Matthew on 1/6/2010 at 15:17
I got stiffed once on Ebay, when I had to pay by cheque rather than Paypal and never received the item in question (£65, mind you). Ebay weren't especially helpful in trying to retrieve the money either, but it wasn't helped that the seller closed his account shortly thereafter. He'd had a 100% rating for several hundred transactions too.
Moral of story = Ebay only seem to care when Paypal is involved, so now I use that.
Nameless Voice on 1/6/2010 at 23:09
I would generally say anyone who doesn't accept PayPal is a dodgy vendor to be avoided. I know some people dislike PayPal because of the fees that the seller has to pay, but the thing about PayPal is that it's guaranteed. If the seller doesn't come through, you get your money back.
Matthew on 2/6/2010 at 09:35
Agreed. I think Paypal is now required by Ebay for a lot of listing types, so that does help matters.
icemann on 2/6/2010 at 13:24
And who owns paypal. Ebay.
Hate that paypal is required for all purchases on there now.
Matthew on 2/6/2010 at 13:26
I know they are. As I'm a buyer rather than a seller, I prefer it that way. :)
Nameless Voice on 2/6/2010 at 14:55
Quote Posted by icemann
And who owns paypal. Ebay.
Hate that paypal is required for all purchases on there now.
Would you rather that no sensible buyer will touch your listings with a barge pole, because you don't accept PayPal?
ZylonBane on 2/6/2010 at 18:25
I just want to know what all that "ﾟДﾟ||| ・∀・ ´∀｀" line noise is in the original post. It's as if the legions of Emoticon Hell personally rose up to deliver fresh torment upon the internet.
Al_B on 2/6/2010 at 18:52
I suspect the Д and ∀ characters are supposed to be noses with the other characters making up the rest of a head. Very happy to be wrong about that though.
D'Arcy on 2/6/2010 at 21:45
There, I fixed it for you. The damn thing was annoying me too (notice that I did keep the original bad spelling, as it seems to be a fair enough warning about the contents of the thread).
Enchantermon on 3/6/2010 at 05:14
They're anime-style emoticons, iirc. Kind of like this one: ^_^
The Д is supposed to be a mouth open in surprise. I think ∀ is a nose, but I'm not sure.
