eBay Australia, in its infinite wisdom, has decided that every payment method other than PayPal will no longer be accepted after June 16 2008. You will be able to use cash, but only if the item is being picked up from the seller.

They claim this is to make payment more secure, and safer for both buyer and seller. Of course, the fact that eBay OWNS PayPal has nothing to do with it, along with the extra revenue they'll generate from being the only game in town.

Despite being happy to use eBay for a long time, I think this will pretty much end my relationship with them - I'm sure many of you will feel the same. And I suspect the ACCC may be less than pleased also.

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