[Spridgets] More Ebay

[Bill McLeod]

I recently (last week) sold a mac laptop with the check or money order 
verbiage in the description.  No repercussions.  I repeat.... Ebay 
cannot prevent you from accepting cash or Nigerian scam checks if you 
don't tell them about it.  That said, they did once pull an ad which 
specified cash as a payment medium ( I had revived an old ad template 
and reworked it ), so I suppose they might get around to it.

David Riker wrote:
> Depending on the catagory, Ebay may or may not permit different 
> payment methods.  If the item for sale is in a catagory that does not 
> allow alternate payment methods other than paypal, Ebay can cancel the 
> listing if you add alternate payment methods to the description.  
> Currently, it looks like most items in ebay motors still allow 
> alternate payment methods. Here's the link:  http://tinyurl.com/ms8tm
>
> Here's the summary:
>
> Payment methods not allowed on eBay:
>
> Sellers can't ask buyers to:
>
>  a.. Mail them cash
>
>  b.. Send cash or money orders through instant cash transfer services 
> (non-bank, point-to-point cash transfers) like Western Union or MoneyGram
>
>  c.. Mail checks or money orders (except for items in categories 
> specifically permitted above)
>
>  d.. Pay through bank-to-bank transfers (except for items in 
> categories specifically permitted above)
>
>  e.. Pay by "topping off" of a seller's prepaid credit or debit card
>
>  f.. Payment using online payment methods not specifically permitted 
> in this policy
>
>  g.. Payment using payment methods not listed in this policy
>
> Dave R.