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http://www.consoleconnector.com/blo...aypal-holds-funds-from-ps3-wii-sales-on-ebay/
Here is what it states:
Breaking News: PayPal Holds Funds from PS3 & Wii Sales on EBay
27 October 2006
Turns out getting qualified to auction your PS3 or Wii on eBay was only half the battle - reports are now coming in that PayPal is holding all the funds from PS3 sales via eBay.
Funds are held and accounts essentially froze until at least November 17, 2006 or when the seller can provide PayPal with a tracking number. Since PayPal is the only payment option allowed for PS3 and Wii auctions, even qualified sellers are left with no access to funds for almost a month, if not longer.
Earlier today we received a report from a seller who had been with eBay since 1998 and with PayPal since 2000. He has over 500 feedbacks with a 99.8% rating. Easily enough for the eBay console pre-sale restrictions. Here is his story:
“So I listed my PS3 on eBay 3 days ago and last night it finally sold for $2025. Immediately the buyer paid me in full via PayPal, as per eBay’s requirements I had to take PayPal as my only method of payment.
Today I got a call from PayPal. They wanted to confirm that I sold a PS3 on eBay and that it went for $2025. I confirmed it was correct. Then they tell me that the reason for the call is to inform me that they have put a limit on my account until I ship the item. They also said I could continue to receive payments and add money to my PayPal account, but I could not spend any money from it or withdraw funds until the 17th or when I provide a tracking number proving that I have shipped the goods.
In the end eBay forced me to take PayPal for my PS3 listing and there is nothing I can do. PayPal isn’t regulated like banks so they can get away with this kind of thing.”
Sellers are now scrambling to find other ways to auction or sell their consoles and even those able to qualify will be at the mercy of PayPal. While the rules are in place to combat fraud, they essentially make it impossible for everyday people to sell their consoles via eBay.
http://www.consoleconnector.com/blo...aypal-holds-funds-from-ps3-wii-sales-on-ebay/
Here is what it states:
Breaking News: PayPal Holds Funds from PS3 & Wii Sales on EBay
27 October 2006
Turns out getting qualified to auction your PS3 or Wii on eBay was only half the battle - reports are now coming in that PayPal is holding all the funds from PS3 sales via eBay.
Funds are held and accounts essentially froze until at least November 17, 2006 or when the seller can provide PayPal with a tracking number. Since PayPal is the only payment option allowed for PS3 and Wii auctions, even qualified sellers are left with no access to funds for almost a month, if not longer.
Earlier today we received a report from a seller who had been with eBay since 1998 and with PayPal since 2000. He has over 500 feedbacks with a 99.8% rating. Easily enough for the eBay console pre-sale restrictions. Here is his story:
“So I listed my PS3 on eBay 3 days ago and last night it finally sold for $2025. Immediately the buyer paid me in full via PayPal, as per eBay’s requirements I had to take PayPal as my only method of payment.
Today I got a call from PayPal. They wanted to confirm that I sold a PS3 on eBay and that it went for $2025. I confirmed it was correct. Then they tell me that the reason for the call is to inform me that they have put a limit on my account until I ship the item. They also said I could continue to receive payments and add money to my PayPal account, but I could not spend any money from it or withdraw funds until the 17th or when I provide a tracking number proving that I have shipped the goods.
In the end eBay forced me to take PayPal for my PS3 listing and there is nothing I can do. PayPal isn’t regulated like banks so they can get away with this kind of thing.”
Sellers are now scrambling to find other ways to auction or sell their consoles and even those able to qualify will be at the mercy of PayPal. While the rules are in place to combat fraud, they essentially make it impossible for everyday people to sell their consoles via eBay.