Just did a search now for bitcoin on ebay and found 82 results.
Edit: One of the sellers doesn't understand what 'micro' means, or is deliberately lying about it's definition:
"I am selling ONE Micro Bitcoin (A Micro Bitcoin is worth 1/100 of a Bitcoin)."
Topic: eBay Deleting All Bitcoin Listings - page 2. (Read 12506 times)
Since major brands now have "stores" on eBay...
I cannot boycott any business who does business with eBay.
However, what you and I CAN do is:
(1) Scream it far and wide. Tell EVERYONE you come in contact with about how evil eBay-PayPal is. How they seize your money and never return it... for no reason at all.
(2) If you do browse eBay, there's always a way to contact the seller directly. Get their contact information. Tell the seller that you REFUSE to do business through the eBay or PayPal system. Tell them you insist on taking your business out of ( bypassing ) eBay-Paypal's evil claws.
(3) Never never never pay fees to eBay or PayPal. Never buy a listing on eBay. And certainly, never attach any bank account to PayPal.
Support the blooming new alternatives springing up fast now.
See http://bitcoinme.com and the Shopping tab.
I cannot boycott any business who does business with eBay.
However, what you and I CAN do is:
(1) Scream it far and wide. Tell EVERYONE you come in contact with about how evil eBay-PayPal is. How they seize your money and never return it... for no reason at all.
(2) If you do browse eBay, there's always a way to contact the seller directly. Get their contact information. Tell the seller that you REFUSE to do business through the eBay or PayPal system. Tell them you insist on taking your business out of ( bypassing ) eBay-Paypal's evil claws.
(3) Never never never pay fees to eBay or PayPal. Never buy a listing on eBay. And certainly, never attach any bank account to PayPal.
Support the blooming new alternatives springing up fast now.
See http://bitcoinme.com and the Shopping tab.
so we're a game currency now? cool
a distributed massive multiplayer online trading name called "Capitalism 2.0", I suppose?
a distributed massive multiplayer online trading name called "Capitalism 2.0", I suppose?
eBay doesn't want to participate in the new economy. Fuck them. They will be left behind, wondering where they went wrong.
I've never seen more doomsayers in one place in my life.
Since this was posted, I have not seen a bit of difference on e-bay. There are even more auctions if anything. Paypal might be giving people problems with charge backs for certain people, but the listings are still there.
Since this was posted, I have not seen a bit of difference on e-bay. There are even more auctions if anything. Paypal might be giving people problems with charge backs for certain people, but the listings are still there.
Paypal makes money on currency trades/transfers. In that sense, they're not unlike Moneygram, Western Union, etc. Bitcoin is a THREAT to that revenue stream.
it was over for me when sellers were no longer allowed to leave proper feedback on buyers. it didn't seem to matter that sellers were where ebay got its money from. we were ebay's customers; not the buyers.
That was my point in my last phone call with them...I suspect several of my calls have been used for "training purposes" due to my argumentative nature...I get my calls escalated a lot.
yeah, i did that too a few years ago. no point.
my sympathies, & etc.
Bitcoin will bury them (to paraphrase Nikita Kruschev) - and revenge is a dish best served cold.
it was over for me when sellers were no longer allowed to leave proper feedback on buyers. it didn't seem to matter that sellers were where ebay got its money from. we were ebay's customers; not the buyers.
That was my point in my last phone call with them...I suspect several of my calls have been used for "training purposes" due to my argumentative nature...I get my calls escalated a lot.
i was on ebay almost from the beginning - antiquarian books is my line.
i sold over a quarter million USD: one book at a time, and all of 'em good, solid, desirable books - no complaints.
it was over for me when sellers were no longer allowed to leave proper feedback on buyers. it didn't seem to matter that sellers were where ebay got its money from. we were ebay's customers; not the buyers.
pierre would never have allowed ebay to become what it has.
i just got tired of being treated like a dishrag.
a shame. but no regrets - life's too short.
i'm sure they'll churn out a politician or two without me.
i sold over a quarter million USD: one book at a time, and all of 'em good, solid, desirable books - no complaints.
it was over for me when sellers were no longer allowed to leave proper feedback on buyers. it didn't seem to matter that sellers were where ebay got its money from. we were ebay's customers; not the buyers.
pierre would never have allowed ebay to become what it has.
i just got tired of being treated like a dishrag.
a shame. but no regrets - life's too short.
i'm sure they'll churn out a politician or two without me.
Screw ebay
Amen!
Screw eBay.
Screw PayPal.
They are evil... and we don't need them.
Some of us still need them
/sickbrag
I have been done with ebay ever since they told me that their feedback system is not meant to determine how credible a transaction is...I had over 600 positive with no negative...this guy had a 3 and they sided with him without talking to me...pulled the money at the first sign of a complaint so I had no recourse except to repay the money to rectify my paypal/ebay account without facing credit hits.
