Thanks, Mike. You wrote exactly what I obviously did not express clearly.
BenT
On Jun 21, 2010, at 9:07 PM, mikes@flatsurface.com (Mike S) wrote: > At 10:23 PM 6/21/2010, BenT Syncro wrote... >> How do you guys feel about vendors you find on eBay who insist on >> completing deals outside of eBay? > > It's dishonest (against eBay rules) and unethical (using eBay as > advertising, then trying to deny them payment for that service). > > As a buyer, it's also potentially more dangerous - you don't have > the level of buyer protection as you do on eBay (not that that > amounts to a whole lot, but you can at least leave feedback). > > I'm not particularly fond of eBay, but it's disingenuous to say > they're evil, then turn around and use them to arrange business. |
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