Re: OT: Not to happy with eBay right now

[Osgeld <osgeld@cheesefactory.us>]

On Sep 10, 7:25 am, Steven Hirsch <snhir...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 09/10/2010 12:55 AM, Osgeld wrote:
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> > On Sep 9, 7:59 pm, Steven Hirsch<snhir...@gmail.com>  wrote:
> >> On 09/09/2010 08:24 PM, a2retro wrote:
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> >>> To: comp.sys.apple2
> >>> I thought I would try selling a few Uthernet cards on eBay.
> >>> It has been awhile since I have tried selling anything through their
> >>> system.
>
> >>> I sold my first one today only to find out they now plan on holding all
> >>> my sales for 21 days after the transaction is completed but I am
> >>> expected to ship the item right away.
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> >>>https://www.paypal.com/ca/cgi-bin/?cmd=xpt/Marketing/securitycenter/s...
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> >>> Seems like an flimsy excuse to hold funds for interest bearing reasons
> >>> just like the big banks do.
>
> >> Precisely!  Heads they win - tails you lose.  eBay are ethically lower than
> >> pond scum.  But, they are the only game in town.
>
> > and how much interest do you expect they are getting off of 21 days?
> > my mom just told me she is dropping her credit uinion cause after a
> > month it only accrued 76 cents on 10K after a month and its going down
> > lower than 0.x percent
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> With volume of cash flow that eBay/PayPal maintains, you can earn a sizable
> amount of interest overnight - never mind 21 days.  All enterprises play games
> with cash for this purpose.

fine dont deal with ebay simple isnt it , but there is no need to
instantly assume that is the only sole reason, and start a "down with
the man" rant