Why is Pay After Delivery being discontinued?

[anaisbon]

Does anyone know why Pay After Delivery is being discontinued? I really enjoyed this service - kinda sucks that they're getting rid of it.

[angelleye]

Probably a simple matter of cost / benefit analysis.

[LDCTech]

probably because people didn't pay after they received their items. probably too many snags and opportunists.

[HottyScotty]

Yeah I heard a lot of people were using the service for tons of stuff, and then just closing your bank account after, leaving Paypal high and dry

[Gldndragon]

Well now the honest buyer is going to get **bleep** when he legitimately doesn't receive an item from a seller scamming buyers. I have no problem having PayPal withdraw my funds and hold it till I receive the item and then release the funds when I give the OK. That way no one gets **bleep**. Is it possible that I could receive the item and claim that I didn't. Sure, but it is also possible that the seller could set up a bogus tracking number and claim they sent it. (I had this happen to me 2 times already) I was really happy I had the pay after delivery. I held the money (by notifying PayPal I didn't receive the item and opened a dispute) until I actually received the item and then I notified PayPal that I received the item and I closed the dispute. I am good to my word. Another example Is sellers taking 10 days or longer to actually put the package in the mail.