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Motivational - Reviewer: Henrietta 11/19/08 03:53 PM EST
Full Comment: A good dose of medicine, a tonic for your business. Medicine is supposed to taste bad. John and Scott add a spoonful of laughter to make the medicine go down. Lots of food for thought and some solid advice, add a dash of motivation and I am inspired to take my medicine and go back to work. Thank you gentlemen!

Educational, Thought Provoking, Inspirational, and Fun!!! - Reviewer: ConsignmentPalDir 11/12/08 10:47 PM EST
Full Comment: PHENOMENAL!!! Learned a lot, got inspired, had fun! Will schedule lunch with you guys next week! I liked the interactive nature of being able to see all the comments coming in and hearing your responses to some of them. Listeners, if your schedule permits, hang around after the show for more chatting. It’s like going backstage after a concert, only more personal! Linda Consignment Pal Resale Directory

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    One of the most important segments of the Brews News article should be read and understood by every eBay seller… 

    In all cases, your buyer satisfaction rating must be greater than 95%.  A dissatisfied buyer is one who (a) leaves negative or neutral feedback or (b) files a PayPal dispute / seller non-performance dispute or (c) leaves a 1 or 2 star rating in any of the detailed seller ratings categories.  More than 5% buyer dissatisfaction automatically subjects you to the PayPal 21-day hold. 
     
    Other than having a buyer satisfaction rating greater than 95% you also either have to 
     
    (a) have been an eBay member for more than 6 months and you have 100 feedback or more, or
    (b) you will need to have received 20 or more detailed seller ratings in the last 12 months. 
     
    eBay sellers who are relatively new (less than 100 feedback or member less than 6 months) or who have had little activity in the last year (fewer than 20 DSRs in the last 12 months) are, therefore, automatically subjected to the PayPal 21-Day hold even if their buyer satisfaction rating is greater than 95%
    Reality Check -
    These unreasonable and restrictive policies are one of the many reasons why sellers and consultants are having a difficult time recommending the eBay marketing plan to anyone.  In the eCommerce world a 95% approval rating in feedback is almost unheard of.  Beyond this small technicality is the hard reality also mentioned in the Brews News article. The 21 day Paypal hold eliminates almost all safe options to ship internationally (all but international express mail). 

    Merchants have considered their options and are realizing the options presented by eBay and Paypal are not the only path to eCommerce and payment processing available.  With services like Google checkout or any secure credit card processing option the balance of security is more even than with Paypal and eBay. Stand alone ecommerce websites and other venue options which allow multiple forms of payment are becoming more prevelent and accepted than ever. 

    With eBay, it is obvious the field of play has been skewed towards PayPal as the main payment processing option. Paper payment options are now eliminated officially on the eBay platform, this additional policy has added to the reasons why it has become less advantageous for new or even established merchants to join the eBay family of merchants.
     
    What do you think of these policies?  Is Paypal justified in tying a 21 day hold on payments to a single negative feedback or PayPal dispute filing?
    Let us know - Wednesday 1:14
    Article by: Scott Pooler
    Views Expressed may or may not be shared by John “ColderICE” Lawson - Tune in Wednesday on Talkshoe to find out…

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    Location: TalkShoe
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    Description: eCommerce Reality Check - Every Wednesday @ 1:14PM
    Start Time: 13:14
    Date: 2008-11-19
    End Time: 13:44

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    Location: Agents of Revenue on Talkshoe
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    Description: 1/2 hour of eBusiness Reality with your hosts Scott Pooler and…
    John Lawson
    It should be a very interesting Premier.
    No Script
    No BS
    No Sales Pitch
    Just very interesting opinion and straight shooting advice - you can call in or chat with us Live!
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    It\’s All Free Baby…
    Start Time: 1:14
    Date: 2008-11-12
    End Time: 1:44

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    First Show Airs Tomorrow, Wednesday November 12, at 1:14 PM EST

    John Lawson - Scott Pooler

    Reality Check Radio, Ecommerce Truth or Dare, The Dudes of Hazard, just a few of the phrases used to describe what we are attempting to accomplish here.

    Listen in, tell us what you think - soon we will be on iTunes and in your favorite portable MP3 Player…

    Never know - you might just learn something!

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