hi, this is my first post. naturally it is a rant!
i mostly look for domain names and on-line businesses at ebay.
what i continuously find is ridiculous!
at almost every domain name auction (which are usually cheap), the seller requires a "transfer fee" up to $25! mostly, this is more than the domain name itself! im not sure if you guys know like i do, but it doesnt even cost anything to transfer a name anymore (it did years ago)! most of these sellers have domain managers where all they do is go in and change the name to reflect the new owner (i have the same thing).
why does ebay allow that?
also, time and time again, i have found NUMEROUS "online businesses" for sale, but upon investigating, i have found that some scammer has merely bought a domain name (9 bucks) and forwarded it to a free vstore store, and it LOOKS like a business. problem is, the buyer will never even OWN the store and what if vstore goes out of business, like a lot of free services do?
unfortunately,mosr people do not realize what is happening! i contacted one of these sellers and he said that everyone knows what he is doing, and so i said "really"? ok, then ill contact all your bidders and tell them they can get a FREE vstore and then see if they still want to PAY YOU for what they can get for free!
he made me sooo mad!
why does ebay allow crap like this??
also, in regards to sniping! i just found this today and it is very cool (if you are a buyer!) but could really suck from a seller standpoint!
i myself usually list for 7 days, meanwhile, i advertise elsewhere and if i get a buyer elsewhere, i close the auction! who knows! maybe i had snipers waiting for me! lol
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