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Title: Selling on eBay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: ChiBitCTy on May 14, 2020, 04:15:23 PM
I don't think I've officially heard any updates on whether eBay is allowing for sales these days or not.  Does anyone know what the current rules are for selling funded items on ebay? I'm sure this of course differs from country to country.  I'm also curious if PayPal has changed there stances at all?  


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: wheelz1200 on May 14, 2020, 08:52:05 PM
I don't think I've officially heard any updates on whether eBay is allowing for sales these days or not.  Does anyone know what the current rules are for selling funded items on ebay? I'm sure this of course differs from country to country.  I'm also curious if PayPal has changed there stances at all?  

PayPal 🤢

Honestly chi I dont know either havent caroused the crypto ebay scene in awhile.  


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: Sat0shisGhost on May 14, 2020, 09:22:12 PM
TL/DR fuck em.

My impression is it's not allowed but it's also not really enforced.

I tried reporting an obvious crypto scam a few months ago and reached an error page when I was trying to report, so it might not even be possible for people to report your listing.

Last I checked, you couldn't even put 'bitcoin' in a listing title unless it was listed in the 'mining contracts' section (and that whole section is one giant scam).

It's been a few months since I've sold anything there and things may have changed.


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: FFrankie on May 14, 2020, 10:26:55 PM
I hate the tactics used to sell physical coins on eBay. Words such as "Like Lealana" "like Casasius" "rare"


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: Room101 on May 14, 2020, 10:47:54 PM
It's probably similar to selling stuff like vapes. They will let you sell it, take the commission, then if the buyer complains for any reason what so ever, they will refund them because you were selling something not approved for sale, with no recourse what so ever. I would never do it.


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: ChiBitCTy on May 15, 2020, 03:09:34 PM
Thanks everyone for the replies.  This is pretty much what I figured as well.  Ebay always seems to ban things for a while, do a good job of watching over it and not allowing it, then they just sorta stop caring/paying close attention.  Another good example of this is the Elon Musk The Boring Company Flamethrowers.  They banned these for a while and were all over shutting down listings, now..doesn't seem like they care much.

& Yes for the record fuck both eBay and PayPal...scumbags.


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: gentlemand on May 15, 2020, 06:49:04 PM
I wouldn't dare sell anything funded on there but in the UK it won't even allow me to list an empty Casascius coin for auction or buy it now, let alone anything funded. It can only be a classified ad which opens up a whole new world of faff.

I don't see what their beef is with a lump of metal with a particular name.


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: wheelz1200 on May 15, 2020, 07:19:51 PM
I wouldn't dare sell anything funded on there but in the UK it won't even allow me to list an empty Casascius coin for auction or buy it now, let alone anything funded. It can only be a classified ad which opens up a whole new world of faff.

I don't see what their beef is with a lump of metal with a particular name.

PayPal doesnt like orangecoin for some reason  ;D


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: gentlemand on May 15, 2020, 07:24:21 PM
PayPal doesnt like orangecoin for some reason  ;D

What's become of Paypal's decoupling from Ebay? Hard to know which of the two dislikes it more. I can imagine Ebay themselves get more earache from customers who've been raped having a Bitcoin dabble so even if they get a completely new payment set up they will carry on as before for the sake of a quiet life.


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: ChiBitCTy on May 15, 2020, 08:54:06 PM
PayPal doesnt like orangecoin for some reason  ;D

What's become of Paypal's decoupling from Ebay? Hard to know which of the two dislikes it more. I can imagine Ebay themselves get more earache from customers who've been raped having a Bitcoin dabble so even if they get a completely new payment set up they will carry on as before for the sake of a quiet life.

This is a good question.  At first I thought the two companies were spun off just for some sort of legal/taxation blah blah reasons.  But from what I've read/heard eBay truly hates PayPal now.  What I've also heard is eBay is going to come out with a new payment system, replacing PayPal. 

I think PayPal is the company to dislike more.  They are just like Coinbase and will decide if they approve of your payments and who they're going out to with a moral/value driven approach, of their own liking.  They will freeze your funds, provide little explanation, and make you work like a dog for anything you get back from them with little help on their end.

