Comments on: Google party at eBay event will protest Checkout ban

Google hosting party at eBay Live for merchants who are opposed to eBay's ban on Google Checkout.

[Pheebay]

SS2BM Provides Alternatives to Ebay

It is worth checking out an event called 'Summer Solstice to Blue Moon' (Google "SS2BM" in main search and products). The idea behind the event is to unite and promote alternative sites to Ebay. The monopoly of Ebay is getting unhealthy!

http://pheebay.com/index.php?pr=Summer_Solstice_Blue_Moon_St_Elsewhere_in_Unity

[mike.searles]

Strong eBay proponent, BUT...

I'm a huge fan of eBay's low-barrier to entry for new business, and a lover of the 'community,' 'low-price-focus' and 'finger-on-the-pulse' aspects of the eBay and PayPal business models. It's a rare (and, apparently, effective) thing for buyers and sellers to be brought together with so many details dealt with and costs removed. This makes it viable for individuals with goods on sale to compete with and augment the offerings of larger-scale businesses. The result is a breadth of selection at a (sometimes MORE than healthy) competitive price.

Now, eBay reaps both the positive and negative of that success. Being a juggernaut means that all who stand in your path are crushed - this has lead to a near-monopoly, at least from the eBay/marketplace perspective. While not the only player in the space, they can act as though they are with little fear of commercial reprisal.

On PayPal's side, the payment processors and providers, its a bit more competitive. However, as payments relate to eBay, they can act as the 400lb (that's roughly 28 stone) gorilla. Though they may be right in waiting for Google to develop a track record, this will look like a more aggressive act.

Is there no "ISO" style review of payment processors that can accredit Google Checkout as viable? Has PayPal published any standards to which it's held Google Checkout? Should I possibly look for answers to these questions before I post them publicly? I say 'probably" to all of the above.

[servermaker]

very well written post

I don't have a strong opinion on this topic, but it is sure nice to read a well-written post from someone who does have an opinion. One usually encounters a lot of emo-drivel in these "talkbacks".

[Mycroft_514]

Like E-bay checkout is so good

I refuse to use that, and I refuse to use Paypal, sinc eniether is secure. Sounds like the pot calling the kettle black to me.

[ifiredmyboss.com]

How many transactions did paypal handle

How many transactions did paypal handle before it was used by ebay and then bought.

Google cheeckout os plenty secure. Ebay just doesn't want to lose the EZ money PayPal beings in.

[jhawk95]

Another Frivilous Lawsuit!

Get a life people!

I think I will sue Sears for not accepting my Gap charge card for what I purchase at Sears.

Then I will go to Lowes and try to buy a gas BBQ grill and pay with my Home Depot card... and when they won't take it I will sue them.

[MERMAIDMONKEYS]

Hey jhawk95! Your logic fails. Last time I checked Sears, The Gap, Home Depot and Lowes all accepted other forms of payment besides their own cards.

If you haven't noticed, let me explain that eBay doesn't "sell" anything -- the sellers do. eBay is like shopping mall and the sellers are the tenants. So following your point... it would be the same as going to the shopping mall with your Visa card in hand or your checkbook only to discover that The Gap now only accepts the shopping mall's own debit card. Now I wouldnt want to sell at that mall or shop at that mall either.. . And that's exactly what sellers in Australia and worldwide are complaining about. Incidentally, PayPal is not a bank and your money is not FDIC insured there.

I'm giggling for Google and I'm cheering for Amazon! Look out eBay, because everyone is headed for the river (Amazon that is!) Investors are taking note of the changes in a BIG WAY TOO. eBay stocks have been slipping from the $30 holding point to $28 range; while Amazon has been rising from the $80 range to the $82 range.