[tyre]

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Paper payments end this October Beginning late October 2008, all items listed on eBay.com must be paid for using one of the following approved payment options: * Direct credit or debit card payment via a merchant credit card account * PayPal * ProPay * Payment on pick-up Paper payment methods such as checks and money orders will no longer be accepted on eBay.com.

Fees August 2008 Accepted Payments Policy Changes

I had a feeling this was coming to the US ebay...

 

[nsx_23]

Not necessarily a bad thing though.

 

[fraseyboy]

What exactly is a money order anyway?

 

[Zorander]

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Originally Posted by nsx_23 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Not necessarily a bad thing though.

Don't know. It has definitely become harder to hunt down vintage phones from the European region (most of whose sellers don't even know what Paypal is). That, and the overall cost to sell has effectively gone up.

 

[Zorander]

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Originally Posted by fraseyboy /img/forum/go_quote.gif What exactly is a money order anyway?

Kind of like a cheque. Here in Australia, they can be obtained from the Post Office and cost less than cheques in the bank.

 

[flashnolan]

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Originally Posted by Zorander /img/forum/go_quote.gif Kind of like a cheque. Here in Australia, they can be obtained from the Post Office and cost less than cheques in the bank.

Yes, he is correct. It is basically a check backed by some big company instead of an individual.

This is indeed an interesting turn of events. Ultimately I think this means more money for eBay through fees (credit card, pay pal, etc.). Ebay does not get fees on checks or money orders.

 

[grawk]

I think it mostly means less fraud. Ebay doesn't collect fees on direct merchant account credit cards or pay in person, for example.

 

[Audio-Omega]

Ebay Australia was going to allow Paypal as the only form of payment at one stage, I think.

 

[krmathis]

Nice!

Checks are so 1980's anyway, and I don't even know what a money order is...

 

[HiGHFLYiN9]

With the recent increase in fees for paypal transactions, I think some sellers may be disappointed with that option being removed.

Anyone have an opinion on Propay? This is the first I've heard of it.

 

[n_maher]

Seems fine to me. I do wish there was some realistic competition for Paypal to keep them honest in the fees that the charge.

 

[oicdn]

No Money Orders or Cashiers checks are a STUPID idea. I know MANY people that absolutely hate paypal. Looks like the way around this will be to click the option for "payment in person", and pay via Money Order....

 

[IceClass]

I'm with OICDN. Ebay's job is to bring buyers and sellers together.
How they finalize their deal should be up to them not Ebay.

This is just another way for Ebay to bone more fees out of us through PayPal.

 

[grawk]

A huge percentage of scammers insist on check or money order, tho. And it's easy for weird things like endorsed checks to go flying out the window. So it really seems to me like ebay is protecting its users from scammers, or attempting to.

 

[santiclaws]

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Originally Posted by grawk /img/forum/go_quote.gif A huge percentage of scammers insist on check or money order, tho. And it's easy for weird things like endorsed checks to go flying out the window. So it really seems to me like ebay is protecting its users from scammers, or attempting to.

I'm sure the fact that they stand to gain significant profits is merely a coincidence.