That's why I keep telling everyone around here STOP USING PAYPAL- SWITCH TO GOOGLE-PAY


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: andulolika on May 18, 2020, 12:20:41 AM
I woudn't touch PP with a stick, be carefull as seller i heard there is really bad support for them and there's big chances something can go wrong. I has a youtuber as example/proof if you want.

Idillicaly when doing any package id take vid till i send it, proof is proof.


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: wheelz1200 on May 18, 2020, 02:19:29 AM
I woudn't touch PP with a stick, be carefull as seller i heard there is really bad support for them and there's big chances something can go wrong. I has a youtuber as example/proof if you want.

Idillicaly when doing any package id take vid till i send it, proof is proof.

Video or not most everytime they side with the buyer.  Had a couple GPU's brand new in box, months later got them returned to me all beaten up and ebay fully refund them.  I can only imagine if buyer peeled a coin then claimed you shipped it peeled....good lord.  For a small denomination coin not that risky but high value ones I'd rather take much less here using escrow versus using that website/payment


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: andulolika on May 18, 2020, 10:23:07 AM
I woudn't touch PP with a stick, be carefull as seller i heard there is really bad support for them and there's big chances something can go wrong. I has a youtuber as example/proof if you want.

Idillicaly when doing any package id take vid till i send it, proof is proof.

Video or not most everytime they side with the buyer.  Had a couple GPU's brand new in box, months later got them returned to me all beaten up and ebay fully refund them.  I can only imagine if buyer peeled a coin then claimed you shipped it peeled....good lord.  For a small denomination coin not that risky but high value ones I'd rather take much less here using escrow versus using that website/payment
Lol had that peeled coin in mind when writting all that message, yes the youtuber sent a working old lappy and got back the battery only and buyer was refunded.
A lot of people said and makes logic any big deal of physicals maybe should be done in person. Anyhow I wouldn't really feel like using ebay, why not incentivise people to use openbazaar?


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: gentlemand on May 18, 2020, 10:43:58 AM
Anyhow I wouldn't really feel like using ebay, why not incentivise people to use openbazaar?

Erm, how? I wouldn't sell for less than what something was worth. On an average day openbazaar probably has 50 weirdos on it. Ebay will have 50 million, not that I'd ever sell on there. The only place I'd do it is here.

A lot of coins appear to have moved through Ebay. I find it incomprehensible how anyone could risk it.


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: kryme on May 18, 2020, 12:51:09 PM
I woudn't touch PP with a stick, be carefull as seller i heard there is really bad support for them and there's big chances something can go wrong. I has a youtuber as example/proof if you want.

Idillicaly when doing any package id take vid till i send it, proof is proof.

Video or not most everytime they side with the buyer.  Had a couple GPU's brand new in box, months later got them returned to me all beaten up and ebay fully refund them.  I can only imagine if buyer peeled a coin then claimed you shipped it peeled....good lord.  For a small denomination coin not that risky but high value ones I'd rather take much less here using escrow versus using that website/payment

That's so fucked/unlucky... I funded my Ether mining rigs by reselling GPUs back in 2017 for profit and probably sold at least 50+ with no returns or BS like that. I used to sell "jailbroken" fire sticks on eBay too maybe 5 years ago and probably did 250+ sales with only 1 return where they sent an empty box back. eBay said it was the cost of doing business and you need to pursue it with the police if you want to do anything about it.


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: andulolika on May 18, 2020, 01:35:51 PM
Anyhow I wouldn't really feel like using ebay, why not incentivise people to use openbazaar?

Erm, how? I wouldn't sell for less than what something was worth. On an average day openbazaar probably has 50 weirdos on it. Ebay will have 50 million, not that I'd ever sell on there. The only place I'd do it is here.

A lot of coins appear to have moved through Ebay. I find it incomprehensible how anyone could risk it.
As always i think its a hard time for openbazaar cuz bitcoin always better being held than sold and I also noticed they hide some users, im having trouble recovering my acc and cannot find a seller i wanted stuff from, and couldnt find myself either, this is definetly a down turn.

