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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mbxlesney</div><div class="ubbcode-body">.51 cents.......Gee why did they not put it in my PayPal account so they could collect interest on it </div></div>

Because a significant number of lower-end pay-out recipients will not bother to deposit/cash the check or will simply forget about it and it won't get cashed. The odds are better that eBay will keep their money than if they had to direct-deposit into everyone's PP accounts. Part of the settlement agreement was probably an intent to set it up this way so that eBay could 1. look like they were acting in good faith by sending out payment and 2. in fact, do just the opposite by gambling that many recipients will not bother to/forget to deposit/cash their checks.