Re: [FWDLK] Ebay
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Re: [FWDLK] Ebay



Jim -
 
Since ebay is one of our main sources for FL parts, I feel that a limited discussion about buying and selling in ebay is on-topic, although if it starts to stray, I'm sure Dave will step in.
 
I've had overseas buyers come up with creative ways to pay for items that I've sold on ebay, including sending cash in a registered letter, offering to cover the paypal fees for me (which I will accept, although I can't state that in the auction according to ebay rules) and as stated previously, wiring money via Western Union. Maybe having a good feedback rating works in my favor ?
 
I guess if someone wants something badly enough, they will come up with a way to work around the 'no paypal' restriction.
 
Ron
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 11:56 AM
Subject: RE: [FWDLK] Ebay

Ron,

 

For me as a potential buyer, using PayPal makes it VERY easy to buy things over eBay. When I?ve bought something, I instantly pay using PayPal.

As a seller, using PayPal enlarges your selling possibilities, because more potential buyers are competing each other, resulting in a higher price, higher profit.

As a buyer, I neglect the auctions that do not accept PayPal. With the acception of BidPay, when it was still in business.

Western Union is too much hassle for me, and there are no guarantees, like the protection program with PayPal.

But of course this is all off topic?

 

Jim.

 

 

 


Van: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List [mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Namens Ron Waters
Verzonden: donderdag 9 maart 2006 17:49
Aan: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Onderwerp: Re: [FWDLK] Ebay

 

I recently sold a brake booster to a guy in Sweden and he used an old fashioned method of sending me the money--he wired it via Western Union. This very old payment method is almost never mentioned, yet is a viable way of completing a transaction. It was easy to collect, as the Western Union office is in a local grocery store. You get paid in cash, so no concerns about checks drawn against the First Bank of Kenya.

 

Sorry, but with ebay's fees on the rise, I don't need to turn over an additional 4.2% to paypal. Don't understand what the big deal is in writing a check or obtaining a money order, or even using WU.

 

Ron

 

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