Anyhow sorry for the off topic, a lot of people trusts ebay and surely most buyers there don't know bitcointalk, on the other hand it isnt so bad as buyer there rather as seller.
I woudn't touch PP with a stick, be carefull as seller i heard there is really bad support for them and there's big chances something can go wrong. I has a youtuber as example/proof if you want.

Idillicaly when doing any package id take vid till i send it, proof is proof.

Video or not most everytime they side with the buyer.  Had a couple GPU's brand new in box, months later got them returned to me all beaten up and ebay fully refund them.  I can only imagine if buyer peeled a coin then claimed you shipped it peeled....good lord.  For a small denomination coin not that risky but high value ones I'd rather take much less here using escrow versus using that website/payment

That's so fucked/unlucky... I funded my Ether mining rigs by reselling GPUs back in 2017 for profit and probably sold at least 50+ with no returns or BS like that. I used to sell "jailbroken" fire sticks on eBay too maybe 5 years ago and probably did 250+ sales with only 1 return where they sent an empty box back. eBay said it was the cost of doing business and you need to pursue it with the police if you want to do anything about it.
I think ebay should think more about sellers, never used ebay and I don't know much about it either.


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: ChiBitCTy on May 18, 2020, 02:19:59 PM
I woudn't touch PP with a stick, be carefull as seller i heard there is really bad support for them and there's big chances something can go wrong. I has a youtuber as example/proof if you want.

Idillicaly when doing any package id take vid till i send it, proof is proof.

Video or not most everytime they side with the buyer.  Had a couple GPU's brand new in box, months later got them returned to me all beaten up and ebay fully refund them.  I can only imagine if buyer peeled a coin then claimed you shipped it peeled....good lord.  For a small denomination coin not that risky but high value ones I'd rather take much less here using escrow versus using that website/payment

Wheelz I swear you have the worst luck with stuff like this.  Now that sellers can no longer leave negative ratings, and a return does not any longer mean PayPal will return the service fee.. it's getting so hard to make that your first, second, or third stop to sell something these days.  I just sold that thing we were discussing on ebay but for the first time in almost 20 years of being on ebay I had to stipulate "10 plus feedback and 6 months active account a requirement".  Even still how can you ever feel good about selling anything ? lol what a joke.


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: ChiBitCTy on May 18, 2020, 02:29:59 PM
Anyhow I wouldn't really feel like using ebay, why not incentivise people to use openbazaar?

Erm, how? I wouldn't sell for less than what something was worth. On an average day openbazaar probably has 50 weirdos on it. Ebay will have 50 million, not that I'd ever sell on there. The only place I'd do it is here.

A lot of coins appear to have moved through Ebay. I find it incomprehensible how anyone could risk it.

Well because of the massive market it reaches.  I've snagged some stuff there people would have killed to see come through here. The other problem is Ebay's wishy washy moderation.  For example the Elon Musk Boring Company Not A Flamethrowers. The market flooded with them, a bunch sold, they then decided to ban them, but the moderation lasted a laughable few weeks.  They took everything down and then it's like they said okay we did our part to look compliant, now we want the sales so we will let most if not everything go through.  Then if they want they can ban you on both ebay and payapl after the fact. lol scumbags.

There is a really great undercover news story out there where a team exposed PayPal/Ebay (one in the same at the time) in a very embarrassing fashion.  It exposed so many messed up and immoral actions they practiced as a company and made them look horrendous. I can't seem to find that out there now ...anyone else seen this before? Would love a link to it if anyone has it by chance. 


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: ChiBitCTy on December 03, 2020, 04:22:47 PM
Any updates on this anyone ?


