Kreton Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Some sellers were offered the opportunity to opt into their new payment system which excludes PayPal. I suppose this is eBay's way of testing their upcoming switch to handling credit cards directly through eBay and/or their switch to Adyen in the upcoming years. I chose not to opt in as it would limit the potential pool of buyers who use PayPal exclusively. They have since stated that PayPal will be included in future versions of their payment system. DeadOne, kav and ADAMANTIUM 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Liebl Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 I have never bought anything off ebay but I am wondering why PayPal exists today? Credit card bad for online sellers? Just wondering... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mrc Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 6 hours ago, Karl Liebl said: I have never bought anything off ebay but I am wondering why PayPal exists today? Credit card bad for online sellers? Just wondering... .....when you use PayPal, the merchant you're buying from won't see your card details. This feature not only protects you from unscrupulous vendors, but it also makes it less likely that thieves will intercept your card details via an unsecured internet connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justafan Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 First seller I've encountered this with. No other option than to use my cc. I wonder if the new payment option gives sellers a better fee rate with ebay. Paypal was dinging sellers 3% + 30 cents on every transaction. Anyone know what the advantage to not using paypal and opting into ebay's new payment system will be? As a buyer I feel naked providing my CC directly on the website as I really do value the protections paypal offers. As a seller I can see the appeal if it offers better seller protections and saves them money. What have our experiences with this been so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 (edited) On 11/24/2018 at 10:26 PM, DeadOne said: Maybe it was just that particular seller. I'm still seeing PayPal as an option on all of my watched items. I know eBay is dropping PayPal as their preferred method of payment since eBay has decided to go with Ayden. I think that PayPal will still be a part of eBay until 2023. Here's an article: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/01/why-ebay-abandoned-paypal-for-a-smaller-european-competitor.html I wonder why eBay made the future change? 2023 seems like it will be fun on eBay. Edited February 12, 2019 by ComicConnoisseur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
