Ebay cash on collection is no more

[GarethM]

Don't think eBay care about legitimate money or not, they care what they can move through their multiple location companies to pay zero tax.

 

Plain and simple it's about money, the IKEA model of each service is provided separately so it means less tax than an all in one arrangement of old

[Dan Maynard]

I thought they take a percentage of the sales as a fee? If you cancel auction and pay cash then nothing to them.

[GarethM]

1 minute ago, Dan Maynard said:

I thought they take a percentage of the sales as a fee? If you cancel auction and pay cash then nothing to them.

That was the way in the past, bit like the advert in the post office.

 

Either way they got a little of something and more if it sold and even more if it was paid via PayPal, now they'll get nothing if everyone goes marketplace or elsewhere.

[Rough Cutter]

3 hours ago, pleasant said:

You cant do that effectively as you cannot communicate addresses emails tel numbers etc in normal messages prior to the sale. So if you did end an auction, then both you and the seller wont have contact info so rendering ending the auction for an off ebay sale impossible 

Incorrect.

Trade numbers while the auction is live then end it and continue contact outside eBay 

[Rough Cutter]

4 hours ago, scbk said:

They're trying to stop that, they apparently check the messages for contact details. Obviously one way as a seller is have your phone number in the photos, so long as someone else doesn't report the listing

You can still trade numbers prior to ending the auction 

[GarethM]

7 minutes ago, Rough Cutter said:

You can still trade numbers prior to ending the auction 

Only if you're subtle and even then it's very difficult. What's why people put business cards, logo in background etc to get around it.

 

You try putting a phone number in the message box and it'll block it entirely and keep doing it and they'll ban you.

[pleasant]

13 minutes ago, Rough Cutter said:

You can still trade numbers prior to ending the auction 

No you cant ....unless you are very inventive and you try to circumvent 'normal' communication...and even then it is very difficult. If you think you can simply message someone with your contact details then im afraid you are incorrect 

[Rough Cutter]

51 minutes ago, GarethM said:

Only if you're subtle and even then it's very difficult. What's why people put business cards, logo in background etc to get around it.

 

You try putting a phone number in the message box and it'll block it entirely and keep doing it and they'll ban you.

Write the number in words dude...

Works just fine...

[Rough Cutter]

45 minutes ago, pleasant said:

No you cant ....unless you are very inventive and you try to circumvent 'normal' communication...and even then it is very difficult. If you think you can simply message someone with your contact details then im afraid you are incorrect 

Er yes you can it's very easy.

Type your number in words . 

[pleasant]

Which is what I said isn't it? 

 

 

Even then it may well get picked up on their software. It's happened to me.