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: kryme on December 03, 2020, 05:34:35 PM
Any updates on this anyone ?

https://fortune.com/2020/06/16/ebays-former-ceo-is-getting-off-too-easily-in-its-ugly-cyberstalking-scandal/


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The headlines about pig's blood and cockroaches might have grabbed your attention yesterday over the scandal emerging from the usually staid e-commerce giant eBay. Federal prosecutors in Boston charged six former employees, including the former head of corporate security, with criminal cyberstalking and witness tampering after an almost year-long investigation into their effort to destroy the lives of a journalist and her husband. But one person who skated shouldn't escape this ugly spotlight: eBay's former CEO Devin Wenig.

It was Wenig's obsession with the couple's small news site covering eBay that led to the entire mess. In repeated communications with his staff, Wenig complained about the coverage on the site and began to get more specific, though never too specific, about his desires for what should happen to it: "Take her down," and "if you are ever going to take her down now is the time," are among the hot takes he texted to one of his direct reports. That person, who was not identified by prosecutors, reached out to the head of security and passed on Wenig's angry missives, setting in motion a crazy, harebrained and (now allegedly) illegal harassment campaign.

The conspirators bought burner phones and prepaid debit cards with cash, set up anonymous email and Twitter accounts, and used a VPN to try and hide their tracks. They mailed the couple all manner of disturbing things, including a mask of a bloody pig face and boxes of live cockroaches and spiders, while sending them threatening messages over Twitter. Then they traveled to Boston, spied on the couple, and started posting dangerously false meet-ups on Craigslist using the couple's address. When the couple complained to police and reported the license plate number of one of the eBay harassers' rental cars, the group concocted false paper trails, tried to delete their texts, and lied to detectives.

Wenig now says he knew nothing about all that. “As confirmed by the company, following a thorough, independent investigation, I did not direct or know anything about the acts that have been charged in Boston,” Wenig said in a statement to the Financial Times. “I have spent my career defending press freedoms. What these charges allege is unconscionable.”

The company on Monday apologized to the couple and said that while Wenig's "communications were inappropriate, there was no evidence that he knew in advance about or authorized the actions" described in the complaint. Still, the matter was among "a number of considerations" leading to Wenig's departure in September of last year, the company said. The former CEO was allowed to resign while keeping his annual compensation of $17 million, plus another $40 million negotiated as part of a severance package.

Prosecutors said the investigation remains ongoing and a civil lawsuit from the couple could be forthcoming. But as of today, it remains an unconscionable breach of leadership and moral standards that the $57 million man is getting off so easily.


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: Est2013 on December 04, 2020, 01:06:54 AM
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Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: yimfinity on December 04, 2020, 02:10:22 AM
you have little to no protections as an ebay seller. i would not recommend it. if the buyer charges it back you will likely be out at least the sale price and they could try shenanigans like peeling the and returning the redeemed coin. neither paypal/ebay/credit card support would prob know enough to step in and resolve it correctly. yes, you can get a higher price on ebay vs. here but that is due to the significantly higher risk profile imo. not worth the possibility you can lose 99.9% and only get back a redeemed coin.


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: rxalts on December 04, 2020, 02:14:48 AM
After what I just experienced this week with eBay and PayPal, I can honestly say I am done using both services permanently now. Long story short, I sold two digital codes that I had, sent buyer message with code, buyer responds back several minutes later that their account was "hacked". eBay rules in my favor so then buyer files claim with PayPal and PayPal states intangible goods are not covered (oh but they are covered per the April 13, 2020 update) and on top of this, PayPal now charges a $20 chargeback fee to seller, is this not hilariously outrageous? Sellers now incur a $20 fee even if a buyer was "hacked" bc they chargeback, I mean lmao, now we are charged a fee for something that is 100% out of our hands? Class action lawsuit all but guaranteed on the ethics of this chargeback fee practice.

