EBAY and the Terrible Monopoly!!

Ebay will now require the use of Paypal as payment- no other forms will be allowed!

WTF? Where'd you read this?

Yeah, where is this info at and when did it happen?

I think it is still on CNN's website. It is true though.

Darth Waller said:

WTF? Where'd you read this?

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Cocoboloboy said:

Yeah, where is this info at and when did it happen?

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This thread

And what Badmoon said above!

https://sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39770

Found it. They can kiss my a$$.
https://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200808200645472.html

"Faster, more reliable checkout on eBay
Starting this fall, we're moving to an electronic checkout process that's faster and more reliable for sellers and buyers. As part of this move, checks and money orders will no longer be accepted on eBay, although buyers can still use these payment methods for item pick-up, at the seller's discretion. In addition, the electronic payment methods will be fully integrated into eBay checkout. For example, if a seller has an internet merchant account, a buyer will be able to directly enter a credit card and never have to leave the site.

Today, items paid with check or money order are 80% more likely to result in an item not received (INR) than those paid with credit card or PayPal. Also, buyers who pay with check or money order are 50% more likely to leave negative feedback than those who pay with electronic methods. So starting in late October, 2008, we are moving to 100% electronic payments - credit cards, ProPay, or PayPal.

This means that sellers will be able to offer credit card payments through their own merchant accounts, and payments through ProPay and/or PayPal, with all payment methods integrated into the checkout process on eBay. Seller will also get paid faster and be able to ship items quicker. And remember, for those buyers and sellers who use PayPal, we're backing every eligible transaction with our buyer and seller protections."

Here is the CNN article. https://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/biztech/08/20/ebay.fees.ap/index.html

this company is going to drum themselves right out of business with all of these "improvements."

Mesa said:

this company is going to drum themselves right out of business with all of these "improvements."

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you said it brother. After I let go of what I have been holding onto I am completely done with Ebay/Paypal. They suck more and more with each passing rule the make.

THis has to be illegal though. Anti Trust laws no?

They tired this already in Australia but had no success. Now it's our turn...

https://www.itnews.com.au/News/NewsStory.aspx?story=79791

The interesting thing is there are more problems with PayPal then there are with eBay itself. This is going to blow up in their faces the minute that the first mass PayPal issues begin occurring.

Oh jeesh, more friggin rules, more friggin changes. Guess who's raping my adulthood.

We're all to blame though. Ebay is secure in the fact that they're the only game in town.

Ebay and Paypal suck balls.

Its really sad how eBay is continually making more and more bad decisions. I used to love using eBay... helped me get a lot of colletibles, but nowadays its just too much of a pain. I still use it, but now view it more of a necessary evil then anything else.

*throws handfuls of poo at thread and smears it around*