Who has quit and/or come back to eBay?

[Sterling Sports Auctions]

I backed off on selling from ebay around the time they instituted the Paypal rule, have sold very little since then. Still use it to buy on occasion. My answer to the ebay "problem", Buy an auction site. :-)

Lee Behrens
Sterling Sports Auctions

[Vintagecatcher]

eBay was once a great venue for buying. They simply got greedy. After years of buying I received an email stating I was about to reach my $10,000 sending limit. In order to continue using PayPal, they gave me two options. They wanted me to use their credit card or link my checking account to my PayPal account. They gave a lame accuse that they were doing this for safety reasons. Nice to know my account wasn't safe after using it without a problem for many years.

So now I buy very little on eBay unless the seller accepts United States Postal Money Orders. I have had several sellers email me recently that eBay has told them to only accept PayPal.

Patrick

[Northviewcats]

I flip post-war cards to build my pre-war collection, so I spend a lot of time buying and selling on eBay. To me eBay is streaky. I will go several weeks without buying anything and then I will find three or four great deals on the same day. Sometimes I take a risk and pay to much for an item; so the best strategy is to be patient and wait for the good deal. The few times that a seller tried to scam me, eBay stood behind me and got my money back. Overall eBay is still a great place to buy cards.

Selling on eBay is another matter. I always start my auctions at .99 with no reserve. Not many sellers do that anymore. I usually know about what my items will sell for, but sometimes I'm surprised. Sometimes I win, sometimes I lose, but it all averages out.

If it wasn't for eBay I wouldn't have a collection, so I can't say anything bad about them.

Best regards,

Joe

[hangman62]

Where else can you go..morn, noon, or night..and in 30 seconds..find that tough to find/rare/scarce card..,being auctioned off by a half dozen diff sellers

[kmac32]

I think it is rediculous that eBay is taking a percentage of your shipping charges. As a seller, you try to keep shipping charges reasonable for buyers, but it becomes rather difficult when eBay starts taking a percentage. You have to factor that in when deciding what to charge for shipping and handling. Just my thoughts .