Ebay #@$^&*&% - PayPal only from 16 June.

[Borgeman]

i say the following based on a normal paypal account (not a business/premier one)


from what im aware, paypal only affects buyers when buying overseas, as they use a lower exchange rate to include the currency changing fee.

sellers get charged when accepting c/card pymts, and can only have 6 per 12month period (unless you apgrade your account). it also costs money to move funds from paypal to your bank account if its less than $150.

George

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

I thought they charged a transaction fee (to the seller) even if you used a bank account as well, or was I wrong.

Man this blows big stinky chunks. Now all buyers will have to have Paypal accounts as well.

[jaydisc]

The fees are described here:

https://www.paypal.com/au/cgi-bin/we...y-fees-outside

[MV75]

Yea, so technically, it's fee free if payment is used from a savings account and you have $150 to withdraw from paypal.

2nd is most unlikely with the majority of transactions being casual <$50.

I'll just continue doing what I normally do, state in my auctions that if you paypal me, it will be $1 more on the final price.

Also for the casual user, this will also involve a longer turn off addition to signing up, having to dig up and enter your bank details for a paypal account.
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[SofaMan]

I'll just continue doing what I normally do, state in my auctions that if you paypal me, it will be $1 more on the final price.

Be aware though that this is against eBay policy, and they get quite stroppy if they catch you charging extra to use PayPal. Better to just quietly add $1 to your shipping/handling fees.

[i_amtrunks]

Seems the deal aint done yet, the ACCC may still block it (doubt it though):
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And you can also Sign this Petition against the changes.

[Burn]

Seems the deal aint done yet, the ACCC may still block it (doubt it though):
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I wouldn't write the ACCC off so quickly. If anything they really should turn their attention to Paypal's business practices. That's the weak point in this plan.