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NEW PAYPAL AUDIOGON PAYMENT RULES

Hello.  I just went through the previously pleasant procedure of listing a pair of loudspeakers on this site.  Since joining the community five or six years ago I have logged over 100 transactions,  mostly using Paypal as a method of payment.When I arrived on the payment section of my listing I was directed to register with paypal as a merchant - which I am not - or register with Audiogon as a dealer - also which I am not.

I cannot even list my item as a COD sale because of the new guidlines.

I sent an email to Audiogon regarding this and the reply did little to resolve a very serious dilemma for private individuals.
Anyone experience this as well?
oblgny

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oblgny OP
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Almarg...
Exactly. Again, I am not a merchant. I am not a dealer. Doing what you described, what Audiogon’s reply to my email described, is not a runaround. It is essentially a mechanism to make a private individual a business. 

I have over 100 buying/selling transactions on Audiogon with 100% positive feedback. 95% of either having been conducted using PayPal, the remainder being COD. 

I am not about to input any description anywhere that would define me as a dealer or a merchant. 
Audiogon also replied that they are working on another solution which is even worse. 
C’est la vie. 
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oblgny OP
848 posts
 
My transactions are far below $20k and/or 200 total. 
I like this site, but I’m gone. 
Best of the holidays, folks!
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