I don’t use eBay a lot but I have been a member for 20 years and now I’m glad I don’t after a recent experiences . I was selling an item and eBay directs you to their postal service. The item was large but I wanted to get the best deal so it would help sell my item. Nothing eBay came up with was anywhere economical or suitable. So I went direct to a couriers website and bought the postage so much cheaper than buying through the eBay portal. After selling my item and the purchaser receiving it they made me wait 6 days for payment. If they do this with every seller they must be holding a very handsome bank account profiting from withholding payments to sellers and making a handsome markup on postage fees. And reading some of the reviews below I’m not the only one to be disgruntled at this sharp practice. Secondly I have just bought an item and they have charged this new buyer protection fee which amounts to 4.9% on the item I bought and charged vat on it. The seller must have chosen the eBay postal service as that was way over the top in cost. So goodbye EBay you have now joined the world of greedy, uncaring, unscrupulous, and downright rip of companies and I will not use you again!!!!
