Thanks, Mike. You wrote exactly what I obviously did not express
clearly.

BenT

On Jun 21, 2010, at 9:07 PM, mikes@flatsurface.com (Mike S) wrote:

> At 10:23 PM 6/21/2010, BenT Syncro wrote...
>> How do you guys feel about vendors you find on eBay who insist on
>> completing deals outside of eBay?
>
> It's dishonest (against eBay rules) and unethical (using eBay as
> advertising, then trying to deny them payment for that service).
>
> As a buyer, it's also potentially more dangerous - you don't have
> the level of buyer protection as you do on eBay (not that that
> amounts to a whole lot, but you can at least leave feedback).
>
> I'm not particularly fond of eBay, but it's disingenuous to say
> they're evil, then turn around and use them to arrange business.