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ecbaywatcher
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How do we know....?

Oct 24, 2009 11:23 AM
How do we know whether our chosen charity is getting any of our money? I have given many times to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation through Ebay Giving Works, and other than my money being taken through Paypal, I have no acknowledgement that any part of the donation reached its intended charity.

If I'm just throwing this money down a big black hole, I'll just keep it.

Dinah
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meghannatmissionfish
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Re: How do we know....?

Oct 27, 2009 3:11 PM
Hi ecbaywatcher,
MissionFish is responsible for collecting and distributing Community Seller donations to the chosen nonprofit. We pay donations once a month to all nonprofits who are benefiting from the program.

You can track your past and pending donations in your Donation Account on eBay. It is located in your My eBay account, and can be found by clicking the Accounts tab. In the donation history section of your Donation Account, you can hover your cursor over the listing information, to see when you donation will be delivered.

For more information about our role in the process please review information on eBay's site here

Thanks for using eBay Giving Works to support your favorite nonprofits!

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teresa_vanh
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Re: How do we know....?

Oct 29, 2009 6:19 PM
Its been a month and my charity is still waiting for the over $400 donation from my sell. If they don't get it soon I'll be filing complaints with paypal, BBB, CPA and anyone else who might need to know that they should make any donations directly instead of trusting mission fish.

Unhappy donor.
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jewelrygiftsandcollectables
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Re: How do we know....?

Nov 3, 2009 11:02 AM
Please let us know if your charity ever got the donation. I never hear from mine either and wonder if they get it. And stupid me thought it was set up from the beginning to be taken out of PayPal.....not back-up credit card I had on file. I had closed that account and got message from ebay I owed donations money.....what a surprise!

You all need to do some brain storming on how to make this a better company for your sellers. All these new "ideas" still benifit the buyers only....what a sham :(
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meghannatmissionfish
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Re: How do we know....?

Nov 3, 2009 2:08 PM
Hi jewelrygiftsandcollectables

Thank you for you feedback. We definitely want to make the seller’s experience is as positive as possible, and appreciate your response.

Let me clarify a few things for you. Although we encourage it, we do not require nonprofits to thank donors who give through our program. That is completely up to the nonprofit. If you choose to share it, your contact information does appear in the nonprofit’s MissionFish account. This gives the nonprofit the ability to thank any seller who lists an item to benefit them through eBay Giving Works. Therefore, although you did not receive a thank you from the nonprofit, any donation paid to us would have been delivered to the nonprofit according to our donation delivery schedule.

Additionally, you can manage your chosen method of payment in your Donation Account located in My eBay. Once in your Donation Account, click “Donation Payment Method”. There you can select the method of payment you would like us to charge. Keep in mind, you always have the option to sign in to your Donation Account and pay any donations actively. We will automatically charge you if you’ve not signed in and paid actively by 4th Monday after your listing closed.

I hope this clarifies. Again we appreciate your feedback, and your participation in our program.

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slrw2dogs
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Re: How do we know....?

Nov 14, 2009 11:10 AM
they have had complaints.
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as we know, the best way to give is to do it directly, then you know for sure that you are helping.
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