aliceroad
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posted on October 27, 2001 03:08:21 PM new
Just went over to Ebay to see if I could find something out about their new check out service. Almost 1000 people have signed a petition to get rid of it. And some seller's and buyers are not too happy withthe surprise of it. If you go to their board, they have a chat listed under checkout.
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Triggerfish
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posted on October 27, 2001 03:47:24 PM new
Anybody have a link to this petition??
Thanks!
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itsmylife
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posted on October 27, 2001 04:09:39 PM new
Here's the link (hope I do it right)
[http://forums.ebay.com/[email protected]^[email protected]]
[ edited by itsmylife on Oct 27, 2001 04:11 PM ]
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jacqueg
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posted on October 28, 2001 01:18:28 AM new
http://forums.ebay.com/[email protected]^[email protected]
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cmdar
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posted on October 28, 2001 03:29:44 AM new
Thank you for the info and the link! I signed it.
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traceyg
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posted on October 28, 2001 04:09:02 AM new
I singed it
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amber
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posted on October 28, 2001 06:18:14 AM new
I have signed also. I am adding the following to my descriptions. I am not using the new Checkout option, I will contact you personally at the end of the auction to give postage etc.
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rgrem
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posted on October 28, 2001 06:35:30 AM new
Problem is that an auction that I just won had the checkout box right at the top of the completed listing. The seller doesn't list billpoint and I am sure his buyers are going to click checkout. I followed it as far as I could without nailing him with the billpoint. If you accept billpoint, and your s/h/i is fixed, it is ok. My problem with it is that it is a very sneaky way to get billpoint users and to nail the seller with (I believe) the highest money-changing fees of any service. The way they have implemented it, you almost have to roll over and accept it, or get out of ebay. Given those choices, I'll have to accept it. BTW, can anyone tell us of a single thing that has ever been changed, no matter how many 1000s of ebay's users complained??
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Stan41
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posted on October 28, 2001 07:01:48 AM new
In my opinion ebay will never be satisfied until all payments for items and all correspondence will be directly to ebay and ebay can send a check to us (sellers) at the end of the month with deductions for whatever fees they impose. Bottom line.
BTW my last post also.
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nowwhat
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posted on October 28, 2001 07:09:00 AM new
eBay started out the "land of opportunity for many". It's now just become "the land of oppotunity" for eBay and that's very sad!
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nostod
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posted on October 28, 2001 04:29:41 PM new
If they want to use billpoint/checkout make them add say 10 % extra for the extra trouble you have to go through.
MY future auctions will include the following in the description:
I prefer you not use the CHECKOUT feature at the bottom of this page, but if you do you will be asessed an additional service fee of 10%, it is your "OPTION"
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rarriffle
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posted on October 28, 2001 04:38:46 PM new
I have signed the petition too and also received an email giving me a list of ebay email addresses to send a personal protest to.
I have put the "No Checkout Stop Sign" in my new auctions, is ebay going to let them run with that in them?
In the last 24 hours I have had 3 emails from ebay checkout "buyer wants final total" of something like that. All 3 of these people paid with paypal, I do not and do not plan to sign up with Billpoint.
Checkout is the worst idea lately!!!!
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chizlemon
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posted on October 28, 2001 05:44:31 PM new
rgrem,
BTW, can anyone tell us of a single thing that has ever been changed, no matter how many 1000s of ebay's users complained??
Feedback is now transitional, this is a change that many asked for.
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rgrem
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posted on October 28, 2001 06:02:45 PM new
Right you are chizlemon- Thanks.
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Triggerfish
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posted on October 28, 2001 07:16:38 PM new
Thanks for the petition link...Going to sign it and, furthermore, I have closed my account with Billpoint naming 'checkout' as the primary reason. You have to hit them in the wallet for them to listen I'm afraid.
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bhearsch
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posted on October 28, 2001 07:54:48 PM new
There's no doubt in my mind that the Checkout feature is eBay's method of pushing sellers and buyers into using BillPoint. The fact that the Checkout option is still shown on the listing page of those sellers that DIDN'T choose it is egregious to the max and way out of line for a "venue".
Signing the petition is a great idea but, IMO, the ONLY way to get eBay's attention is to cancel your BillPoint account. If enough folks do that, I think eBay will rethink the so-called optional Checkout feature. Hey, maybe they'll even decide to really make it optional. 
Blanche
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kadric2
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posted on October 31, 2001 02:58:31 AM new
I used to post here often back in the good old days. I know most of you don't know me. I just wanted to post a farewell and say I have learned alot from this place and ejoyed the antics when I became lurker. I will be following on the other place.
I just signed the petition and wanted to let others know who may not have checked lately that it is now over 1900, if we use all the ID's we have at ebay we could push it to the 2000 I am sure.
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jdani2000
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posted on October 31, 2001 05:06:41 AM new
I just signed it too. I don't know that it will do any good.
BUT I ALSO CLOSED MY BILLPOINT ACCOUNT AND IF ENOUGH PEOPLE DO THIS SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN!!!!
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eSeller004
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posted on October 31, 2001 05:17:48 AM new
If eBay's willing to whack PowerSellers, why the heck would eBay even consider getting rid of Checkout? Where else are most buyers and sellers gonna go? If there aren't any other viable options, why would they change? They're getting kinda like Microsoft OR WORSE! 
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