posted on March 24, 2008 05:45:22 PM newBuyers are more confident and likely to buy on eBay, and sellers more likely to see their listings convert into sales, when PayPal is offered as a payment method. It also means we can provide protection for buyers should things go wrong.
We’d now like to update you on a number of changes we’re making that will make it safer and easier to buy and sell on eBay.co.uk.
Offering PayPal as a payment method
Currently, PayPal is offered on about 95% of listings on eBay.co.uk. Starting in late April 2008, we will require all sellers on eBay.co.uk to offer PayPal on their listings.
Transactions made using PayPal result in significant reductions in fraud, and having every listing on the site offer a trackable, protected payment option will boost buyers’ confidence so that they return to shop with you even more.
Sellers will continue to be able to offer other payment methods alongside PayPal, as per eBay’s Accepted Payments Policy. Listings in the Motors Vehicles category will be exempt from this policy..
As an intermediary step, announced in January, we will require sellers to offer PayPal as a payment method in the following cases from 25th March 2008:
1. For all sellers who have a feedback score of less than 100 (regardless of feedback percentage)
2. For all sellers when listing an item in several specific categories
Holding Payments
We want buyers to enjoy shopping on eBay, so that they return often to buy from eBay sellers.
To ensure this continues, PayPal is targeting a very small percentage of sellers who pose the greatest risk of driving away buyers by not successfully completing a transaction, and holding their payments until we know that everything in the transaction has gone to plan.
This measure is targeted at a small percentage of sellers and the overwhelming majority of sellers will be unaffected.
Find out more about payment holds and who will be affected. Finally, we look forward to announcing the details of expanded protection for Powersellers in the coming days.
These changes are part of an ongoing plan to evolve the eBay marketplace, and we thank you for your support in helping ensure buyers and sellers are increasingly protected and confident transacting on the site.
posted on March 24, 2008 06:12:25 PM new
QUOTE: "expanded protection for Powersellers"
and the rest of us are just "garbage" I suppose?
on a side note - I recently set up a new computer for myself and my google search page has defaulted to googleUK.
Here's what they had to say:
"Hi Laura,
Thank you for your note. We recently updated our location files and we understand you're now being redirected to www.google.co.uk. As you may know, we normally redirect users in countries other than the United States from Google.com to one of our country-specific sites (e.g.www.google.co.uk for Google UK) to provide easy access to country-specific search features.
We investigated the IP address you provided and have verified that we now have the correct information on file for your location. In some instances, it can take more than a month for these issues to be resolved.
In the meantime, if you'd prefer to visit a domain other than the one we're redirecting you to, you can set a bookmark for that specific domain.
To see a complete listing of international Google domains, please visit http://www.google.com/language_tools
We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused, and we appreciate your patience.
posted on March 26, 2008 08:00:20 AM new
How did anyone not think this was coming...
As for the "expanded protection" for Powersellers... think of it like this... Powersellers are the Guinea Pigs for their experiment. Powersellers should be properly termed "Beta" testers for their great experiment. I guarantee you that if ebay can make more money off of powersellers by offering "expanded protection"... they will begin offering it for the "lower class garbage" sellers. lol.
I fall into that seasonal power seller status, and at this point it has become a finanical decision... not just a status symbol as it once was. eBay has found a way to crack that whip onto their sellers in hopes of providing more auctions, faster shipping, lower shipping fees, etc.
In essence, eBay has transformed themselves into the WAL MART of the internet! Just like Wal Mart is known for squeezing their distributors for the lowest possible prices, eBay is doing the same thing to sellers.
posted on March 26, 2008 06:09:01 PM new
Expect PayPal to be made mandatory on eBay.com and eBay.ca in a few months "in the interest of buyer safety" (and to prop up eBay's shrinking bottom line).
