epicur
Will Ebay Australia be able to force sellers to only accept payment via Paypal or C.O.D.?
http://pages.ebay.com.au/useprotection/changes.html
visa/mastercard will be accepted
Background:
Will there be intervention or will EBay prevail? Something like this may eventually happen in other countries if they succeed.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/ebay-probed-over-paypal/2008/04/16/1208025245331.html?page=fullpage
http://www.petitiononline.com/ebayau/petition.html
http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/823668/fromItemId/776499
http://apcmag.com/ebay_boss_not_offering_paypal_is_like_buying_heroin.htm
Predictions suspend on 5/31 but June 18th will be the settle date (thus making this more of a prognostication question then a cash cow).
Settlement details:
As reported by a major mainstream news source.
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Suspend date: Sun 1st Jun 2008 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Sun 8th Jun 2008 11:57pm PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sun 1st Jun 2008 12:59am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: Yes: 40%
Action history:
epicur 
curios
: the answer is no they allow master card and also visa on some items see 27th of june 08 on ebay 
andrew
: http://pages.ebay.com.au/useprotection/changes.html
visa/mastercard will be accepted
Suspend date: Sun 1st Jun 2008 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Sun 8th Jun 2008 11:57pm PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sun 1st Jun 2008 12:59am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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predicted Yes (H$200 at 40%)
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On top of all of that, right now Ebay is trying to push sellers to offer FREE SHIPPING. Is Ebay CRAZY?? Shipping expenses just went up again in May, and Ebay thinks that sellers can EAT shipping costs? It's not unusual for shipping costs to be HIGHER than the cost of the item. Ebay is also pushing auctions to start UNDER $1 American. Ebay is NOT generating enough new buyers, because it is too stingy with profits to advertise properly. So many items actually SELL BELOW $1 and Ebay expects you to ship for free.
Is Ebay studying economics with the Bush Administration? If that's true, perhaps Ebay is going to invade Australia and double the price of gas in America...
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