***PayPal Free Listing Day***
Date: 27/01/05 Time: 08:30:45 AM EST
To celebrate the launch of PayPal in Australia, eBay is offering sellers FREE insertion fees for any listing with PayPal as an accepted payment method. This offer is for one day only on Saturday 29th January, 2005 from 00:00:01 am to 23:59:59 pm AEDST.
Simply check the PayPal box under Payment Methods when you list an item on eBay.com.au and you will receive a credit for your eBay insertion fees. Credits will be posted on your account by the end of February.
The promotion applies to all listings except Stores listings, Dutch (multi item) Auctions and listings of Vehicles and Real Estate.
posted on January 27, 2005 01:29:37 PM
PayPal is useful in the US with it's fragmented banking system, but of little use for domestic Australian transactions as most Aussie banks offer FREE direct bank-to-bank account transfers, which can NOT be easily reversed. This is similar to the UK and EU where free bank transfers are the rule rather than the exception i.e. the US.
For international transactions Aussies sellers using PayPal are NOT covered so payments can be reversed once the buyer receives the item(s), or a credit card charge back done at a later date.
posted on January 27, 2005 01:52:10 PM
and vice-versa...
"For too long, too many people dependent on Social Security have been cruelly frightened by individuals seeking political gain through demagoguery and outright falsehood, and this must stop.The future of Social Security is much too important to be used as a political football." ~ Ronald Reagan
posted on January 27, 2005 06:45:54 PM
Maybe it's just me, but alot of people seem really paranoid about selling overseas with PayPal.
I make about 10% of my sales this way. I have never had a problem with chargebacks. Never even had a mail problem, while with U.S. sales I have had a chargeback and about 1-2% of my First Class packages never arrive.
I love the ausies, they send alot of money my way.
posted on January 27, 2005 07:14:13 PM
Fine print?
Any PayPal listing listed by an Australian member on eBay.com.au that starts on Saturday January 29th, 2005 (between 00:00:01 am and 23:59:59 pm AEDST) qualifies.
posted on January 28, 2005 07:34:12 AM
SOO if I want to take advantage of the free listing part of this.... I can do so by going to ebay.au.com listing with the ebay listing service + including I accept paypal?
