I haven't written a woodworking post in a looong time -- actually only the first post counted as a woodworking post. I'm going to start a new blog focusing on photography, which has been consuming the majority of my free time recently.
Woodworking isn't forgotten, it's just on the back burner for a bit.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Monday, September 10, 2007
Why PayPal and eBay suck
I can say that, right? PayPal and eBay won't send the cyber police to my door, will they?
If you're a small eBay seller (actually if you're a seller at all) PayPal and eBay suck. Here's why. People love to pay with PayPal. I use eBay a lot and I love paying by PayPal. It's fast and easy. Great, right? You can use a check account or, and here's the part people love -- you can use credit cards if you're low on cash.
For sellers, you need to offer a PayPal option or it's hard to attract some buyers. But, if you accept credit cards, PayPal charges you fees on all of your transactions. I'm just an average guy. I buy and sell some stuff online. I'm not a business. I don't make a living off of eBay. I have one PayPal account that takes credit cards and another that I use for personal transactions -- to send and receive cash etc. So, in my auctions, I ask people to please send cash transactions to one account and credit card payments to another. BTW: eBay doesn't like that. If you make a note in your auctions or if you try to pass the credit card fees to buyers, they delete your auctions. Big Brother doesn't like exposing buyers to the darker side of eBay. EBay is cute and fluffy after all, isn't it?
Now, I recently closed an auction and the buyer send a credit card transaction to my personal account. I can't deny the transaction because it's part of the fine print in your eBay/PayPal agreement. If I allow my personal account to receive credit card transactions, all of my future transactions will penalize me w/ a fee. Or I can just suck up the payment ($70) and let it sit unclaimed so I can keep my personal account status. So, since PayPal and eBay have me by the short hairs -- they both suck !!!!!
Here is their official verbage:
Question: How long do I have to accept or deny a credit or debit card payment?
Answer: Credit or debit card payments are in accept or deny status for 30 days.
A credit or debit card payment for an eBay item is held as Unclaimed until you upgrade to a Business or Premier account to accept the payment. There is no option to deny it.
Note: If you offer PayPal as a payment option on eBay, you must accept all forms of PayPal payments, including credit cards. If you have a Personal account, you must be willing to upgrade to a Premier or Business account if you receive a credit card payment for your eBay item. If you do not upgrade your account to accept the credit card payment, your buyer can report you for a Seller Non-Performance violation. Sellers cannot communicate to buyers that they will only accept specific forms of PayPal payment.
For further information on accepting credit or debit card payments on Personal accounts, please go to the User Agreement.
If you're a small eBay seller (actually if you're a seller at all) PayPal and eBay suck. Here's why. People love to pay with PayPal. I use eBay a lot and I love paying by PayPal. It's fast and easy. Great, right? You can use a check account or, and here's the part people love -- you can use credit cards if you're low on cash.
For sellers, you need to offer a PayPal option or it's hard to attract some buyers. But, if you accept credit cards, PayPal charges you fees on all of your transactions. I'm just an average guy. I buy and sell some stuff online. I'm not a business. I don't make a living off of eBay. I have one PayPal account that takes credit cards and another that I use for personal transactions -- to send and receive cash etc. So, in my auctions, I ask people to please send cash transactions to one account and credit card payments to another. BTW: eBay doesn't like that. If you make a note in your auctions or if you try to pass the credit card fees to buyers, they delete your auctions. Big Brother doesn't like exposing buyers to the darker side of eBay. EBay is cute and fluffy after all, isn't it?
Now, I recently closed an auction and the buyer send a credit card transaction to my personal account. I can't deny the transaction because it's part of the fine print in your eBay/PayPal agreement. If I allow my personal account to receive credit card transactions, all of my future transactions will penalize me w/ a fee. Or I can just suck up the payment ($70) and let it sit unclaimed so I can keep my personal account status. So, since PayPal and eBay have me by the short hairs -- they both suck !!!!!
Here is their official verbage:
Question: How long do I have to accept or deny a credit or debit card payment?
Answer: Credit or debit card payments are in accept or deny status for 30 days.
A credit or debit card payment for an eBay item is held as Unclaimed until you upgrade to a Business or Premier account to accept the payment. There is no option to deny it.
Note: If you offer PayPal as a payment option on eBay, you must accept all forms of PayPal payments, including credit cards. If you have a Personal account, you must be willing to upgrade to a Premier or Business account if you receive a credit card payment for your eBay item. If you do not upgrade your account to accept the credit card payment, your buyer can report you for a Seller Non-Performance violation. Sellers cannot communicate to buyers that they will only accept specific forms of PayPal payment.
For further information on accepting credit or debit card payments on Personal accounts, please go to the User Agreement.
Friday, March 23, 2007
A little study of Preston & Record bullnose planes
I've recently purchased a few Record planes and their family of bullnose planes has really caught my fancy. Most of the Record bullnose planes are reproductions or improved versions of Preston designs so it seemed logical to lump them together.
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