chester-90 wrote:

Since last fall Paypal has  been holding my money for items I have sold on ebay. I have 100% feedback, never had a negitive feedback and have been a ebay seller since 2001....

 

You have less than 20 feedback as a seller in the past 2 months and some of your DSRs are very low (e.g.,  4.5 for  "As described") which might precipitate a hold.  eBay cares much more about your 12-month record than what you did ten years ago.

I've sold things on here in the past, no problem.  So last week when I decided to sell after a few years of not selling, I figured it would be no biggie.  I've never had an issue.

Imagine my surprise when I was told AFTER...not before I listed, but AFTER that my money wouldn't be available for 3 weeks...

So I'm never selling a thing on here again.  Craigslist or a yard sale...

LOL kindred....Don't like the rules, don't sell here. Can't keep up with the changes, don't sell here.

People with little or no current history were ripping off buyers and eBay. EBay had enough of it. Use DC and get your money in around 10 days. Can't wait that long, don't sell here.

Believe me, I won't sell here.  And I'll make sure none of my friends do either.

I never ripped off anyone.  I can understand my account being held if I were only on here a month, or I had awful feedback...

But I've been here 9 years and have perfect feedback...buying and selling.  I was not aware of this policy change.  I never saw it in a newsletter or anywhere else.  I didn't even get a warning about it when I listed, or I wouldn't have listed.

Ebay is tired of fraud, I understand that.  But what Ebay and Paypal are doing is fraud, and illegal.

I won't do business here again.

The DSR ratings are a joke. Most buyers don't even fool with it. Most wont even leave feedback. Yes, I have less than 20 feedbacks in a month but I also sold items that no feedback was left.

Sellers can not even leave negative feedback anymore.

Looks like Ebay would rather have a rip off seller with thousands of feedbacks, encluding  a bunch of neg., than honest people just listing a few things. Not everyone has mass amounts of stuff to sell but that does not make us bad sellers. They don't mind charging us fees though

Try holding Ebay's money for 3 weeks and see what happens !!!!

 They just did the same thing with me. I have outstanding feedback my score board is all at 4.9 = 5.0 NOT ONE NEG I never even had a return or any claims. I list at least 5 to 20 items weekly. I am going to contact an attorney tomorrow to see if this is legal.

OH No fees I happen to know plenty lawers

Let us all know what you're gang of lawyers has to say.

& how much they charged you an hour.....

Who will save the river valley , that's my drinking water.! "Moxy Fruvous"

I hate to go against the grain here, but you don't need lawyers.

My Aunt recently starting selling here after being away for 3 years, they did the same thing to her (held money).

100 % feedback no negs ever.

No DSR dings

She sold 8 items and had about $900 that PayPal held.

She simply went down to the local court house filled out a small claims case against PayPal. ( there is a PayPal office in every state ) look it up

Within 24 hours of PayPal being served, she got a call from Paypal and money was released.

The fact is:  what PayPal is doing is not good business, the legal part I don't know. Once you challenge PayPal with a third party they will relent.

Nobody calls me Lebowski. You got the wrong guy. I'm the Dude, man.

I'm not going to be selling on ebay anymore - same reasons - try yardsellr, so far I've had good experiences w/ them, still small but what the way ebay is treating part time sellers I would think more would be jumping ship.  I can't believe these new rules, ebay has slowly made it harder and harder for the small time honest seller.