Anyone aware of any class action lawsuit against ebay for violating contract with sellers?

by **shen86** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:53 am

Ebay has cost me money, time and indescribable anxiety, I will not attempt to go into detail here. I am simply wondering if anyone is aware of any class action lawsuit(s) against ebay and/or paypal for violating their contract with a seller; unfair, deceptive, unethical business practices, chronic errors in billing and deceive fee structure, insufficient seller support and conflict resolution, change without sufficient notice of policy, collusion, no recompense for listings not appearing, etc. etc. The money I have lost is in the thousands. The time lost is immeasurable. The stress, anxiety and toll they have taken on my family has had a direct and permanent negative impact on my family and our quality of life never mind livelihood.

I am not the litigious type, this is the first time I have ever considered suing anybody, and I have had the grounds in the past on a number of occasions for an easy payday, but that is not the way we want to live our lives. Normally I would consider going the BBB route, but ebay will not get another minute of my time directly. I know this will sound vengeful, but it's time they paid the piper and experienced some loss of time money, and even if they suffered a fraction of what they have put my family through repeatedly since 1997, I would be a happy man. My wife and I are good, hardworking individuals who recently ceased using ebay. We have depended on the supplemental income it provided in the past and relied on it as our sole source of income in a tighter time. We have never done anything illegal and concluded our 13 years on ebay with a 98.8% feedback rating and a 5-star customer satisfaction rating. We are not ranting lunatics and will approach this matter systematically using reason rather than emotion. Your infomation and advice will not be wasted should you choose to contact me.

I recognize there is power in numbers and am certain I cannot be the only one in such a position and state of mind. If anyone is aware of any class action lawsuits or a resource I can reach out to to entertain this notion, I would be in your debt. I would also be interested in any precedence along these lines. I am in the information-gathering stage of this endeavor and would appreciate any info of precedence, current or planned class-action suits, Any information or guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your time reading this and your consideration.

by **baigh75** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:54 am

Well, I looked on google and i'm not quite sure it's an easy answer

by **larry** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:05 am

Well, I looked on google and i'm not quite sure it's an easy answer

There have been several, and not a single one has gone to trial. Usually, the suits are dismissed because the sellers can't find a "class representative" who actually read their contract. Ebay's contract with the sellers is very unforgiving of the seller.

by **freedom97** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:07 am

I hate eBay, but it is the only source I have to sell items other than Amazon, however, Amazon won't allow many items unless they are already available on their site.

I can't stand how eBay almost forces sellers to use PayPal as a payment merchant. Years ago we could have buyers pay using check or money order as well.

I also don't like the fact that eBay almost takes advantage of sellers by charging high commission fees such as FVF's and insertion fees because they are the biggest auction site on the internet.

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