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eBay To Disallow Checks and Money Orders In US

Posted by Soulskill on from the shooting-for-their-own-bailout dept.

Sir_Kurt writes "In eBay's latest FAQ, they explain that sellers (for the good of the buyers) will no longer be allowed to accept checks or money orders as payment. They can take electronic payments only. So, will Google Checkout, Checkout by Amazon or Amazon Flexible Payment be allowed? No, says eBay: 'Google's and Amazon's products and services compete with eBay on a number of levels, so we are not going to allow them on eBay.' Options are limited to PayPal, ProPay, direct credit payments to the seller, and 'payment upon pickup.' But remember, this is for our own good!" eBay ran into trouble earlier this year for trying to restrict payment options.

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  1. The Former U.S.A : +1, Informative by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    We are all comrades now in the U.S.S.A.

    No checks or money orders in U.S.S.A. because there are NO banks.

    P.S.: In case you've been reading Slashot too much,
    General Motors will announce bankruptcy. They're drawing on U.S. $ 3.5 billion of their last U.S. $ 5.5 billion
    line of credit.

    Cordially,
    Comrade Kilgore Trout

  2. New company motto by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "just send us money". They decided it'd be easier to avoid auctions all together and require users to send a portion of their income to Ebay through Paypal.

  3. Re:Sears-Discover debacle anyone? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I thought the beginning of the end for Sears was when they started selling all those crappy Kenmore appliances in the 70s.

  4. Re:Profit??? by larry+bagina · · Score: 2, Funny

    have you considered a career as a /. editor?

    --
    Do you even lift?

    These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.

  5. Re:Actually they are right by isBandGeek() · · Score: 2, Funny

    So on top of the fee that they charge you for selling your item on eBay, they get to take another few percents off the buyer for using Paypal.

    Eventually, if they don't ban the other methods of payment, they would charge a few percents on using the other payment methods as an "inconvenience charge".

    Well, this is the beginning of the end of another good idea.

  6. Re:Actually they are right by guyminuslife · · Score: 5, Funny

    PayPal should be making subprime loans?

    --
    I don't believe in time. It's a grand conspiracy designed to sell watches.
  7. Re:Actually they are right by cheater512 · · Score: 5, Funny

    You mean the US should be more like Australia, where Paypal has to follow certain rules, just like a bank? :)

  8. Re:If you don't like thier policy, go somewhere el by AdamTrace · · Score: 3, Funny

    Every time I do that, I end up spending the next hour ranting to my wife (seriously, for real, I have one of those)...

    Not for long, if you keep that up...! :)

  9. Re:uhm yeah. i process checks for a living by Shikaku · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't believe you can send a check marked 1 million USD at all. I want proof. Please send me a working check worth 1 million USD, and I promise not to cash it in.

  10. Re:eat my shorts slashdot !! by McGiraf · · Score: 1, Funny

    nom nom nom

  11. Re:They have to do this... by CopaceticOpus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Meg Whitman, the prime architect of its demise, baled a rich woman some time back.

    That is a fascinating financial strategy. Did she use a standard hay baler, or did she bale the woman by hand? Did the woman survive? Did Meg Whitman face any legal penalties for this?

    Forget my job, I'm just gonna bale me a rich woman!

  12. Re:Actually they are right by blahplusplus · · Score: 2, Funny

    I meant two things... ahh well lol.