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boxingcardman"... the threat of a retaliatory negative (which is not allowed by ebay policy) stopping the buyer from leaving valid negative feedback for the seller, was occurring about 8 times as often as valid negative feedback for a buyer and that's why they made the decision."
Ah, a classic of unsupported reasoning by Ebay. If the buyer doesn't leave the feedback how do they know the buyer didn't leave the feedback? They don't. It is pure BS to justify a move that they want to make so they can appear to be "doing something" about fraud without really doing anything at all. What's next, no fluids over 2.5 oz., taking off our shoes before we bid? Who's running the show there, Osama Bid Large?
Ebay has transformed the Hobby in a mostly good way. I love being able to shop for cards 24/7/365. I love being able to find "holy grail" cards. Even with the new fees it still makes a lot of sense as a marketplace. The one thing that makes me bristle more than anything, though, is Paypal. I don't take it anymore except from people I know because the rules are too weighted for the buyer. As a buyer, it actually makes me less cautious since I figure I can use a credit card to buy and initiate a chargeback if there is a problem.
One issue that I haven't seen addressed w/r/t Paypal is what happens when a seller says "no insurance, you take the risk." Has anyone been involved in a dispute where the listing placed the risk with the buyer if insurance was not paid, and the item was lost or damaged, and if so, what happened?
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