Bank-to-bank transfers and eBay transactions

[mandy]

So what's the problem with bank-to-bank transfers? They seem to be more popular in Europe than they are in the U.S. Andrew Titcombe, who sells records, CDs, DVDs, books, and other music memorabilia on eBay UK under the User IDs crucialmusic and crucialvinylalbums, says, "I accept bank transfers from people with 20-plus positive feedbacks - but only if I am specifically asked."

He doesn't advertise bank wire transfers in his terms of sale, in other words, which gives him the option of saying no. One seller I respect, Kimberly King (User ID: HigherGroundz) wouldn't hesitate to give the thumbs-down: "I would be wary of having anyone have my bank account info - seems a bit risky. What happens if there is a dispute over something - would they freeze your whole account? Frightening!"...

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