Here is what has been made evident:
- eBay offers ZERO seller protection when PayPal is used as payment as I lost items without compensation as eBay has no actual jurisdiction on PayPal funds
- I could see this same scenario playing out with loaded collectibles as even though the actual coin was delivered, if the buyer claims the "digital money" was not on there, I could see the clown at PayPal reviewing the case claiming intangible goods not covered to the same extent as this.
- Your only chance of survival is honest buyers  :-\

I have filed several claims against PayPal in regards to failure to honor Seller Protection Policy and the chargeback fee that is uncontrollable. Funny thing is, I actually saw I lost the dispute and didn't know about the update to intangible goods policy and was like eh oh well but then I saw the $20 fee I had to pay for being scammed and that's when I went on my witch hunt for evidence. Will update if anything comes of this, but sellers beware.


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: wheelz1200 on December 04, 2020, 02:28:58 AM
After what I just experienced this week with eBay and PayPal, I can honestly say I am done using both services permanently now. Long story short, I sold two digital codes that I had, sent buyer message with code, buyer responds back several minutes later that their account was "hacked". eBay rules in my favor so then buyer files claim with PayPal and PayPal states intangible goods are not covered (oh but they are covered per the April 13, 2020 update) and on top of this, PayPal now charges a $20 chargeback fee to seller, is this not hilariously outrageous? Sellers now incur a $20 fee even if a buyer was "hacked" bc they chargeback, I mean lmao, now we are charged a fee for something that is 100% out of our hands? Class action lawsuit all but guaranteed on the ethics of this chargeback fee practice.

Here is what has been made evident:
- eBay offers ZERO seller protection when PayPal is used as payment as I lost items without compensation as eBay has no actual jurisdiction on PayPal funds
- I could see this same scenario playing out with loaded collectibles as even though the actual coin was delivered, if the buyer claims the "digital money" was not on there, I could see the clown at PayPal reviewing the case claiming intangible goods not covered to the same extent as this.
- Your only chance of survival is honest buyers  :-\

I have filed several claims against PayPal in regards to failure to honor Seller Protection Policy and the chargeback fee that is uncontrollable. Funny thing is, I actually saw I lost the dispute and didn't know about the update to intangible goods policy and was like eh oh well but then I saw the $20 fee I had to pay for being scammed and that's when I went on my witch hunt for evidence. Will update if anything comes of this, but sellers beware.

I canned paypal long ago due to their stance on crypto.  Never looked back and its been a beautiful ride since.  (Had a little chuckle at paypals flipped stance now that they realize they are the MySpace of virtual payments).  Their policies are silly, there are better solutions out there ;)


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: rxalts on December 04, 2020, 02:54:30 AM
The problem is that when you’re on the other end it they are your best friend which is why they stay around.


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: wheelz1200 on December 04, 2020, 02:59:53 AM
The problem is that when you’re on the other end it they are your best friend which is why they stay around.

I ended my conversation about their accusations saying I will agree with their terms as long as we can document it on the bitcoin blockchain.  I have yet to hear back from that email, so I have yet to reactivate my account.  Stalemate.  They can go scratch.  They are already being replaced by non crypto payment platforms, so they need not worry about crypto but their own space.  They are losing and will be hanging with blockbuster soon


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: ChiBitCTy on February 28, 2022, 06:50:31 PM
"Talking about eBay’s stance on emerging technology such as blockchain and cryptocurrencies, Iannone pointed toward the growing popularity of nonfungible tokens trading on its platform without making any official announcement regarding the same.

Iannone said that the company changed its policies last year to make the e-commerce platform a place to buy and sell anything, be it a physical or digital commodity. eBay didn’t respond to Cointelegraph’s request for comments at publishing time"

https://cointelegraph.com/news/ebay-to-add-crypto-payment-options-soon-says-ceo


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: OgNasty on February 28, 2022, 06:55:43 PM
eBay adding crypto is a pretty big deal considering the amount of chargebacks the site allows to go through unpenalized. Maybe they’ve stepped up their game more lately with regards to scammers, but it was a serious problem in the past. I did notice they send money right away now to your bank, so maybe they’ve taken steps to make the site more trustworthy, but I imagine receiving BTC as a seller would go a long way towards restoring legitimacy to a market that is widely avoided in the crypto space.


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: Cryptogreatdane on February 28, 2022, 07:08:43 PM
Ebays 4th quarter earnings were way down. I bet as time goes on they will be getting more in tune with the changing financial dynamic. Better get on the crypto train or you get left behind.


