posted on September 17, 2001 06:01:23 PM new
This letter was emailed to me from Paypal Damon with the request I post it on his behalf - as he is out of the office due to
the events of September 11th.
Meg Whitman
CEO
Ebay, Inc.
September 17, 2001
Dear Meg,
Congratulations on “Auction for America” – it looks like it could be a great way to help the victims of Tuesday’s terrible
tragedies.
Why don’t we make this opportunity available to as many members of the eBay community as possible? It appears you are
currently limiting participation in “Auction for America” to users of the Billpoint payment service. As you know, less than
30% of eBay auctions accept Billpoint, while over 70% accept PayPal. As many of our mutual customers have asked us
today, why not allow PayPal-preferring members of the eBay community to help the cause, as well?
We can easily collect all PayPal payments received for “Auction for America” purchases and guarantee their contribution to
the “September 11th Fund.” We will, of course, waive all transaction fees for these payments, ensuring that 100% of the
payments are donated to the fund.
As we can attest after witnessing the amount of money PayPal members have donated to the American Red Cross through
our website, the online auction and payments communities are extremely generous and interested in helping victims’ families.
I applaud your interest in helping members of the eBay community assist these families, and look forward to working with
you to ensure the broadest level of participation in “Auction for America” and its highest success. Please let me know as
soon as possible if you will allow PayPal-accepting sellers to help out, as many have contacted us already.
Best regards,
Peter Thiel
CEO
PayPal, Inc.
[ edited by katiyana on Sep 17, 2001 06:02 PM ]
posted on September 18, 2001 10:33:49 PM new
Um so PayPal should suspend the rules for the PAYPAL preferred & allow us to ACCEPT BILLPOINT payments ONLY for AFA auctions. I was ready to go ahead & throw up a few items on the AFA, but... I can't, as I cannot advertise other payment services in my auction listings...
All that & a Bag of Chips Too!!
posted on September 30, 2001 08:33:51 PM new
Paypal has agreed to let Paypal Preferred sellers accept Billpoint in their A4A listings without losing their PPP status.
