Topic: How do people sell Bitcoins on eBay? (Read 2443 times)
not that place for that kind of business..
The problem is there is no competitor to eBay, and eBay is unfairly geared towards buyers in case of dispute.
Things are cheap when no refunds/chargebacks are allowed.
Things are cheap when no refunds/chargebacks are allowed.
Pandodaily had a nice coverage on this topic: http://pandodaily.com/2013/08/27/an-expensive-lesson-against-selling-bitcoin-on-ebay/
Ebay stopped letting people sell bitcoin on ebay. I sold bitcoin on ebay about a year ago now with no real problems. I would still be selling BTC on ebay but I listed a couple litecoins a while back an they put me under policy violation which caused me to lose my discount. I had a method for selling it wasnt perfect but 99.? percent were good.
I got a lot of good customers off ebay many of them are still with us
*you can still sell physical BTC
I got a lot of good customers off ebay many of them are still with us
*you can still sell physical BTC
Most ebay auction are for casascius bitcoin which is considered physical goods rather than digital.
I just bought bitcoin on the trading plateform 
they selling them and after a few days weeks a charge-back is coming
If it was as safe to sell as to buy then I would try this, but then so would everyone else. I haven't seen a really good idea that would work to make this safe, if it's even possible right now.
Aren't sellers subject to chargebacks?
They most certainly are. Despite what people are trying to do, I don't think there is actually a viable loophole and as such I would advise against selling Bitcoins via eBay and using PP.
Do not use ebay or paypal.
another PP scam is in person. If seller can't prove shipment, then deal gets reversed.
Justin
Justin
I used to use ebay. Its a good place to advertise ect but its paypal what is the problem. Too many scammers buying hacked pp accounts, and then purchasing coins. Then the original account owner finds out then complains and then the funds get reversed. Even non hacked pp accounts legit buyers also scam you by saying they didn't receive the item its all unreal
i thought ebay banned it too
Aren't sellers subject to chargebacks?
I have seen a few items on eBay like:
$150 for piece of paper, plus 1 BTC as free gift.
I believe this is to protect the seller from chargeback, since they are selling a piece of paper and the bitcoin is only a gift. I am not sure how well this tactic works though.
That eliminates people not complaining they didn't receive a good. By shipping something, there is an audit trail. Interesting thinking. I thought eBay banned BTC?
Some people will buy BTC at any price, just because they read about it on the news 
yes most peoples thinking bubble coming and its price will be high again
Some people will buy BTC at any price, just because they read about it on the news
do not use ebay or paypal, ever...
why what is wrong with this anything strange or bad ??
I think that it could be a rquirement of the buyer, upon winning the auction, to sign a message stating the time, date, his eBay username and perhaps the ebay auction number using the address he would like to recieve the coins to.
He could then forward this signed message to the seller, who would sign it too, using the address he was going to send the coins from (coin control where are you when we need you!?)
Next, the seller can send the coins from the signing address, citing the blockchain as proof of sending.
All that would remain, is being able to explain to eBay resolution staff what exactly a signed message represents, how it is un-forgable, and then how the blockchain also provides irrefutable evidence that the coins were sent, in fatc to a far more certain extent than signed-for post arrangements (sellers often send empty boxes to get the buyer to 'sign-for' and then cite the signing-for as evidence to eBay).
So basically, we have to teach eBay basic cryptography and also about bitcoins.
Simples.
Perhaps this exists already, but it would be nice if there was a website you could paste a signed message into, along with the pub key of the address claiming to have singed it, to check that this fact was true (I know you can current;y do this with various clients but not everybody wants to download a full client in order to check such a simple fact).
Edit appears that you can do message verification easily online using BrainWallet or Blockchain.info's verify message function
He could then forward this signed message to the seller, who would sign it too, using the address he was going to send the coins from (coin control where are you when we need you!?)
Next, the seller can send the coins from the signing address, citing the blockchain as proof of sending.
All that would remain, is being able to explain to eBay resolution staff what exactly a signed message represents, how it is un-forgable, and then how the blockchain also provides irrefutable evidence that the coins were sent, in fatc to a far more certain extent than signed-for post arrangements (sellers often send empty boxes to get the buyer to 'sign-for' and then cite the signing-for as evidence to eBay).
So basically, we have to teach eBay basic cryptography and also about bitcoins.
Simples.
Edit appears that you can do message verification easily online using BrainWallet or Blockchain.info's verify message function
Stay away from eBay for buying and selling Bitcoins. It is a hostile environment. There have been some successful trades, but some costly chargeback disasters. You may be dealing with scammers or paranoid sellers. Neither would be an enjoyable experience.
Consider Craigslist and/or localbitcoins
Tips for local transactions
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/tips-for-local-transactions-137272
Consider Craigslist and/or localbitcoins
Tips for local transactions
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/tips-for-local-transactions-137272
Aren't sellers subject to chargebacks?
I have seen a few items on eBay like:
$150 for piece of paper, plus 1 BTC as free gift.
I believe this is to protect the seller from chargeback, since they are selling a piece of paper and the bitcoin is only a gift. I am not sure how well this tactic works though.
Protip:
That does not work. Ebay allows the buyer to RETURN the piece of paper (or any other item bundled with the bitcoin) for full money back.
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