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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NorthKorea, post: 1134849, member: 29643&quot;]I&#039;m going to put on my Libertarian hat... tlasch, what right have you to demand regulation on how eBay chooses to operate its business? Now I&#039;m going to take off my Libertarian hat.</p><p><br /></p><p>eBay is a business. They charge 12% to use their services, and starting sometime in April, that 12% will cover shipping charges too. If you think about it, that level of greed may create scenarios under which the seller is making a palsy 80-85% of what the item actually lists for (since they&#039;ll need to subsidize eBay&#039;s shipping surcharge). Unlike an actual auction house, where the consigner contracts the auction house to publicize the item, eBay claims to be merely a venue of exchange.</p><p><br /></p><p>My issue with eBay is the asinine mentality that they promote of &quot;we&#039;re merely a venue... but we take a commission off of every transaction, even those not directly related to the sale.&quot; That said, CL markets itself as a free classifieds site where you can transact similar things on a local level. Smaller market v Larger market. Free v 12-15% surcharge.</p><p><br /></p><p>Until people stop using eBay, we (I include myself) subject ourselves to the rules they establish. You can grumble about eBay policies all that you want, but at the end of the day, they&#039;re a part of a publicly traded corporation. As long as there are other auction sites, and they don&#039;t ban all other payment processors, eBay can operate under any policies which conform to the laws and standards of the marketplaces within which eBay exists. There is no law stating that all private businesses must accept all business from every individual. It&#039;s a business&#039; right under the law to refuse service for reasons not considered violations of civil rights.</p><p><br /></p><p>eBay chooses to not allow the sale of Food Stamps. Even if the USDA and Congress say it&#039;s legal, it&#039;s still within eBay&#039;s right to not accept them for sale on the site. Just because the representative that you interacted with used incorrect terminology doesn&#039;t preclude eBay from being able exercise this right to refuse business.</p><p><br /></p><p>eBay. It&#039;s the American way![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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