Am I missing something? What's wrong with the auction? I don't know of an Ebay policy that says you can't take payments in installments. I could be wrong though.
I don't remember the details because I've never used them but I have seen other ebay auctions that had "lay-a-way" arrangements. As far as I know it isn't against the rules.
I agree that offering a lay-a-way program is not in itself any violation of eBay policy. I have dealt with some very reputable eBay dealers that offer it, haven't used it, but it sounds like they are willing to work with credible buyers.
It is against paypal You may not use the PayPal service for activities that: violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation relate to sales of (a) narcotics, steroids, certain controlled substances or other products that present a risk to consumer safety, (b) drug paraphernalia, (c) items that encourage, promote, facilitate or instruct others to engage in illegal activity, (d) items that promote hate, violence, racial intolerance, or the financial exploitation of a crime, (e) items that are considered obscene, (f) items that infringe or violate any copyright, trademark, right of publicity or privacy or any other proprietary right under the laws of any jurisdiction, (g) certain sexually oriented materials or services, (h) ammunition, firearms, or certain firearm parts or accessories, or (i) certain weapons or knives regulated under applicable law relate to transactions that (a) show the personal information of third parties in violation of applicable law, (b) support pyramid or ponzi schemes, matrix programs, other “get rich quick” schemes or certain multi-level marketing programs, (c) are associated with purchases of real property, annuities or lottery contracts, lay-away systems, off-shore banking or transactions to finance or refinance debts funded by a credit card, (d) are for the sale of certain items before the seller has control or possession of the item, (e) are by payment processors to collect payments on behalf of merchants, (f) are associated with the following Money Service Business Activities: the sale of traveler’s cheques or money orders, currency exchanges or cheque cashing, or (g) provide certain credit repair or debt settlement services involve the sales of products or services identified by government agencies to have a high likelihood of being fraudulent violate applicable laws or industry regulations regarding the sale of (a) tobacco products, or (b) prescription drugs and devices involve gambling, gaming and/or any other activity with an entry fee and a prize, including, but not limited to casino games, sports betting, horse or greyhound racing, lottery tickets, other ventures that facilitate gambling, games of skill (whether or not it is legally defined as a lottery) and sweepstakes unless the operator has obtained prior approval from PayPal and the operator and customers are located exclusively in jurisdictions where such activities are permitted by law.
There are a lot bigger fish to fry... Reporting something like this is verging on pathetic in my opinion...
Who is to say the coin you think your getting (if raw) is not the same one you thought you bought? I don't like the idea of someone I don't know holding a coin for me. If it's my local coin dealer that is a different story. I think this kind of thing is problematic later on.
Here's a seller with 100% Pos over almost 2000 sells and he's being reported for offering layaway. Amazing. I'm glad he was able to sell it.
I understand that, but the time (increased) factor increases here and I think that is not to the buyers advantage. That's my point.