Another thing I find funny...they will tell you that they are "2 separate companies" and that "comparing them is like comparing apples and oranges", to which I responded "No...its like comparing apples and macs...don't feed me your bullshit"...between that and them telling me "they would have refunded my seller fees had I refunded the buyers money at the first complaint"...basically, I should not have argued...ended my ebay store that day and never looked back.
Another thing I find funny...they will tell you that they are "2 separate companies" and that "comparing them is like comparing apples and oranges", to which I responded "No...its like comparing apples and macs...don't feed me your bullshit"...between that and them telling me "they would have refunded my seller fees had I refunded the buyers money at the first complaint"...basically, I should not have argued...ended my ebay store that day and never looked back.
So you've blacklisted eBay.
How far are you willing to go to spread the word that eBay is a bullshit corporation? Would you blacklist individuals that still do business with eBay? Too soon? eBay isn't quite evil enough yet?
LOL...yep...blacklisted...doesn't mean anyone has to follow my blacklist...nor is it typically public.
It's all good. I'll blacklist those fuckers with you. I've closed my paypal account as well.
Honestly, I have purchased things there still...no reason to punish the sellers...I just no longer pay seller fees/monthly store fees myself. I understand I still technically support their evil but just not to the same extent.
I knew there was trouble brewing when they eliminated the ability to leave negative feedback for a buyer.
Screw ebay
Amen!
Screw eBay.
Screw PayPal.
They are evil... and we don't need them.
I have been done with ebay ever since they told me that their feedback system is not meant to determine how credible a transaction is...I had over 600 positive with no negative...this guy had a 3 and they sided with him without talking to me...pulled the money at the first sign of a complaint so I had no recourse except to repay the money to rectify my paypal/ebay account without facing credit hits.
Another thing I find funny...they will tell you that they are "2 separate companies" and that "comparing them is like comparing apples and oranges", to which I responded "No...its like comparing apples and macs...don't feed me your bullshit"...between that and them telling me "they would have refunded my seller fees had I refunded the buyers money at the first complaint"...basically, I should not have argued...ended my ebay store that day and never looked back.
Another thing I find funny...they will tell you that they are "2 separate companies" and that "comparing them is like comparing apples and oranges", to which I responded "No...its like comparing apples and macs...don't feed me your bullshit"...between that and them telling me "they would have refunded my seller fees had I refunded the buyers money at the first complaint"...basically, I should not have argued...ended my ebay store that day and never looked back.
So you've blacklisted eBay.
How far are you willing to go to spread the word that eBay is a bullshit corporation? Would you blacklist individuals that still do business with eBay? Too soon? eBay isn't quite evil enough yet?
LOL...yep...blacklisted...doesn't mean anyone has to follow my blacklist...nor is it typically public.
It's all good. I'll blacklist those fuckers with you. I've closed my paypal account as well.
Screw ebay
Amen!
Screw eBay.
Screw PayPal.
They are evil... and we don't need them.
I have been done with ebay ever since they told me that their feedback system is not meant to determine how credible a transaction is...I had over 600 positive with no negative...this guy had a 3 and they sided with him without talking to me...pulled the money at the first sign of a complaint so I had no recourse except to repay the money to rectify my paypal/ebay account without facing credit hits.
Another thing I find funny...they will tell you that they are "2 separate companies" and that "comparing them is like comparing apples and oranges", to which I responded "No...its like comparing apples and macs...don't feed me your bullshit"...between that and them telling me "they would have refunded my seller fees had I refunded the buyers money at the first complaint"...basically, I should not have argued...ended my ebay store that day and never looked back.
Another thing I find funny...they will tell you that they are "2 separate companies" and that "comparing them is like comparing apples and oranges", to which I responded "No...its like comparing apples and macs...don't feed me your bullshit"...between that and them telling me "they would have refunded my seller fees had I refunded the buyers money at the first complaint"...basically, I should not have argued...ended my ebay store that day and never looked back.
So you've blacklisted eBay.
How far are you willing to go to spread the word that eBay is a bullshit corporation? Would you blacklist individuals that still do business with eBay? Too soon? eBay isn't quite evil enough yet?
LOL...yep...blacklisted...doesn't mean anyone has to follow my blacklist...nor is it typically public.
See topic. eBay is currently aggressively deleting all Bitcoin listings, claiming that selling them "violates intellectual property and copyright."
Pretty disgusting huh?
Stupid ebay is stupid. Quote
Your listing has been removed.
