So I recently attempted to sell something on a classifieds section of a popular hobby forum. I posted a USD price, (OBO) and listed my accepted payment methods. A few hours later, an interesting fellow popped up to hijack my listing:
Unfortunately I did not see this ludicrous post until it had been deleted (thankfully) by that forum's moderators, so I did not have a chance to retaliate against such an obvious PayPal shill.
The troll did inspire me to change my advertisement though and I listed it at a higher price including the ridiculous paypal fees, or 15% discount if you pay with Bitcoin or Dash (or cash in person)--which was significantly more discount than the 3% or whatever the PayPal fee is, but I felt spiteful and also wanted encourage more users to to use crypto :grin:.
It seems crazy to me that they would attempt to drive sellers even further away. I am amazed that any seller would put up with paying the fees, when they are given little protection against arbitrary chargebacks and buyer-biased mediation.
Unfortunately I did not see this ludicrous post until it had been deleted (thankfully) by that forum's moderators, so I did not have a chance to retaliate against such an obvious PayPal shill.
The troll did inspire me to change my advertisement though and I listed it at a higher price including the ridiculous paypal fees, or 15% discount if you pay with Bitcoin or Dash (or cash in person)--which was significantly more discount than the 3% or whatever the PayPal fee is, but I felt spiteful and also wanted encourage more users to to use crypto :grin:.
It seems crazy to me that they would attempt to drive sellers even further away. I am amazed that any seller would put up with paying the fees, when they are given little protection against arbitrary chargebacks and buyer-biased mediation.
. I always offer BIG discounts for my clients if payments are in DASH (great opportunity to introduce DASH to new people).