eBay questions

Ebay only need your credit card for when you`re selling something so they can charge the fees to your account.

The seller usually wants payment by cheque, money order or possibly PayPal and you should get an email from the seller giving their address for you to send it.

One tip - if you get any emails from Ebay or PayPal asking you to update your details (including credit card numbers) DON`T REPLY. Neither Ebay OR PayPal ever send genuine emails asking for that, but there have been several scams going on lately trying to get your credit card details.

Pat P

If these are items you are looking to buy, you need to know if the seller accepts checks/money orders, credit cards, or if they only accept Paypal or Bidpay. Paypal is a method of payment that can move funds from either a checking account or credit card to pay for an item(Bidpay is similar, but they actually issue a check to the seller.) For that you need to open a Paypal account of your own(it's free). They "Buy-It-Now" button guarantees that you get the item, at the advertised price, rather than trying to out-bid someone for it.

Remember, shipping and handling are over and above the price of the item, usually.

HTH, Carey

Thanks Carey N. and Pat EAXStitch for the information. I'll give it a try. It's really difficult to find projects I want to do where I live and would hate to pass up an opportunity to get one I want. Thanks again.

Always check out the postage and handling cost before bidding. some sellers tend to inflate them. So what may look like a good deal eg. your winning bid or buy now, may not be a good one at all when you see the total including the postage and handling. Also many items actually cost more than if you ordered them from shop. so buyer beware, do your research. I have bought many needlework books and patterns and even some fabric on ebay in the past. There are not the deals there used to be when it was mainly people just cleaning out their stash. Now many of the sellers are running business and that is why you should comparison shop. If it is simply a matter of something you cannot buy locally and is not out of print or production you can these days often buy new through online shops for less than secondhand on ebay. Ruby

For my Pay pal account I use a credit card that I use for nothing else and opted for a limit on pay pal which protects what can be charged against your card should anything go wrong. Pay pal from my dealings is excellent and very secure. Other on line business other than EBay are beginning to accept pay pal payments which is very convenient. Ruby

This is a good point to make. If you do get emails that look like they come from either eBay or PayPal, forward them as attachments to either snipped-for-privacy@ebay.com or snipped-for-privacy@paypal.com . EBay or PayPal will never contact you by email.

BonnieBlue

Also remember that some sellers will accept PayPal but not Credit Cards thru PayPal. I'm not sure of the reasoning of this but I have run across a few so it pays to check out even their paypal acceptances.

Marc (A former Ebay addict who hopes he's kicked the habit for a long time...at least until next time).

On Tue, 17 May 2005 08:59:26 -0400, muttered something like:

It's because accepting paypal only is free (for the seller), but to accept credit cards they have to upgrade to an account where every payment they receive gets charged a fee.

Nonetheless, if what you're buying is a really big-ticket item that costs you a lot, you probably want to stick with sellers who accept credit cards so you can have the credit card's protection policies working for you in case something bad happens (like it gets lost in the mail and the seller doesn't want to refund).

-Bertha

I am overwhelmed by the abundance of information from this site. Many, many thanks to all who "care" about the welfare of others.

Sallys Mom

Be sure to check the Seller's feedback. It really does make a difference. I have bought and sold on eBay for years. I have never had a problem with a seller and only had one buyer who gave me a bad check that was never redeemed. Read everything carefully, ask questions if you have them, and HAVE FUN!

Pat in Illinois