Reserve Bank Pissed At eBay's PayPal-Only Payment Plans
It seems users aren't the only people pissed off with ebay's plans to financially rape you only support payments via Paypal. The Reserve Bank is also unimpressed with the proposal, submitting their thoughts to the ACCC.
Their arguments were simple: that Paypal only restricted consumer choice and actively promoted Paypal, limiting competition for other payment methods. They also felt that if eBay's whole "security" argument were true, people would opt to use it exclusively, rather than having it forced down their throats.
As well as the RBA, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and Australian Bankers' Association (ABA) have also lodged their thoughts with the ACCC, and neither of them were too happy with the auction site either.
Now, eBay has until May 23 to respond to the 350+ submissions to the ACCC. After that? Who knows, but hopefully it will end with eBay walking home with its tail between its legs...
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Their arguments were simple: that Paypal only restricted consumer choice and actively promoted Paypal, limiting competition for other payment methods. They also felt that if eBay's whole "security" argument were true, people would opt to use it exclusively, rather than having it forced down their throats.
As well as the RBA, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and Australian Bankers' Association (ABA) have also lodged their thoughts with the ACCC, and neither of them were too happy with the auction site either.
Now, eBay has until May 23 to respond to the 350+ submissions to the ACCC. After that? Who knows, but hopefully it will end with eBay walking home with its tail between its legs...
[Australian IT]
eBay is out to dominate any competitor they perceive as a threat to their way of thinking, even if that domination might break the law. eBay retains 24/7 legal council to deal with of any problems down the road.
The following was taken from a forum on eBay, and spelling errors were corrected:
For people who are new to the eBay boycott being supported internationally:
As per eBay's new "restructuring" policies and changes, if you want to sell on eBay, you must allow eBay to:
1. Steal your right to leave honest feedback
2. Force an unfair DSR system.
a) Punishing you for favorable ratings between "Good Transaction" & Excellent Transaction"
3. Hide your listings in "Best Matches", but not tell you how placings are calculated.
4. Force you to accept PayPal.
5. Put "WARNING" signs on your listings for not offering PayPal.
6. To refund YOUR money (via PayPal) to a customer at PayPal ‘s sole discretion.
7. Withhold your funds for 21+ days, via PayPal.
8. Hide your bidders' IDs.
9. Pad their listing numbers.
10. Lie to the media.
11. Give bad customers coupons, so they will continue to abuse sellers.
12. Increase your FVF by 67%, at their whim.
13. Withhold performance discounts from you.
14. Throw away your feedback percentages, except for the last 12 months.
15. Remove your auctions and not notify you why.
16. Censor your opinions and ban you for those opinions.
17. Red flag your auctions and put others listings on them.
18. Ruin their own reputation by protecting scammers.
19. Make you pay for their mistakes.
Boycott eBay, and the monopoly they’ve created!
UNITED WE STAND - DIVIDE WE FALL!
The International Boycott IS ALIVE & WELL!
Join the N.O.I.S.E. & Boycott Feebay / Rapepal.
Boycott May 1st and beyond.
JUSY SAY NO TO EBAY! BOYCOTT IN YOUR OWN WAY!!!!
If you are boycotting eBay, please add your name to the map at:
http://www.frappr.com/?a=constellation_map&mapid=137440513566
http://forums.delphiforums.com/boycottebay/messages/?start=Start+Reading+%3E%3E
http://www.accknowl.com/index.htm
I went to an eBay "forum" in Preston last week, and that was an interesting night - the top dogs of eBay and Paypal being abused and shouted at for a couple of hours straight by a few hundred Powersellers, constantly trotting out the tired old lines of "better for buyers, better for sellers" all night long. I don't think many attendees were impressed by their performance!
But for me, the highlight of the night was that as we were leaving, there were people from Oztion standing outside the front doors handing out promotional leaflets to the leaving sellers :)
Terribly unimpressed with the idea that sellers can ONLY leave positive feedback for buyers. What was all that about a fair and open feedback system? Guess that died a long time ago, along with freedom of choice to pay how you like.
Tim
To see how much eBay and it's subsidiary actually takes out of your wallet (out of your total profit), see this new online eBay + PayPal calculator.
http://pheebay.com/1/?eBayALTERNATIVESPheeCalculator
The calculator works for all English speaking countries AU, US, UK, CA, NZ.
It could also help show why eBay is mandating Australians to use it's 100% owned subsidiary PayPal. If you like it let others know about it. :)