These large companies really are starting to get too big for their boots.
Take Ebay for instance, their charges are due to rise later this month. They almost seem to be able to charge what they want. The cheapest listing will now be a minimum of 40p. And when you have a non paying buyer, the fee charged is only reimbursed into your account and not into your payment method. This doesn't seem that bad if you are talking small amounts, but imagine if you had sold a car and paid the maximum £35 charge. This would be charged to your credit card, paypal account, and would only be returned to your Ebay account where it could only be spent on adverts!!! Most other companies return the money to your method of payment.
Take Tesco for instance....I personally wouldn't. Some other posts this week have all shown Tesco's long reach into our lives. Just like they were wearing a pair of army jack boots.
And now it looks like there is going to be a major bank with the merger of HBOS and LloydsTSB, possibly running the financial side of all our lives.
