What are the downfalls of selling on Ebay?

[Kristen]

O.O how much is X amount of positive feedback?

And is there anywhere else to sell stuff online? Since I still want to sell PYOs when I make them (it’s to support the habit)… but where else would I sell?

It’s to protect the buyer yes… but someone can still not ship the item, good feedback or no.

[lamortefille]

In 10 years on eBay, I have been ripped off twice by people that had perfect feedback, but a low number of it…say between 20 and 30 positives. One person was “selling” items that ranged from $2 to $5. They ripped off a whole bunch of people at one time. The other person “sold” items in the $30 to $50 range. eBay’s new rules for with-holding payment wouldn’t have made a difference in either case. They will end up punishing (and driving away) the good sellers, while the scammers find a way around it.

Thanks for that info, Kachina; I wasn’t aware of it. Maybe because I don’t sell on there anymore.

[Kachina]

I want to say it was less than 100 on the feedback. I only have 90, and honestly I guess if everyone I’d bought from or sold to left feedback it’d be much higher. But since it’s totally optional to leave feedback, I never pursured it.

From Paypal:

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Policy for payment holds for eBay items

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What is a payment hold for eBay items?
It is a hold that PayPal places on a payment you receive for an item you sold on eBay. The amounts held will be shown as “Pending” in your PayPal account. You still have access to all other funds in your PayPal account.

Why are my payments being held?
Payment holds for eBay items are an effort to increase marketplace safety. We hold payments when we suspect a transaction may be risky. Here are the most common instances in which an eBay item payment may be held:

You have been an eBay member for less than 6 months, and you sell an item for more than $100
You have an eBay feedback score of less than 100, and you sell an item for more than $100
You have a buyer dissatisfaction percentage* greater than 5%
You have an average DSR of less than 4.5
You have received fewer than 20 Detailed Seller Ratings in the last 12 months
You are listing your item in a high-risk category such as gift certificates, video games, cell phones, computers, or consumer electronics.

When will PayPal release the hold?
Your funds will be released when one of the following occurs:

The buyer leaves you positive feedback
3 days pass after proof the item was delivered**
21 days pass without a dispute, claim, chargeback, or reversal filed on the transaction

We may hold the funds longer if your buyer files a dispute, claim, chargeback, reversal or has otherwise taken action to dispute the transaction.

Learn more about the PayPal policy for payment holds for eBay items.

* Buyer dissatisfaction percentage is measured by adding negative events as a percentage of your transactions. Negative events include negative & neutral Feedback, Detailed Seller Ratings scores of 2 or less, and Item Not Received or Significantly Not As Described disputes.

** This applies to US domestic transactions that are shipped by USPS, FedEx, or UPS and either (i) use PayPal shipping labels to ship items or (ii) upload tracking information to PayPal via the transaction details page. If a payment is being held, it will be shown as “Pending” in your PayPal account until it is released.

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