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From Auctionbytes, a prime example of eBay's excellent communication of policy changes to its users  Smile

Quote:Australian users heard about the new policy on Wednesday in newspapers, which wrote about it before eBay posted it on the Australia Announcement Board.

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full article: http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y08/m04/i10/s01
My favorite:

Quote:Visa and MasterCard are accepted only when processed through PayPal.

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Quote:Australian users heard about the new policy on Wednesday in newspapers, which wrote about it before eBay posted it on the Australia Announcement Board.

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Does eBay never learn? Rhetorical question only...........the answer is clear. Laughing7
[quote author=mandy link=topic=17673.msg68983#msg68983 date=1207814675]
eBay Sucks!  Confusedtolensmiley:[/quote]

Bingo!
Related:

Quote:eBay Australia's ban on all payment methods except for its own PayPal service may prevent some sellers from being eligible for the company's standard Seller Protection Policy. The initial announcement gave sellers two options, PayPal and "Pay on pick up (i.e. paid for when picking up the item)" - see http://www2.ebay.com/aw/au/200804101058562.html. However, pages detailing the new policy state that PayPal must be offered in pick-up situations (http://pages.ebay.com.au/useprotection/changes.html)...

full article: http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y08/m04/i14/s02

more:

Quote:eBay Australia Sellers React to PayPal-Only Policy

eBay sellers in Australia continue to express anger over the new
ban on any payment method other than eBay's own PayPal payment
service...
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y08/m04/i14/s03
Mandy April 10 Wrote:psst eBay Australia sellers: 247,353 members, 450,000+ listings, no listing fees, 3.9% FVF, $5 stores, sellers are free to offer the payment method of their choice

They heard your psst.  ;D

Quote:Online auction site OZtion said it has seen an increase in listings and new members since competing site eBay Australia announced all items must be paid for using PayPal. OZtion's online auction listings have grown by 22% in the last two weeks to 580,000 simultaneous listings. In the same period, daily new member registrations have increased by 165% and daily new sellers registrations by 300%. OZtion's registrations are now more than a quarter of a million...

full article: http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y08/m04/i25/s01

thread on Oztion:
http://community.tuliptools.com/index.ph...915.0.html
Update:

Quote:Government regulators in Australia have told eBay to hold off on plans to move to a PayPal-only marketplace in Australia on June 17, 2008. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it believes consumers are in the best position to determine whether, for their particular transaction, PayPal offers the best features in terms of security, fraud protection, dispute resolution and insurance, at the price offered. It also said that having a single payment provider on eBay may reduce the incentive for other payment systems to develop more secure and cost effective systems...

full article: http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y08/m06/i12/s00
eBay drops its PayPal only plans:

Quote:eBay has cancelled plans to go to a PayPal-only marketplace in Australia. It had intended to limit buyers and sellers to using its own payment service exclusively, but withdrew its notification to government regulators after the agency indicated its intention to prohibit eBay from doing so...

full article: http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y08/m07/i03/s01