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PayPal / Ebay separating...policy updates..better?.

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Just got the notice, didn't read it all yet, but
I sure hope new policies favor the seller more!.

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RE: PayPal / Ebay separating...policy updates..better?. - fantja 16:13:26 07/30/15 (0)
Hopefully, eBay will take a page from Amazon's book and return to Customer Service!
RE: PayPal / Ebay separating...policy updates..better?. - Rockethead26 07:09:14 05/18/15 (1)
It's always about the money. Separation will lead to more of it for both companies. That's my take.
- RE: PayPal / Ebay separating...policy updates..better?. - fantja 06:23:10 05/19/15 (0)
  Well, eBay started out as a cash -only business. Then, it allowed cash, check or money order between buyer & seller. And then came praypal...
RE: PayPal / Ebay separating...policy updates..better?. - Picaro 16:29:26 05/17/15 (0)
They may be separating as such to a formal business degree, but a notice recently sent out by Ebay clearly states that they will maintain the ability to suggest to paypal various methods of handling issues that occur related to ebay/paypal transactions. Doesn't sound very separated to me.
RE: PayPal / Ebay separating...policy updates..better?. - fantja 08:39:20 05/16/15 (4)
This has been a "bad" scene since eBay brought on Praypal.
I thought the proverbial "monopoly" in business-based practice was illegal?
- RE: PayPal / Ebay separating...policy updates..better?. - skriefal 12:05:34 05/17/15 (0)
  Monopolies are not illegal. But a company in a monopoly position is not allowed to abuse its monopoly powers to further the growth of the monopoly (e.g. by preventing competition).
  Paypal doesn't have a monopoly on online payments anyway. But eBay may be considered to have a monopoly or near-monopoly on user-to-user online sales. I agree that it's better for them to be separate companies, but the reasons for this are not monopoly-related.
  
  Edits: 05/17/15
- RE: PayPal / Ebay separating...policy updates..better?. - ChadHahn 10:14:06 05/16/15 (2)
  I wonder if they were told to separate to stop a monopoly ruling. I hope this means that one will be able to use another form of payment rather than PayPal now.
  
  Chad
  - RE: PayPal / Ebay separating...policy updates..better?. - Ed Sawyer 08:08:20 05/20/15 (0)
    You've always been able to use other payment methods. They banned cash/MO (at least in principle, e.g. you can't advertise it), but you can take credit cards through other methods (e.g. directly, if you have a merchant account, etc.)
  - RE: PayPal / Ebay separating...policy updates..better?. - fantja 15:29:13 05/16/15 (0)
    Yes - the 2 companies has a monopoly going.
RE: PayPal / Ebay separating...policy updates..better?. - Todd Krieger 21:54:06 05/15/15 (0)
In my experiences, most changes make things worse..... But I won't comment on this until it happens.

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