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: Steeley on February 28, 2022, 09:28:14 PM
Here's the catch 22. The #1 way people learn about the hobby is the Encyclopedia of physical bitcoins. That book created an industry. But, the #1 way people actually start collecting (obtaining a few items for themselves) is Ebay. I hate Ebay, but I still sell peeled or unloaded items on Ebay because I think it helps promote the hobby. Don't get me wrong, I profit some too, but the hassle and the way EBay disfavors the seller makes it risky. Still worth it though. I have been able to move many things I don't want to keep for my collection at good prices while benefiting the broader hobby.

Steeley

By the way, I just do not have the stomach for selling loaded items with more value than a Satori even if it is allowed by their rules. Too many variables that could result in loss.



Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: ChiBitCTy on February 28, 2022, 10:12:58 PM
Here's the catch 22. The #1 way people learn about the hobby is the Encyclopedia of physical bitcoins. That book created an industry. But, the #1 way people actually start collecting (obtaining a few items for themselves) is Ebay. I hate Ebay, but I still sell peeled or unloaded items on Ebay because I think it helps promote the hobby. Don't get me wrong, I profit some too, but the hassle and the way EBay disfavors the seller makes it risky. Still worth it though. I have been able to move many things I don't want to keep for my collection at good prices while benefiting the broader hobby.

Steeley

By the way, I just do not have the stomach for selling loaded items with more value than a Satori even if it is allowed by their rules. Too many variables that could result in loss.



I wouldn't go as far to say those things about the Encyclopedia personally, and I certainly don't think it created an industry..but it of course helped some.  Yeah ebay is still too risky to sell stuff on for me, but it's been essential to this hobby and growing it.  It's also a better price indicator than this site is, as there's of course a lot more buyers on there. Adding crypto as a payment source will certainly help protect against chargebacks (which of course won't be possible), but ebay will still side with the buyers and I don't see this as changing anything for the better in that regard, other than chargebacks.  Unless I'm just not thinking of something/missing something.   


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: dkbit98 on February 28, 2022, 10:14:30 PM
Few days ago I saw the news how Ebay is preparing to add Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency payments on their platform.
This is probably going to be something similar like Paypal did, with custodial wallet and outrages fees, but it's still good news for bitcoin.
I just hope they are not going to release some new Ebay shitcoin, but anything is possible :P


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: Cryptogreatdane on February 28, 2022, 11:20:38 PM
Here's the catch 22. The #1 way people learn about the hobby is the Encyclopedia of physical bitcoins. That book created an industry. But, the #1 way people actually start collecting (obtaining a few items for themselves) is Ebay. I hate Ebay, but I still sell peeled or unloaded items on Ebay because I think it helps promote the hobby. Don't get me wrong, I profit some too, but the hassle and the way EBay disfavors the seller makes it risky. Still worth it though. I have been able to move many things I don't want to keep for my collection at good prices while benefiting the broader hobby.

Steeley

By the way, I just do not have the stomach for selling loaded items with more value than a Satori even if it is allowed by their rules. Too many variables that could result in loss.



I wouldn't go as far to say those things about the Encyclopedia personally, and I certainly don't think it created an industry..but it of course helped some.  Yeah ebay is still too risky to sell stuff on for me, but it's been essential to this hobby and growing it.  It's also a better price indicator than this site is, as there's of course a lot more buyers on there. Adding crypto as a payment source will certainly help protect against chargebacks (which of course won't be possible), but ebay will still side with the buyers and I don't see this as changing anything for the better in that regard, other than chargebacks.  Unless I'm just not thinking of something/missing something.   

I got my start buying on ebay back when coins were plentiful. I think thats where most collectors start. After awhile i found the forum but it felt confusing and i didnt want to spend btc at the time. Eventually i got to the point where if you want the new and best old stuff at decent prices you have to jump into the forum. Now that im here i really enjoy it. I agree that the encyclopedia was important in the history of this industry. It gives direction to your collection. Before i would collect what was on ebay. Until something new popped up and id say "whats this" and start doing research. I believe the best is yet to come for this hobby. People are now just starting to learn about it. Were all 20 years from million dollar collections.


