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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 7870948, member: 66&quot;]And at the time ebay warned you that they were JUST a venue and transactions were all caveat emptor.&nbsp; If you had a problem with a seller or a seller had a problem with a buyer, it was none of ebays business and they would not get involved in any dispute.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Paypal was still about three years in the future. (founded December 1998)&nbsp; Then when it did come along it offered anyone who signed up $5, and they promised they would always be a free service with no fees.&nbsp; The reason being because the transaction money would tacke about four days&nbsp; before being credited to the sellers account and paypal would derive their income from the four day float interest.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ebay advised everyone to stay away from Paypal because they thought it was a scam.&nbsp; Then when it became the popular way to pay on ebay, they bought the company.&nbsp; I don&#039;t remember if the fees came before or after they were purchased by ebay.&nbsp; Probably before and ebay wanted that piece of the pie.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been a member on eBay since April 18, 1998.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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