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From: Ian Green <eternulo@...>
Subject: Re: [gsc] eBay backs down on PayPal changes
Newsgroups: gmane.comp.finance.gold-silver-crypto
Date: 2008-07-05 00:22:11 GMT (14 weeks, 1 day, 11 hours and 52 minutes ago)
Expires: This article expires on 2008-07-19
On eBay is it possible to set a surcharge for PayPal use?

Despite eBay's backdown on forcing PayPal-only, their (bad) attitude
makes me think that they will likely try this again in another
jurisdiction where they think they might not get scuttled by
regulators.

On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 3:38 AM, R.A. Hettinga <rah@...> wrote:
> <http://www.smh.com.au/cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2008/07/03/1214950928313.html>
...
> "Forcing sellers to accept PayPal payments will harm competition by making
> it more difficult for PayPal's competitors to compete," said Dale
> Clapperton, chair of the online users lobby group Electronic Frontiers
> Australia.
>
> "eBay should allow sellers the choice of whether or not to deal with PayPal.
> Many sellers choose not to use PayPal because of higher fees or past bad
> experiences.
>
> "If PayPal is truly the best payment option, why does eBay need to force
> people to do business with them?"
>
>