Title: Re: Selling on eBay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: frankbitcoin on March 01, 2022, 12:18:49 AM
I want to point out, also, that paypal is no longer associated with ebay.  It hasn't been for awhile, however, Ebay now requires users to input their banking details and the payments are received by ebay themselves and then ebay releases payouts every 3 days.


Title: Re: Selling on eBay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: aoluain on March 01, 2022, 07:33:05 PM
Interesting news, I like ebay a d have been trading buying and selling on and off
there since 2007 with 100% positive feedback I have only had 1
negative experience but no chargebacks against me.

It will be interesting to know the fees involved in handling Bitcoin on their platform
and whether the fees will be prohibitive to doing business there.

For one of big global market places and once the #1 to start accepting crypto
is big news and something including amazonwhich has been discussed on the
forum a few times over the past 5 years that I have been here


Title: Re: Selling on eBbay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: OgNasty on March 01, 2022, 07:50:07 PM
Few days ago I saw the news how Ebay is preparing to add Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency payments on their platform.
This is probably going to be something similar like Paypal did, with custodial wallet and outrages fees, but it's still good news for bitcoin.
I just hope they are not going to release some new Ebay shitcoin, but anything is possible :P

I don't think that eBay is going to release a shitcoin.  Every legitimate company that has tried to release their own shitcoin has felt a lot of backlash from the government.  With eBay running a successful business, that would seem like too much risk to take on for them.

I do agree they'll probably have some custodial wallet system where you don't actually control the coins.  That would likely lead to things like chargebacks using Bitcoin and eliminate the entire advantage that Bitcoin would bring to sellers on their platform.  Basically, it would be a way to get more customers by having them deposit their Bitcoin, and maybe eBay would even have a partner where they would earn interest on your Bitcoin, but wouldn't actually provide users any security advantages.  I hope I'm wrong and they build a more OpenSea type of system, but I seriously doubt it.

If you have a lot of Bitcoin and you want to spend it directly on eBay, this might be a good thing.  For people who want exposure to Bitcoin without actually knowing what they're doing, this might be another way to achieve it.  I do think people should be aware that a custodial wallet doesn't provide the security you would expect from chargebacks.

I am curious to hear how eBay has handled disputes lately.  It sounds like their new payment system is meant to address fraudulent chargebacks, but I haven't had any experience with it.


Title: Re: Selling on eBay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: Rmcdermott927 on March 02, 2022, 11:59:36 AM
I want to point out, also, that paypal is no longer associated with ebay.  It hasn't been for awhile, however, Ebay now requires users to input their banking details and the payments are received by ebay themselves and then ebay releases payouts every 3 days.

My problem with eBay is that they almost ALWAYS side with the buyer on disputes, regardless of how untrustworthy or unreasonable the buyer is.  I no longer sell on eBay because I was burnt too many times.  I will occasionally buy on there when I am looking for a niche product. 


Title: Re: Selling on eBay- What's the deal these days?
Post by: ChiBitCTy on March 02, 2022, 01:30:14 PM
I want to point out, also, that paypal is no longer associated with ebay.  It hasn't been for awhile, however, Ebay now requires users to input their banking details and the payments are received by ebay themselves and then ebay releases payouts every 3 days.

My problem with eBay is that they almost ALWAYS side with the buyer on disputes, regardless of how untrustworthy or unreasonable the buyer is.  I no longer sell on eBay because I was burnt too many times.  I will occasionally buy on there when I am looking for a niche product. 

Yeah that’s my problem and I think a lot of other peoples main issue as well. The fact that they don’t even allow for sellers to leave feedback anymore is just absolutely crazy. I’ve been on eBay since 2003 and never had leaving feedback as a seller ever been an issue that I’ve seen and I’ve got hundreds of feedback. But yeah I also use it for those really hard to find items.