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OT: When did PayPal remove the option to deny e-checks?
coinpictures
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I was surprised the other day when I received an e-check in payment for an eBay item, and furthermore it was from an unconfirmed address.
I went to my "Payment Receiving Preferences" and the item to block e-checks was checked, but now reads "Block the following payments: Pay with eCheck for website and Smart Logo payments, or German bank transfer for all website payments except eBay"
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I could have sworn that at one point we could deny e-checks PERIOD. Am I misremembering?
It looks like you now HAVE to accept e-checks for eBay merchandise.
Furthermore, I have my settings set to "Block payments from U.S. users who do not provide a Confirmed Address:" yet this e-check was allowed through?
Is this a loophole that now allows scammers to void the Seller Protection Policy by sending e-checks?
I went to my "Payment Receiving Preferences" and the item to block e-checks was checked, but now reads "Block the following payments: Pay with eCheck for website and Smart Logo payments, or German bank transfer for all website payments except eBay"
(emphasis added)
I could have sworn that at one point we could deny e-checks PERIOD. Am I misremembering?
It looks like you now HAVE to accept e-checks for eBay merchandise.
Furthermore, I have my settings set to "Block payments from U.S. users who do not provide a Confirmed Address:" yet this e-check was allowed through?
Is this a loophole that now allows scammers to void the Seller Protection Policy by sending e-checks?
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<< <i>Is this a loophole that now allows scammers to void the Seller Protection Policy by sending e-checks? >>
Yes. It's been that way for a long time. Be sure to use insurance and Sig Confirmation. Good luck!
<< <i>i dunno. ive been trying to figure out how to pay with an echeck. >>
After you get the payment set up and just before you hit the "send payment" button (or whatever it's called), click on "more payment options". choose e-check. --Jerry
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Gotta love abuse of monopoly power.
Personally I'd rather have an e-check for a big ticket item since the fee is capped at $5, but I still think that if I have the option to refuse them, they should force us to grant eBay an exemption.
<< <i><< Is this a loophole that now allows scammers to void the Seller Protection Policy by sending e-checks? >>
Yes. It's been that way for a long time. >>
I'd like to know why they've never fixed this. They know about it since many sellers, (myself included), have brought it to their attention.
Russ, NCNE