[armyradios] Re: [Milsurplus] ONLY PayPal to be allowed in Australia.. MORE

[J Forster]

   Subject:             [MV] Re: OT: ONLY PayPal... still more
       Date:             Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:52:44 +1000
      From:             "Ben Growns" <ben.growns at gmail.com>
Reply-To:             mil-veh at googlegroups.com

Looks like Paypal is getting even more opposition, our Reserve bank is
thinking about getting involved

http://www.theage.com.au/news/biztech/reserve-bank-could-scuttle-ebays-plans
/2008/04/22/1208742915911.html


"eBay's plan to force all of its users on to PayPal faces opposition from
the  Reserve Bank, which is considering weighing in to the issue.

The Central Bank has long called for buyers and sellers to have as much
choice as possible in what payment systems they use and strongly opposes any
moves that reduce competition in the market.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is investigating whether
eBay Australia's new policy of forcing all items to be paid for using
PayPal, which eBay owns, or cash on delivery/pick-up, breaches trade
practice and competition laws."


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Andreas =?iso-8859-15?q?M=FCller?= wrote:

> Hi Meir,
> I just read this posting and want to add the opinion of a German ebay seller:
> for my auctions I accept PayPal, but only for foreign bidders (because I see
> the problems you mentioned) and if they agree to pay the additional fee
> PayPal takes from me. In my opinion this fee is too high in relation to my
> often low priced stuff, and that's the reason that not so many people in
> Germany have a PayPal account.. Actually I only got the PayPal account
> because sometimes I buy stuff in the US if possible. But most of the American
> Sellers do not want to export at all...
> Regards
> Andreas
>
> Am Donnerstag, 17. April 2008 01:19 schrieb J Forster:
> > It is in a seller's interest to accept PayPal.  MacDonalds and Starbucks
> > accept credit cards, I believe.
> >
> > Likely, eBay'sr next step will be to shut down any buyer's account that
> > does not have PayPal. I choose to to give them my financial information.
> > It's a clear violation of my Constitutional Right to Privacy.
> >
> > Also, US Currency is Legal Tender for ALL debts, public and private.
> >
> > It is not in a buyer's interest to be COMPELLED to use ANY transfer agent.
> >
> > eBay is now essentially a monopoly and should be treated as such.
> >
> > -John
> >
> > ====================
> >
> > wf2u at ws19ops.com wrote:
> > > In fact, I wish most German eBay sellers accepted PayPal.
> > > I buy stuff periodically on the German eBay and it's PITA to pay them.
> > > They want direct electronic transfer to their bank account.
> > > The problem is that my bank is not a commercial bank, but a credit
> > > union type bank and they can't transfer money outside the US unless
> > > the payee's bank has a "partner" bank in the US.
> > > I have to PayPal money to a friend in Germany, and he transfers the
> > > money from his bank.
> > > I hate to continue imposing on that person, and I wish payPal was more
> > > widely accepted in Germany.
> > > There is a transaction fee to the bank anyway when transferring money,
> > > so it makes no difference to me.
> > >
> > > My opinion, YMMV...
> > >
> > > 73, Meir WF2U
> > > Landrum, SC
> > >
> > > Quoting J Forster <jfor at quik.com>:
> > > > It's more widespread than I thought. I got this in reply to my previous
> > > > post: