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

[TheDirtyDigger]

Ok, apart from eBay screwing with the time so that because of daylight savings my auctions finished 2 hours early when people were still working or commuting home from work, they have just announced that you will only be able to pay by Paypal or COD so they can squeeze more money from sellers.

EBAY SOB's Steal More Money!

[liegeprime]

Darn there goes one of my friends.... im not comfortable with paypal - you pay a bit more since the seller tends to charge the buyer for the paypal fees.

[kup]

Paypal customer service is crap as all hell but I see it as a necessary evil since we live in a barren desert when it comes to cool stuff.

[The_Damned]

that is the worst news ever guess i wont be using ebay to sell stuff anymore

[1orion2many]

Actually I have bought more things since I have got Paypal, life is so much easier than getting a Western Union Money order ,then posting it by registered mail so you made sure your payment got there, then waiting for the item to be posted. It has both saved me time and money so if I pay a little extra on the item for fees I'm not worried as I'm saving a lot more not having to get the WU money order or the registered post to send. People you are better off, I started on ebay in 1997, it was painful to organise items, appreciate what you have been given to make your life easier.

[Pulse]

I thought 95%+ of Demonbay people dealt with Paypal already.

I've only used Western Union once (for G1 Shockwave - The Seller wanted to use it for a behind-the-scenes deal) & that worked out perfectly so either form of paying-receiving dollars doesn't really bother me.

[griffin]

I can understand why they are doing it (with a large number of transaction disputes apparently relating to payments outside of paypal), but I wouldn't be too keen to use ebay if I can't get payment direct into my account. When you get money by paypal, you lose about 5%, then lose more when you transfer any money into your bank account from your paypal account (through fees and fudged exchange rates).
I do use paypal a lot for purchases (sorta need to for all the foreign purchases I make), but I prefer people use direct deposit when buying stuff from me.

[TheDirtyDigger]

Actually I have bought more things since I have got Paypal, life is so much easier than getting a Western Union Money order ,then posting it by registered mail so you made sure your payment got there, then waiting for the item to be posted. It has both saved me time and money so if I pay a little extra on the item for fees I'm not worried as I'm saving a lot more not having to get the WU money order or the registered post to send. People you are better off, I started on ebay in 1997, it was painful to organise items, appreciate what you have been given to make your life easier.

As a seller it makes things more expensive as now we can't accept direct deposits as payment we have to not only pay the percentage to Paypal in the first place but pay more to pretty much register every item sent as any buyer can put in a claim that it was lost in the mail and get the item and their money refunded.

[SofaMan]

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.

PayPal the only option for trading on eBay
Discussion on eBay Forums
Petition against eBay Australia's payment changes

[dirge]

I've merged Sofaman's new topic into the existing thread, renamed for clarity.