Comments on: Another Aussies-only CLD Down Under (4 days worth) http://www.buildaskill.com/blog/2009/01/08/another-aussies-only-cld-down-under-4-days-worth/ Advice, Hints, Ideas, & Tips for trying something new, or making some extra money. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:12:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ed http://www.buildaskill.com/blog/2009/01/08/another-aussies-only-cld-down-under-4-days-worth/comment-page-1/#comment-1613 Ed Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:18:40 +0000 http://www.buildaskill.com/blog/?p=1757#comment-1613 I fear you are not wrong. I also fear that Australia is a testbed for this as an "official" policy, whereas the US's Paperless Payments Policy is the "unofficial" routing towards the same aim. Watching the eBay India development with regards to payment systems has been interesting too - PayPal only became official there last year, and only got its own localised site (and flooding of the eBay IN site) in Q4 last year - prior to that it was all PaisaPay everywhere on eBay IN - but eBay make no fees from that as it's a bank to bank service. Oz & India have long been the testbeds for the more "outlandish" eBay policy experiments - probably due to market sizes and remoteness from the core eBay online communities - I don't mean by geographic distance, but in relation to online interaction between the marketplaces. The more Oz can interact with other primary markets, the harder it will be for eBay to sneak in any exclusionary policies. Ed I fear you are not wrong. I also fear that Australia is a testbed for this as an “official” policy, whereas the US’s Paperless Payments Policy is the “unofficial” routing towards the same aim.

Watching the eBay India development with regards to payment systems has been interesting too – PayPal only became official there last year, and only got its own localised site (and flooding of the eBay IN site) in Q4 last year – prior to that it was all PaisaPay everywhere on eBay IN – but eBay make no fees from that as it’s a bank to bank service.

Oz & India have long been the testbeds for the more “outlandish” eBay policy experiments – probably due to market sizes and remoteness from the core eBay online communities – I don’t mean by geographic distance, but in relation to online interaction between the marketplaces. The more Oz can interact with other primary markets, the harder it will be for eBay to sneak in any exclusionary policies.

Ed

]]> By: Kevin_T http://www.buildaskill.com/blog/2009/01/08/another-aussies-only-cld-down-under-4-days-worth/comment-page-1/#comment-1612 Kevin_T Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:10:01 +0000 http://www.buildaskill.com/blog/?p=1757#comment-1612 No updates, and no information, just a lingering paranoia that they are going to foster PayMate as an alternative payment service, and then take another tilt at the ACCC to restrict payments on Ebay Australia to "approved" Online Payment Services that offer buyer protection, and pay-on-pick-up, so that they can scrap paper payments and direct bank deposit. Hopefully I am wrong. Kind Regards, Kevin No updates, and no information, just a lingering paranoia that they are going to foster PayMate as an alternative payment service, and then take another tilt at the ACCC to restrict payments on Ebay Australia to “approved” Online Payment Services that offer buyer protection, and pay-on-pick-up, so that they can scrap paper payments and direct bank deposit.

Hopefully I am wrong.
Kind Regards, Kevin

]]> By: Ed http://www.buildaskill.com/blog/2009/01/08/another-aussies-only-cld-down-under-4-days-worth/comment-page-1/#comment-1611 Ed Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:02:36 +0000 http://www.buildaskill.com/blog/?p=1757#comment-1611 Thanks Kevin It did slip my mind, when writing the post, that eBay AU had retained the "PayPal must be included" ruling. As you say, it makes it a strange requirement, especially as there is an automated filter to stop the addition of a listing if PayPal is not selected. On a similar vein, have you got any updates about PayMate expanding into the US and whether residents in other countries will be able to sign up via the US version? Cheers Ed Thanks Kevin

It did slip my mind, when writing the post, that eBay AU had retained the “PayPal must be included” ruling.

As you say, it makes it a strange requirement, especially as there is an automated filter to stop the addition of a listing if PayPal is not selected.

On a similar vein, have you got any updates about PayMate expanding into the US and whether residents in other countries will be able to sign up via the US version?

Cheers
Ed

]]> By: Kevin_T http://www.buildaskill.com/blog/2009/01/08/another-aussies-only-cld-down-under-4-days-worth/comment-page-1/#comment-1610 Kevin_T Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:29:54 +0000 http://www.buildaskill.com/blog/?p=1757#comment-1610 Quote: "Sellers should do the maths if they normally do not accept PayPal, " Hi Ed, All general listings on the Ebay site must include PayPal since last May. The only exclusions to that rule are motor vehicles and similar (e.g.aeroplanes), real estate, etc. I found it an odd requirement, since the included items can not be listed without PayPal on the Australian site. Kind Regards, Kevin Quote: “Sellers should do the maths if they normally do not accept PayPal, ”

Hi Ed,
All general listings on the Ebay site must include PayPal since last May. The only exclusions to that rule are motor vehicles and similar (e.g.aeroplanes), real estate, etc. I found it an odd requirement, since the included items can not be listed without PayPal on the Australian site.

Kind Regards, Kevin

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