Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
All Existing Payment Methods to be Allowed on eBay.com.au
Expressing regret and citing a desire to avoid further confusion and disruption among the eBay community, eBay Australia has withdrawn its notification to the ACCC regarding PayPal-only. Obviously eBay is standing by its contention that PayPal is the safer payment choice for users on eBay.com.au (and for eBay overall for that matter) - and that the goal is always to provide members with a safer shopping experience - but I get the impression that this process went on much longer than originally anticipated.
There was speculation that the Australian market was a trial run for an initiative that could be rolled out in other markets… I would think this decision puts a severe dent in that probability. The full public statement is below.
Cheers,
RBH
