posted on August 20, 2008 07:12:53 AM new
Very weird the way these changes were announced! Ebay apparently issued a detail press release (or called up Ina?). There is no announcement on EBay except for the Town Hall on Friday, and yet here is this glossy, complete with Video, presentation : http://thebestplacetosell.ebay.com/changes/
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posted on August 20, 2008 07:25:01 AM new
maybe they're hoping to avoid the attention of regulators so they don't get shot down like they did in Australia...
posted on August 20, 2008 07:29:23 AM new
Should we bother to contact our congressman to complain about this latest change from Ebay? Does this action concerning Paypal only violate an Anti-Trust Act since Ebay owns Paypal and they are forcing us to accept Paypal or leave.
posted on August 20, 2008 07:35:39 AM new
I'm sure that their argument would be that they're allowing users to also use ProPay or Merchant accounts.
The problem with that... is it eliminates ANY other option besides Paypal for the small-time seller. Both Merchant accounts and ProPay have either monthly or annual fees in addition to transactional fees. They are not a viable alternative to the average Joe that just wants to sell a few items every year... and not even a great choice for those selling a few items a week.
As a result, they are in essence, forcing Paypal to be the only option for that portion of sellers. I'm not usually in favor of government regulation... but eBay has gone unchecked for FAR too long.
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posted on August 20, 2008 07:44:08 AM new
YES, contact your local representative. I'm fortunate in that mine is Dennis Kucinich. I just shot an email off to him. I also suggested he look at PayPals TOS. We cannot sit back and allow this to happen. If eBay couldn't get away with it in Australia, they shouldn't be allowed to get away with it here!
posted on August 20, 2008 07:48:17 AM new
I wonder how many buyers they will chase away. I have had many buyers who don't trust Paypal...and are more comfortable with sending a check or money order.
posted on August 20, 2008 09:39:41 AM newShould we bother to contact our congressman to complain about this latest change from Ebay? Does this action concerning Paypal only violate an Anti-Trust Act since Ebay owns Paypal and they are forcing us to accept Paypal or leave.
Getting your state and federal attorney generals involved would be a good idea as well.
posted on August 20, 2008 09:46:31 AM new
eBay will also follow Amazon with this by eliminating ALL one-on-one phone contacts. Amazon is famous for that...sorry "that is our policy...you can email them in that department...they don't accept phone calls"
the FREE sites are loving this.....
UH-OH!! BARGAINLAND(#10 on eBay) better get their S#@T together...they will NOT be able to list if they keep these numbers;
Detailed Seller Ratings
Rating Votes
Item as described 4.5 5,242
Communication 4.3 5,223
Shipping time 4.2 5,231
Shipping and handling charges ***4*** 5,218
also moviemarz(#6)
like eBay is gonna tell them that they can't list their 328,794 items......
Rating Votes
Item as described 4.8 32,672
Communication 4.5 32,650
Shipping time 4.3 32,586
Shipping and handling charges 4.4 30,676
