I created a thread yesterday after finding out I was charged an additional $2.50 for buyer protection even though I have this for free under eBay Plus that I am subscribed to.

So posters were just copy pasta stuff from eBay also saying you get your buyer protection money back when you file a claim as inr.

INR today and that $2.50 stays with eBay, even worse, item was sent no tracking, it's been 9 days for a local delivery.

I then had a look at what it would cost for buyer protection for more expensive items, $2500 would mean this.

^^ If I have to file for INR or w/e, I lose $110.70 buyers fee when refunded?

The handbag is their example, but quite apt as there was some synth related gear I wanted to buy from private sellers which falls around the same $ as the bag. How in the hell does eBay think buyers are willing to lose money when some of us already subscribe to eBay plus which says free eBay buyer coverage? Also if the same listing exists elsewhere, which many private sellers do, the price will be cheaper due to no buyer or seller fees.

All this to get more people selling on eBay, but it will backfire, I am not willing to pay for the seller's fees, so this means now, I only buy from power sellers.

Well done eBay, your greed finally got you less business in the end.

Ok 1stly I want to thank everyone for the support when it comes to questions regarding Reolink devices, I get good, succinct answers and could not be happier.

So I have 3 CX820s 1 CX810 (not currently wired up)1 RLC-811A and a Duo 3 PoE. The CX810 isn't currently connected as am waiting on 1 more cable, so I had the NVR UI up on 1 screen and the app on the other, was monitoring the wattage usage @ 51 volts.

5 cams with lights off @ ~ 25 watts, then lights all on, max 37 watts, average 34 watts. I know the NVR is max 57 watts, so will I still be able to run this setup without a POE switch? There is a reason, my router only has so many ports, but I am willing to sacrifice 1 if it means I stress the NVR less.

My understanding is I just plug the POE switch into my router and the NVR will find the other cams connected to that, it's that simple right?

Fwiw I don't think I will need the light on the CX810 as I have enough ambient lighting where it will be used, so I think my max power budget all 6 cams running with lights will be about 45 watts max. The thing is, not all cams will need lights unless someone triggers all the cams at once, I can't see that happening unless it's a zombie apocalypse.

I want to do this right, so do I need a POE switch, if yes, what is the better brand to get?

Once again, thanks to all that had input on my other thread and T.I.A

EDIT: I should add, when I said all lights off, I am in Smart mode where ambient lighting is there, I have each light turned down to around 30% when it's triggered.