eBay makes PayPal mandatory

[ctx]

this could be interesting for domainers


http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,23515926-15306,00.html

 

[barefoottech]

Best Decision eBAY has ever made
WooHoo and A rousing Big Cheer

 

[PowerUp]

Why can't ebay/paypal see the writings on the wall? why are they digging their graves at an even faster pace? the shareholders should sack the ceo. or maybe this is the ceo's idea to get sacked.... and be compensated with a fat severance pay.

 

[Kate]

What about consumer convenience and freedom of choice ?
ebay is becoming another micro$oft.

 

[recluse99]

can you say "monopoly" ?

 

[bmugford]

I don't think eBay is going to get away with this if they try it in America.
It is basically using their monopoly to limit choices. Not to mention PayPal is still acting like a bank, without actually being one. They don't have FDIC coverage, and they can arbitrarily freeze your assets with no oversight by any government body.

 

[WORDSWORTH]

I don't think eBay is going to get away with this if they try it in America.
It is basically using their monopoly to limit choices. Not to mention PayPal is still acting like a bank, without actually being one. They don't have FDIC coverage, and they can arbitrarily freeze your assets with no oversight by any government body.

Not to mention no interest on balances, a poor currency conversion rate and absolutely no protection for domain name sellers

If I were you I'd remove those parked page links in your sig as it's against the TOS of most parking companies to link to your parked pages.

Matt.

 

[tinner666]

In the midst of all these domain charge backs??????

 

[AzN]

In the midst of all these domain charge backs??????

That's what makes it even worst to sell domains on ebay now.

 

[rentdn]

ebay is the worst solution to sell domains especially now

 

[-REECE-]

You guys made my day! :tu:

I was starting to think everyone liked Paypal around here with how many complaints I get about not accepting Paypal on my listings. I wouldn't use Paypal if they paid me to use it... Once more people around here have their first chargeback or account frozen for no reason, they'll agree.

I really wish uBid would open up to consumers... I'm so sick of eBay and in need of a new auction fix! Paypal is an absolute joke and eBay is rapidly becoming an ever bigger one with their constant fee increases, their now Paypal dictatorship, and their uptime that's worse than most sites on shared hosting... Well, eBay just lost me as a customer. I won't support Paypal and while I've tried to reason with myself to support eBay (despite them owning Paypal), I can't reason with this no longer...

Why can't ebay/paypal see the writings on the wall? why are they digging their graves at an even faster pace? the shareholders should sack the ceo. or maybe this is the ceo's idea to get sacked.... and be compensated with a fat severance pay.

I don't think eBay is going to get away with this if they try it in America.
It is basically using their monopoly to limit choices. Not to mention PayPal is still acting like a bank, without actually being one. They don't have FDIC coverage, and they can arbitrarily freeze your assets with no oversight by any government body.

That's what makes it even worst to sell domains on ebay now.

ebay is the worst solution to sell domains especially now

 

[ezimedia]

HI

Every time I sold domains on ebay the buyers have always paid via paypal anyway so does not really effect me... but still think it is a dumb idea... but will make ebay more money in the long run.

Thanks
Tom Dahne

 

[weblord]

paypal alone is ok with me, but not combine it with ebay, i remember posting some stuff (not domains) for sale on ebay and I never got one inquiry.

 

[rentdn]

So far moneybookers is the best choice for domainers IMO

 

[briman1970]

Huge mistake. :td:

 

[-REECE-]

eBay is starting to remind me of Yahoo -- two companies that clearly seem intent on destroying shareholder value. Altering the whole negative feedback system was a big mistake as well, as was increasing fees how many times now? Are they trying to bankrupt their Powersellers? They've now made it even more impossible to sell low-margin goods, as if they weren't doing a pretty good job of that already...

Huge mistake. :td:

 

[bmugford]

I have been using ebay since they had a couple thousand auctions ending a day in the mid 1990's and they have been going downhill big time the last few years.

This is a website were 2.5M+ Auctions end per day, and yet the company can barely turn a profit. How? I have no idea. It isn't like they are pouring money into customer service.

This recent upgrade in fees was a joke, and even worse they tried to announce it as a fee decrease. Now a seller can't leave negative for a buyer?
I am not sure how this was greenlit. It is a way for a buyer to use a threat of negative as leverage against a seller.

There should be no need for a fee increase, inflation should take care of that. 5% is always going to be 5%, however things will go up in price over time.

Brad

eBay is starting to remind me of Yahoo -- two companies that clearly seem intent on destroying shareholder value. Altering the whole negative feedback system was a big mistake as well, as was increasing fees how many times now? Are they trying to bankrupt their Powersellers? They've now made it even more impossible to sell low-margin goods, as if they weren't doing a pretty good job of that already...

 

[-REECE-]

I can't understand it either Brad... I've been an eBay user since 2002 and have a friend who used to make a living selling on eBay full time which eBay has rendered no longer feasible...

Servers, hard drives, computer processors,... Everything needed to run eBay has come down dramatically in price the last few years. I don't understand whatsoever how they can barely be profitable.

I have been using ebay since they had a couple thousand auctions ending a day in the mid 1990's and they have been going downhill big time the last few years.

This is a website were 2.5M+ Auctions end per day, and yet the company can barely turn a profit. How? I have no idea. It isn't like they are pouring money into customer service.

This recent upgrade in fees was a joke, and even worse they tried to announce it as a fee decrease. Now a seller can't leave negative for a buyer?
I am not sure how this was greenlit. It is a way for a buyer to use a threat of negative as leverage against a seller.

There should be no need for a fee increase, inflation should take care of that. 5% is always going to be 5%, however things will go up in price over time.

Brad

 

[bmugford]

Not to mention ebay refuses to anything about scammers. The odds are pretty good if you sell a laptop the winning bidder will have paid far over fair market value and is from Nigeria. It is basically scammers trying to outbid each other.

Then they add "security features" like taking away the ability to see who is bidding. So there is really no way to track shill bidder anymore.

Ebay's stock is trading like a growth stock, with a ridiculous PE. Ebay is basically dead money right now. The problem is they have no competition, and other than Google I am not sure who could launch auctions that could challenge them.

I can't understand it either Brad... I've been an eBay user since 2002 and have a friend who used to make a living selling on eBay full time which eBay has rendered no longer feasible...

Servers, hard drives, computer processors,... Everything needed to run eBay has come down dramatically in price the last few years. I don't understand whatsoever how they can barely be profitable.

 

[theSun]

Are you guys aware that ebay take commission 4 times per transaction?

1. listing fee
2. final value fee
3. paypal credit card processing fee
4. -0.2 to -0.3 currency conversion rate withdraw