No PayPal needed...?!?!?

[mattytman]

Originally Posted by Elijah

Coul you be referring to me?

Elijah.............Are you my hero??

[slim jim]

Ebay catches on to those things eventually. It is a very short term solution

[mattytman]

Originally Posted by slim jim

Ebay catches on to those things eventually. It is a very short term solution

Impossible. EBay will not 'catch on' to indistinct sellers selling category specific items for relatively low value. There will be nothing connecting my gazillion eBay seller accounts to one another. The only way eBay will 'catch on' is if they decide to stop allowing unverified PayPal's to take in £650. Can't see that happening tomorrow...

[they_screwed_me_too]

Originally Posted by Elijah

Coul you be referring to me?

did i mention the word legend ?

[slim jim]

I was talking about asking sellers to complete transactions off of ebay, it was the last thing you said

[mattytman]

Originally Posted by slim jim

Ebay catches on to those things eventually. It is a very short term solution

Plus, we have to see the current situation as a short term solution, no matter how great it may seem at the moment. Tomorrow morning PayPal could decide to change the 21-day hold to 30, eBay could permanently decrease sellers limits, it would put people out of business immediately.

It's all short term with eBay. Learning to sail the ship on good seas is easy. Throwing out sturdy inflatable life-boats when the storm hits is the key to eBay/stealth survival !!

If you haven't gathered from my first post, PayPal have hit me HARD this week. I've lost money that I was banking on (£3.5k) due to some a-hole scammer doing a PayPal chargeback and my Mum missed out on a pressie for her 60th Birthday that I'll not be able to buy ever again. It had been planned for 9 months. I'll never risk using PayPal properly again. I just can't. Hence the unverified PPs approach is my choice for now.

[mattytman]

Originally Posted by slim jim

I was talking about asking sellers to complete transactions off of ebay, it was the last thing you said

I hear ya. EBay rarely know you've even done it because I've often offered to 'cancel the sale' so the seller gets their fees back. Nothing is matching the 'personal payment' to the goods being sent. EBay think no sale. PayPal see a personal payment.

[Elijah]

Originally Posted by they_screwed_me_too

did i mention the word legend ?

Nice to see you too.

Originally Posted by mattytman

Elijah.............Are you my hero??

I am indeed... you will recieve a PM from me momentarily.

[mattytman]

Originally Posted by Elijah

Nice to see you too.


I am indeed... you will recieve a PM from me momentarily.

Scwheeeeeeeeeeeeet. Poxy firewall at work prevents me from responding sometimes and I'm heading there now. I'll respond as fast as is humanly possible...

[Batman]

Originally Posted by Elijah

Nice to see you too.


I am indeed... you will recieve a PM from me momentarily.

me too please

[arshavin]

Elijah your are my hero and I'm your number one fan! Now please please PM me ha

[sax4]

Unverified Paypal accounts are very short term anyway

[Batman]

Originally Posted by sax4

Unverified Paypal accounts are very short term anyway

how would u go around withdrawing, the e-voucher way is pretty long

[rsot]

Skrill is moneybookers - you could accept payment that way to avoid pp but it is besides the discussion that's going on now so it's just fyi

[mattytman]

Originally Posted by rsot

Try using Skrilla

@rsot...Ahh, but that typo excited me soo much!! I thought you had found some new search tool or something. Lol. I googled it and was even more confused. I was thinking 'now why is rsot telling me to use a slang for money?'

See her:
Urban Dictionary: skrilla

[mattytman]

Originally Posted by taj

how would u go around withdrawing, the e-voucher way is pretty long

Some things are worth a little patience. Most people have to wait a whole month for their wages...

[JomJarr]

Can you just cash out by buying a collectable that you can sell on for cash locally? Hifi or studio gear is a good option - plenty of variation in prices and lots of classic or high-end gear around for a few hundred quid. Might even manage to buy cheap and make a little more profit on top.

Many people want PP even when you're collecting - or you can force their hand by pushing them into starting an unpaid item dispute, then you're 'forced' to pay with PP to close the dispute promptly, apologise (a busy week etc) and then go to pick up.

Then sell on an enthusiast's forum or in gumtree or wherever.

[oompaloompa]

Originally Posted by JomJarr

Can you just cash out by buying a collectable that you can sell on for cash locally? Hifi or studio gear is a good option - plenty of variation in prices and lots of classic or high-end gear around for a few hundred quid. Might even manage to buy cheap and make a little more profit on top.

Many people want PP even when you're collecting - or you can force their hand by pushing them into starting an unpaid item dispute, then you're 'forced' to pay with PP to close the dispute promptly, apologise (a busy week etc) and then go to pick up.

Then sell on an enthusiast's forum or in gumtree or wherever.

I do not understand this post.

majority want cash on collection.

the second not paid dispute idea is interesting - not sure if I would want the hostility when collecting, and the seller marking as paid would be how the dispute would get closed, rather than getting paid via paypal, but still....

[oompaloompa]

a while back people were saying the freelancer site method could be a flag, eg create a job and buy it.

would be helpful to hear from anyone that has done it.

[sax4]

People sell stuff on consumer forums and ask for Paypal Gift payments.

Yes the Freelance idea is a good un.....bid on jobs with verified PP, win multiple jobs from unverified clients