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Posted by David Littlewood on May 1, 2008, 4:30 am
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>Austin Shackles wrote:
>> On or around Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:10:46 +0100, Richard <sharkface-pilot at
>> toucansurf dot com> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>> <snip>
>>>> It is, I think. certainly they pulled one of mine for "if paying by paypal
>>>> add 3% to help cover the fees".
>>>>
>>>> I re-listed it as no paypal...
>>> I re-listed a couple of items recently and got an automated notice
>>> saying that offering PayPal was compulsory for that item - sod that!
>>> Richard
>> that's a new one. might depend on the listing type.
>
>It is a new rule.
>Provide payment information –- Choose the payment methods you’ll
>accept from buyers. PayPalPayPal is a fast, easy, and secure way to
>accept credit card or checking account payments on eBay. To keep eBay a
>safe place for both buyers and sellers, sellers who register after 17th
>January, 2007 are required to offer either PayPal or a merchant account
>credit card as an accepted payment method
>
Sounds like a complaint of the OFT would be justified, as this is a
clear abuse of a dominant trading position ("If you want to trade on the
only significant on-line auction system, you must use our extortionate
in-house bank"). No, I'm not going to do it, I never sell, only buy.
David
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David Littlewood
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