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How frustrating, 120 buys is a lot of buys! Where did they pull "not verified" from?I have no horror stories, just small qualms with listings.First of all, there are a plethora of ponies listed in the wrong category (G3 lots in the Pre-1990 section, stray G1 ponies in the after-1990 section), and I've seen it enough to make me wish for some sort of feature (other than direct contact, I'm a scaredy-cat!) that lets us nudge it over? Suggest a different category? This doesn't happen a lot, but for how often I file through the Pre-1990 section, I'd expect to see G1 ponies and not a McDonalds Fluttershy. Pictures taken from above being the only pictures in the listing. I know you can ask for more pictures and if you are picky, then you really should, but is it too much to ask for at least one side view?Common G3's being increased in price to $10-15 a pop because someone bothered to style the hair...
Being "non-verified" is actually a safety precaution within PayPal not eBay in an effort to make sure you are the rightful owner of the account. It's super easy to do and takes about 30 seconds. eBay reminds sellers they should only ship to VERIFIED addresses because shipping to a "non-verified" address is statistically riskier then shipping to a verified address. If a seller ships to a "non-verified" address eBay voids all seller protections and the seller loses out. So if anything at all goes wrong with the sale eBay can tell the seller "Well, too bad, so sorry, we told ya so!", and the seller not only loses money, but also gets a ding registered on their account (which ultimately affects their ability to sell on the platform, their sales conversion, and their bottom line). Did the seller initiate a cancellation of the sale because you didn't have your account verified? If so, eBay dinged them again for having to do that. Did you leave them neutral or negative feedback? That's another ding. Did you verify your account and they shipped the item late? That's potentially another ding for them for a late shipment. So you can see how frustrating it can be for a seller as well.Granted, it sounds like the seller could have handled it a little differently and explained everything to you, but that's on them. And it's even sadder that the eBay rep didn't think to mention that eBay tells sellers not to ship to unverified addresses. At the end of the day you have an unhappy seller as well as an unhappy buyer and nobody wins. Except eBay! They still got their money.TL;DR - eBay is flawed, sellers aren't perfect, but you should have a verified PayPal account.
After years of being verified my account suddenly with no apparent reason says unverified sometimes. I have no idea what the problem is, but my addresses are the same ones I have used since 2000. Then sometimes it says verified. I don't really have an explanation for this but, it has not caused me any problems at all.
Things I hate on ebay/similar selling platforms:1. A single pony is not a "lot." 2. A custom made from a vintage pony is NOT a vintage pony and doesn't belong in the vintage category. If I paint something on a canvas I've had laying around for 20+ years, the painting is not vintage.3. Your Peachy isn't rare.4. COMB THEIR HAIR, MY GOD