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<p>[QUOTE="PeacePeople, post: 663274, member: 20082"]All of this for protection of the unscrupulous and shady. wow....just wow....</p><p> </p><p>As dumb as you may find this, I only buy on ebay and am totally turned off by paypal. As I got into buying I would pick up bits and pieces from various sellers and thought I was doing ok. As it went on I found myself going back to 3 or 4 vendors on a regular basis because they conduct their business as professionals and I like to deal with professionals. This new policy has caused 3 of the 4 to go to a 3rd party for all of their shipping insurance and it is domestic business only. Why do so few unscrupulous make it so hard for the masses of the ethical? I don't know, but the reactions certainly speak volumes. </p><p> </p><p>For what it is worth I still do business with these businesses and I try to do it on a regualr basis. They know and trust me and I know and trust them. I might miss out on a deal or 2 because I am not watching the auctions like a man possessed, but if I don't know about them do I really miss them. I still peruse the auctions when looking for specifics and will buy and bid on occasion, but it is few and far between. Reality to me is I don't need the headache or heartache of falling into a trap of the untrustworthy or unscrupulous. They are on both sides of the fence and I don't want to associate with either.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="PeacePeople, post: 663274, member: 20082"]All of this for protection of the unscrupulous and shady. wow....just wow.... As dumb as you may find this, I only buy on ebay and am totally turned off by paypal. As I got into buying I would pick up bits and pieces from various sellers and thought I was doing ok. As it went on I found myself going back to 3 or 4 vendors on a regular basis because they conduct their business as professionals and I like to deal with professionals. This new policy has caused 3 of the 4 to go to a 3rd party for all of their shipping insurance and it is domestic business only. Why do so few unscrupulous make it so hard for the masses of the ethical? I don't know, but the reactions certainly speak volumes. For what it is worth I still do business with these businesses and I try to do it on a regualr basis. They know and trust me and I know and trust them. I might miss out on a deal or 2 because I am not watching the auctions like a man possessed, but if I don't know about them do I really miss them. I still peruse the auctions when looking for specifics and will buy and bid on occasion, but it is few and far between. Reality to me is I don't need the headache or heartache of falling into a trap of the untrustworthy or unscrupulous. They are on both sides of the fence and I don't want to associate with either.[/QUOTE]
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