I have a rather expensive item on eBay that I've been trying to sell and it has generated a lot of interest from people in Europe. I don't have a problem with that except some eBay sellers told me to be very careful with overseas buyers as they often scam people by using stolen credit cards. They suggested I make it clear to buyers that I wanted a wire-to-wire bank transfer for this one item only because of the cost. The seasoned sellers told me that scammers use Paypal because they know it takes a few weeks before it catches up and Paypal ends of charging the seller for the amount of what wasn't paid. I put the wire-to-wire transfer in my auction and eBay shut down my auction stating that I HAD to use Paypal. I re-listed at my cost and increased the price of the item by the amount it cost me to re-list and stated that in my description that I had to raise the Reserve Price because I had to re-list and incurred an additional fee. Guess what? Yep, eBay canceled that auction stating that I couldn't say that in my description. I guess it makes them look bad.
In the Alert that eBay sent to me there is a reply button (I assumed that it was to reply to the Alert so I did) and I explained to them that I was a little concerned about using Paypal for such an expensive item and I wanted a guarantee that I would get paid so that's why I put wire-to-wire transfer in my description. I asked them if I get stiffed for the money from a stolen credit card or bad bank account if Paypal or eBay would reimburse me. Guess what? The canceled my auction because I dared to ask the question.
This is the exact response I got.
FIRST TIME:
The listing was removed because it violated the eBay Paypal Payments policy. The violation occurred when you included the following information in your listing:
However, I will still require a wire-to-wire bank transfer for this transaction.
I RE-LISTED and put Paypal as a form of payment and then I got this for daring to ask a question:
Topics > MC017 eBay Listing Violation: Paypal Payments ( 212751739)
Message: How can I be assured that I will get paid?
Does anyone answer these emails?
MC017 eBay Listing Violation: Paypal Payments ( 212751739)
THEN CANCELED AGAIN.
I re-listed again and I asked for an explanation and then this:
Topics > MC018 eBay Listing Removed: Circumvention of eBay Fees ( 212751739)
Message: I've been a member for a very long time and this is the first time I've had a problem. I really wish someone would give me a straight answer on this issue. Seems like sellers can't really be honest.
MC018 eBay Listing Removed: Circumvention of eBay Fees ( 212751739)
What the h%#*ll? I can't get a straight answer out of them so I consulted my seasoned eBayers and they said "oh no, you can't say ANYTHING to them". "You just have to play by their rules because they suspend people's accounts for no good reason."
I have been a member for 10 years and NEVER had a problem until now. Who the heck do they have monitoring every single auction? I can't believe they have the time to do this for every auction out there and yet somehow, I feel like I've been targeted. They probably read these threads and then go back to the site and shut you down again.
There needs to be another online auction to bring some competition to this business.
Why does eBay force a seller to use Paypal? 