Due to potential violations of copyright and/or trademark laws, we do not allow the sale of online game characters or gaming accounts. This also includes selling virtual items from such games. These games and their content remain the property of the copyright holder and as such cannot be listed on our site except by the copyright holder or their licensee. Please do not relist this item.
We don't let sellers list virtual products such as online game characters, accounts, currency, codes that can be redeemed for in-game items, or related software. This helps protect the people who originally created the products and own the rights to reproduce and sell them.
Here's more information on our policy:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/downloadable.html
You may need to take a tutorial. The next time you sell, you may be asked to take the tutorial, if it's required. Once you've completed the tutorial successfully, please review your account status for any other possible concerns. If there are no other issues, you should be able to sell again.
To take the intellectual property tutorial, please visit:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/tutorial/verotutorial/intro.html
Please be aware that any additional violations of this policy may result in the suspension of your account. eBay understands that you may be concerned about this situation.
For more information on why eBay may remove a listing, please visit:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/questions/listing-ended.html
Please be assured that your listings have not been targeted in any way. Although there may be similar items currently listed on eBay, we review all listings that are reported to us by eBay members or Verified Rights Owner (VeRO) program participants. We rely on reports from our members to help maintain the safety and security of our Community. We encourage you to report any items by using the REPORT THIS ITEM button on the listing so we can quickly remove any other items that should be removed.
If you have additional questions, contact our policy experts. Get started by clicking the link below:
http://contact.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ContactCS&Query=1337&Domain=Homer_EOA&From=5339
We appreciate your understanding.
Thanks,
eBay
Please don't reply to this message. It was sent from an address that doesn't accept incoming email.
Due to potential violations of copyright and/or trademark laws, we do not allow the sale of online game characters or gaming accounts. This also includes selling virtual items from such games. These games and their content remain the property of the copyright holder and as such cannot be listed on our site except by the copyright holder or their licensee. Please do not relist this item.
We don't let sellers list virtual products such as online game characters, accounts, currency, codes that can be redeemed for in-game items, or related software. This helps protect the people who originally created the products and own the rights to reproduce and sell them.
Here's more information on our policy:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/downloadable.html
You may need to take a tutorial. The next time you sell, you may be asked to take the tutorial, if it's required. Once you've completed the tutorial successfully, please review your account status for any other possible concerns. If there are no other issues, you should be able to sell again.
To take the intellectual property tutorial, please visit:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/tutorial/verotutorial/intro.html
Please be aware that any additional violations of this policy may result in the suspension of your account. eBay understands that you may be concerned about this situation.
For more information on why eBay may remove a listing, please visit:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/questions/listing-ended.html
Please be assured that your listings have not been targeted in any way. Although there may be similar items currently listed on eBay, we review all listings that are reported to us by eBay members or Verified Rights Owner (VeRO) program participants. We rely on reports from our members to help maintain the safety and security of our Community. We encourage you to report any items by using the REPORT THIS ITEM button on the listing so we can quickly remove any other items that should be removed.
If you have additional questions, contact our policy experts. Get started by clicking the link below:
http://contact.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ContactCS&Query=1337&Domain=Homer_EOA&From=5339
We appreciate your understanding.
Thanks,
eBay
Please don't reply to this message. It was sent from an address that doesn't accept incoming email.
Pretty disgusting huh?
has anyone talked to the person owning the intellectual propert right to bitcoins about this? Lol
Dealing with ebay and paypal is a necessary evil to being a seller online. I've had probably $1,000 scammed from me in various chargebacks over the years, both paypal and ebay case resolution always sides with the buyer. Paypal also is holding $6,000 of my money hostage indefinitely as a retainer presumably until I completely close my account. Oh, and I also pay them about $6k a month in fees. It sucks, but it won't stop me from using them until something better comes along.
I have been done with ebay ever since they told me that their feedback system is not meant to determine how credible a transaction is...I had over 600 positive with no negative...this guy had a 3 and they sided with him without talking to me...pulled the money at the first sign of a complaint so I had no recourse except to repay the money to rectify my paypal/ebay account without facing credit hits.
Another thing I find funny...they will tell you that they are "2 separate companies" and that "comparing them is like comparing apples and oranges", to which I responded "No...its like comparing apples and macs...don't feed me your bullshit"...between that and them telling me "they would have refunded my seller fees had I refunded the buyers money at the first complaint"...basically, I should not have argued...ended my ebay store that day and never looked back.
Another thing I find funny...they will tell you that they are "2 separate companies" and that "comparing them is like comparing apples and oranges", to which I responded "No...its like comparing apples and macs...don't feed me your bullshit"...between that and them telling me "they would have refunded my seller fees had I refunded the buyers money at the first complaint"...basically, I should not have argued...ended my ebay store that day and never looked back.
What if the value of bitcoins drops below the value of paperclips?
Jump to: