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WilHarris · 7th Jul 2006, 16:19

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/07...ogle_Checkout/

steveo_mcg · 7th Jul 2006, 16:53

That realy was kind of inevitable. It would be intersting to see if there was any legal ground to chalenge it (anti competative for example)

DarkRain · 7th Jul 2006, 17:16

It is very Un-competative and I hope there is a challenge. On the other hand perhaps Google should start there own auction site and ban paypal.

About time there was an alternative to PayPal.

koola · 7th Jul 2006, 17:38

Lets face it, PayPal sucks and I hope eBay get burned for this! It will be interesting to see if Google don't accept eBay advertising now in the form of AdSense

Kipman725 · 7th Jul 2006, 18:00

ebay state they will not allow any payment methord untill it has a proven track record.

specofdust · 7th Jul 2006, 18:16

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ebay state they will not allow any payment methord untill it has a proven track record.

Guess that's paypal out the window then...

DXR_13KE · 7th Jul 2006, 19:00

this was kind of predictable.

sinizterguy · 7th Jul 2006, 19:15

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Originally Posted by Kipman725

ebay state they will not allow any payment methord untill it has a proven track record.

When are they going to ban paypal then ?

offroadracer789 · 7th Jul 2006, 19:17

that would be nice if google started up a auction site. I am really tired of ebay and the sheer amount of idiots on it. I think that google is capable of starting such a site. From their previos endevours I think they could do a much better job than ebay is doing.

huFFamOOse · 7th Jul 2006, 21:01

I can understand them not supporting (what they consider) unreliable payment sources but a complete ban shows they're just scared of google. They should just not recommend people to use it instead. Google auction sounds like a nice idea too

jezmck · 8th Jul 2006, 00:08

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Originally Posted by specofdust

Guess that's paypal out the window then...

Firehed · 8th Jul 2006, 09:08

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Originally Posted by jazzle

You've never had Paypal steal money from you? They heisted about a grand from me by freezing my account. My long story short on slashdot.

They've got a proven track record, but it's not a good one.

Cthippo · 8th Jul 2006, 09:42

Agreed, Paypal sucks, but they're really the only game in town until now. I think Google could do somthing similar to eBat, but they need to focus on the small business aspect rather then the private party sellers. There is both more money to be made there and fewer hassles.

Did you know that the first thing eBay did when they bought Paypal was to disallow using paypal to pay for "Adult materials" purchased on Ebay?

specofdust · 8th Jul 2006, 13:49

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Originally Posted by Firehed

You've never had Paypal steal money from you? They heisted about a grand from me by freezing my account. My long story short on slashdot.

They've got a proven track record, but it's not a good one.

Not that it's any of my business Firehed, but how and why did you have 1k in your paypal account?

koola · 8th Jul 2006, 13:56

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Originally Posted by specofdust

Not that it's any of my business Firehed, but how and why did you have 1k in your paypal account?

People do sell high value stuff on eBay you know

-Xp- · 9th Jul 2006, 15:53

You know what this means, dom't you?...

G-Bay

Seriously though, they have banned every other sort of "instant cash" system (I've listed them below), so why is it a surprise that they banned Google Checkout?

AlertPay.com, anypay.com, AuctionChex.com, AuctionPix.com, BillPay.ie, ecount.com, cardserviceinternational.com, CCAvenue, ecount, e-gold, eHotPay.com, ePassporte.com, EuroGiro, FastCash.com, Google Checkout, gcash, GearPay, Goldmoney.com, graphcard.com, greenzap.com, ikobo.com, Liberty Dollars, Moneygram.com, neteller.com, Netpay.com, Nochex.com, paychest.com, payingfast.com, Payko.com, paypay, Postepay, Qchex.com, rupay.com, scripophily.com, sendmoneyorder.com, stamps, Stormpay, wmtransfer.com, xcoin.com

jezmck · 9th Jul 2006, 20:26

I haven't had a single problem with PayPal - as a regular user.

Using it to accept money on the company's site however is another matter - their tax handling is essentially illegal in the UK, and you have to do it manually.
That alone may well persuade me to move to Google Checkout.

Veles · 10th Jul 2006, 00:15

Well I hardly think that they'd ban a company they own

Even though paypal can be really crap, it IS the easiest payment method out of the ones listed above that eBay has banned that I know of.

steveo_mcg · 11th Jul 2006, 11:22

I thought you could pay with nochex, you still come across people advertising to pay them with nochex. I've never had a problem with paypal but then I've read some true horror stories about it. Still I don't think that ebay should be allowed to just ban competition to its payment system surely that's where monopolies and mergers are meant to intervene? If Tesco were to ban all credit cards bar its own there would be a hell of stink but i suppose its on line so less visable.

7th Jul 2006, 16:19	#1
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7th Jul 2006, 17:38	#4
koola Eat my... Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: UK Posts: 2,210	Lets face it, PayPal sucks and I hope eBay get burned for this! It will be interesting to see if Google don't accept eBay advertising now in the form of AdSense __________________ PSN: koola-uk

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offroadracer789 Multimodder Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: southern california Posts: 246	that would be nice if google started up a auction site. I am really tired of ebay and the sheer amount of idiots on it. I think that google is capable of starting such a site. From their previos endevours I think they could do a much better job than ebay is doing. __________________ amd 64 3200--6600 gtol--2x512 ocz platinum rev2 Laing D5--maze 4 gpu--storm v2--3x120 BIP

7th Jul 2006, 16:53	#2
steveo_mcg What owl? Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 3,981	That realy was kind of inevitable. It would be intersting to see if there was any legal ground to chalenge it (anti competative for example)

7th Jul 2006, 17:16	#3
DarkRain Multimodder Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 124	It is very Un-competative and I hope there is a challenge. On the other hand perhaps Google should start there own auction site and ban paypal. About time there was an alternative to PayPal.

7th Jul 2006, 21:01	#10
huFFamOOse What's a Dremel? Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: UK Posts: 6	I can understand them not supporting (what they consider) unreliable payment sources but a complete ban shows they're just scared of google. They should just not recommend people to use it instead. Google auction sounds like a nice idea too

8th Jul 2006, 09:42	#13
Cthippo Can't mod my way out of a paper bag Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 4,461	Agreed, Paypal sucks, but they're really the only game in town until now. I think Google could do somthing similar to eBat, but they need to focus on the small business aspect rather then the private party sellers. There is both more money to be made there and fewer hassles. Did you know that the first thing eBay did when they bought Paypal was to disallow using paypal to pay for "Adult materials" purchased on Ebay? __________________ Notice: If we see you flaming we will assume you are on fire and take appropriate measures - The Bit-Tech Fire Brigade.

9th Jul 2006, 15:53	#16
-Xp- Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 557	You know what this means, dom't you?... G-Bay Seriously though, they have banned every other sort of "instant cash" system (I've listed them below), so why is it a surprise that they banned Google Checkout? AlertPay.com, anypay.com, AuctionChex.com, AuctionPix.com, BillPay.ie, ecount.com, cardserviceinternational.com, CCAvenue, ecount, e-gold, eHotPay.com, ePassporte.com, EuroGiro, FastCash.com, Google Checkout, gcash, GearPay, Goldmoney.com, graphcard.com, greenzap.com, ikobo.com, Liberty Dollars, Moneygram.com, neteller.com, Netpay.com, Nochex.com, paychest.com, payingfast.com, Payko.com, paypay, Postepay, Qchex.com, rupay.com, scripophily.com, sendmoneyorder.com, stamps, Stormpay, wmtransfer.com, xcoin.com

9th Jul 2006, 20:26	#17
jezmck ____ Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Whiteley, Hants Posts: 4,090	I haven't had a single problem with PayPal - as a regular user. Using it to accept money on the company's site however is another matter - their tax handling is essentially illegal in the UK, and you have to do it manually. That alone may well persuade me to move to Google Checkout. __________________ Have you seen The SketchUp Components Collection's latest items? Interested in a DXF Blueprints Collection? Discuss it here.

11th Jul 2006, 11:22	#19
steveo_mcg What owl? Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 3,981	I thought you could pay with nochex, you still come across people advertising to pay them with nochex. I've never had a problem with paypal but then I've read some true horror stories about it. Still I don't think that ebay should be allowed to just ban competition to its payment system surely that's where monopolies and mergers are meant to intervene? If Tesco were to ban all credit cards bar its own there would be a hell of stink but i suppose its on line so less visable. __________________ No boom today, boom tomorrow... there's always a boom tomorrow.