Ebay new policies

Counting June 2009, Ebay has introduced new policies.

For our protection, they say.

Because Paypal is bankrupted, I say.

Seriously, what is intruduced is:

• You *have to* use Paypal. No other way to pay on Ebay.
• When you pay (with Paypal), unlike before, the transfer isn’t immediate. Paypal waits for the money to be really on the account. It means, if you pay with a credit card, that they wait until your bank said “ok, let’s do it”. Or if you tranfered funds from your bank account to your Paypal’s, let’s wait a few more days. For the seller, it means you have to wait up to *one week* before Paypal says “the money is here” and you can send the item.
• For the buyers protection, Paypal blocks the money on the seller account. Means for the seller, you have to wait until the item has arrived or that the buyer has left a positive feedback or that 21 days have passed without dispute.

The third point is really a pain. First because the delivery confirmation only works in the US and secondly because 50% of buyers never leave feedback at all (or weeks later). That leaves the buyer with the option to *wait* 21 days to get the money.

In one sentence: Paypal/Ebay protects you no more. It simply blocks the money and make sure it resides on your account.

Now allow longer delays to get your stuffs sent.