What planet are you from, or what have you been taking? That is absolutely incorrect that a buyer "has to prove an item is not as described"!!! Absolutely untrue. I sold on Ebay for almost 10 years before all these insane policy changes were made, which I thought were to force out the 'small time' people like me(until I read the post from the person who does a large amout of money in sales each year that backed me up on this), just an individual trying to sell some extra items to thin out my train collection, I dont sell to make money or because I have to, it is my hobby! I should not have to give a buyer any kind of warranty on a 100 year old toy that has been played with by several generations of children! Anyone can see that giving these buyers of my old trains is a free pass to commit fraud at will, it is not just me, I have spoken to so many other model railroaders like me that used to sell on Ebay and take paypal as payment, who now no longer will sell anything on Ebay and no longer use paypal, it is sad, but you guys did this to us, why it is insane is that even Wal-mart limits how long a buyer can bring an item back for a refund, or exchange, and they are probably the most liberal on return policies out there, but they dont allow 180 days, and they certainly will not accept back an item that has obvioulsy been misused or damaged by the buyer, so why does paypal??? When I first started selling and buying on Ebay years ago, I was a big fan of Paypal, and never even complained about fees when others felt they were too high, because you provided a good service, if I had a problem most of the time you helped or at least could explain why things were the way they were, but when they started allowing buyers 45 days to open a dispute and file claims, I had already had it, and stopped selling. Now I see you have enabled the perpetuators of fraud by expanding their window by more than 3 times to the current 180 days, why stop there, why not just give them a year, and why waste time, just refund all buyers money, so they get their items for free? That is where this is all heading, whether you like it or not. If I buy a used automobile at the small corner dealership, you know what kind of warranty you get? 10 DAYS OR 1,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST! That is the chance you take when buying anything used, and no one selling used items should be forced to give out free 180 day warranties, it is as simple as that!
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