Christian Civil Liberties Union Preparing Litigation Against eBay

[Helo]

You have no idea how hard it can be for someone without a steady income to get a banking account, not to mention a credit card!

If your not getting a steady monthly income, Id say the ability to sell things on Ebay is NOT your highest priority

 

[Rochir]

If your not getting a steady monthly income, Id say the ability to sell things on Ebay is NOT your highest priority

Oh I agree, although Ebay may be the only way this woman might get some money in if she doesnt have a job!

 

[Petunia]

2 Things:

1. I've never heard of the CCLU. Interesting.....

I've never heard of them either.. but this is what their website says:

C.C.L.U. is a Ministry of the Church of the Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christian Solidarity
http://www.bscsthinkgod.com/

 

[DhaliClone]

You have no idea how hard it can be for someone without a steady income to get a banking account, not to mention a credit card!

It is incredibly easy to get a checking account. I got one on my own when was 15 ('on my own' meaning not under any one else's name, like my parents). I hardly had a steady income when I wasn't working at all.

For example, just looking real quickly at the website, Commerce Bank has free checking accounts, free checks, and free debit cards. There is also no minimum balance, so she wouldn't need a steady income. And it doesn't say 'credit card' in the eBay rules, it says 'debit card', which you get for free with Commerce Bank.

There are many other banks in the United States, I'm sure most of them have similar options. She could have gone almost ANYWHERE and her problem would have been solved. But, she didn't put out the effort, it's her fault.

Oh I agree, although Ebay may be the only way this woman might get some money in if she doesnt have a job!

So? She should get a job then to pay for everything and a babysitter to take care of her kids during the day, just like a lot of single mother's have to do.

If she's truly that poor, with kids, then I'm sure she's on welfare. She's been on welfare too long, it seems. (This is why I think the time limit for welfare needs to be shortened, and the current limit more strongly enforced.)

There is no right to buy or sell on eBay and they explicitly tell you the terms for being a buyer and a seller. If she doesn't want to put forth the minimal effort it takes to follow these rules, then she's SOL.

 

[Helo]

Im wondering how shes paying for her internet bill if shes THAT hard up for money.

It probably isnt much, but when your poor, every penny counts

 

[Ave Maria]

I did a search for Christian Civil Liberties Union and was not able to find it. Does this organization really even exist?

 

[Quantos]

I did a search for Christian Civil Liberties Union and was not able to find it. Does this organization really even exist?

http://www.cclu.com/
http://www.bscsthinkgod.com/

 

[Helo]

http://www.cclu.com/
http://www.bscsthinkgod.com/

The CCLU looks like a bunch of lunatics.

Right on thier site (Under Teen Age Issues) it says:

Alcohol and Drug Treatment Doesn't Work!

• <LI value=0>Conventional alcohol and drug rehab centers do not work for the majority and can be harmful to an alcoholic
  or drug addict.
• People have a better chance of recovering without being exposed to conventional alcoholism and drug addiction treatment programs.

 

[Redneck Crow]

I think eBay should be able to do business with or refuse to do business with anyone they wish based upon their own criteria.

If people don't meet eBay's requirements for a checking account or credit card, which is very minimal, then why would that be different than a car dealer not selling you a car because you don't meet his requirements for credit or a landlord not renting you a house because your references aren't up to his specs?

 

[murron]

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