There is Craigslist here in the US. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Prosser" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 12:48 AM Subject: Re: OT: Why I Finally Closed My Ebay Account > Bob, > 2008/11/2 Bob Axtell : >> Over the years, Ebay was a place to get rid of excess inventory, and >> occasionally buy pieces of reasonably-priced test equipment. >> It was always a hassle, but it was tolerable up until about 2 years. >> >> Two years ago, my wife's Paypal account (owned completely by Ebay) was >> either hacked directly, hacked indirectly thru Ebay, or was >> defrauded by incompetence. We never knew "how" it happened. It just >> happened. One Friday in 2006, Paypal took $1450 directly out of our >> CHECKING (not CC) account and held it for a week, until we assured >> them that charges were being filed at Pima county sheriff's office for >> Fraud against Paypal; at which time the $1450 was returned to our >> checking account almost immediately, without explanation. >> >> The only information gleaned from a Paypal employee was that it seems >> that my wife had sold someone a camera for $1450 then failed to >> deliver the item. Paypal never checked any information, simply took >> the money. Because the facts were that my wife never sold a camera (in >> fact had never sold ANYTHING on Ebay, ever before, to anyone, she is a >> buyer of trinkets only). >> >> I had a Paypal account as well, CC only, that I changed from a real CC >> to a cash-center limited debit card, and continued to use EBay >> by paying with Postal Money Orders, having no other problems. >> >> On Oct 20, EBay got rid of all payment methods except Paypal. So that >> is the end of the road for me, no more, thanks anyway. >> >> --Bob A >> -- > > > Is there a viable alternative to Ebay in the US ?? If not, why not,? > With Ebay making unreasonable demands and Paypal getting a bad rep. I > would have thought the field was open for someone to set up in > opposition. > > Here in NZ the main equivelent is "TradeMe" and the money side of > things is up to the buyer & seller to sort out. They do offer an > escrow service but I don't think it's used much. > And they don't encourage overseas transactions either. > > RP > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist