AuctionCut

I'm quite bugged by this mornings activity. I was looking for one particular item on ebay (a discontinued item from ikea) and I found only one seller listing it. Great I thought, it included a detailed description and plenty of photos. The seller was a powerseller as well, what could go wrong. I scrolled to the bottom of the page to read the payment options and the seller lists personal cheques and postal orders accepted. Perfect

I'm a big fan of paypal, but like to keep paypal only for my small business - anything else I use a cheque.

So, I clicked on buy it now only to find the seller had setup the listing from immediate payment only via paypal....

How frustrating....

I understand why a seller would use this option, but I have now lost faith in them for listing alternative payment options when it is not accepted...

Please sellers check your listings so you don't make the same mistake.

That's a valid complaint. Nothing is more disappointing than seeing that what was being presented as options for payment are mere 'come ons'. Buyers will not want to be lured into a transaction with false information, more so with an intentional one. It would be noble to think that the seller committed an oversight, but your suggestion to avoid this error is very much appreciated in this business.