Dear RBA Community:
We wanted to draft a quick note about account balances. Rather than hen peck users to death with PayPal fees (< see what I did there), we allow sellers to carry a tab on the RBA site. Sellers are billed monthly for their fees or when their balance reaches $50 — whichever comes first. Over the past year, we've played a bit fast and loose with enforcing this. However the community is large enough now that we're needing to make it more "black and white" to protect buyers, sellers and RBA.
When your account reaches $50, you'll receive an email notiication from this site. Active auctions are temporarily suspended until the account is brought back below the cap. Now, we understand that this can be a bit of an inconvenience for our "power sellers" on the site. If you are an active seller, in good standing with the community, we can (and usually will) increase the account cap for such users, to accommodate their typical selling patterns.
We appreciate your patience as we work through the kinks. These rules, while mildly inconveninent, help protect the overall community from fake/malicious poachers who are looking to prey upon members of the commuity. Unfortunately, they do exist from time to time. We have managed to do a good job — thanks to your help — in identifying them quickly and booting them to the curb. We've all worked hard to cultivate a fun, active and vibrant community. Thanks for all you do!
As always, if you have any questions, just hit us up.
Sincerely,
You Friendly Neighborhood Store Manger