller is acting weird, cancel that transaction and move on.
  - SoftTalker 4y ago
    That really is good advice for any online selling including Craigslist, FB marketplace, etc. Anyone who is acting even slightly weird is almost always just wasting your time.
    - CamperBob2 4y ago
      However, that sounds a lot like the rationale used by eBay and PayPal to hose various peoples' accounts, which we hear about on a daily basis.
aendruk 4y ago
> sites like Amazon have just made it impossible to work as somebody who is just trying to declutter Literally impossible. I am permanently banned from selling again for the offense of “inactivity”.

by pxx 4y ago

iforgotpassword 4y ago

Yeah, I learned my lesson from that, but still, how do you come up with this workflow? How can I resolve anything with the buyer directly? If we agree on not doing the transaction, how would I get rid of that thing in my seller dashboard? Like, just allow cancelling it indefinitely. What's the point here!? Also, agree on the weirdness of the buyer. What did he gain by keeping to pretend he wants the item if really he didn't? I mean I didn't care about the slowness, was just decluttering a bit, so I wasn't in a hurry or anything.

mrguyorama 4y ago
The sketchy workflow is because you were doing something you weren't supposed to essentially. Ebay doesn't want sellers to humor people doing scammy things. They were hoping you sent the item before they paid, or they didn't have the cashflow to complete the purchase but wanted to prevent anyone else from getting it. In ebay's world, if someone is not clearly a normal buyer, you should cancel that transaction. This goes the same for consumers, if a seller is acting weird, cancel that transaction and move on.
- SoftTalker 4y ago
  That really is good advice for any online selling including Craigslist, FB marketplace, etc. Anyone who is acting even slightly weird is almost always just wasting your time.
  - CamperBob2 4y ago
    However, that sounds a lot like the rationale used by eBay and PayPal to hose various peoples' accounts, which we hear about on a daily basis.

aendruk 4y ago

> sites like Amazon have just made it impossible to work as somebody who is just trying to declutter Literally impossible. I am permanently banned from selling again for the offense of “inactivity”.