eBay May Be Considering Phasing Out 3rd Party Checkout

[mandy]

from Auctionbytes:

We've also heard that eBay is dissatisfied with third-party checkout and may be considering phasing it out. If true, and checkout is only allowed on the eBay site, this could be a significant change for sellers who use third-party providers to list on eBay and use checkout to up-sell and cross-sell customers on their own storefronts...

full article: http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y208...bu0217/s01

[sneakymagenta]

I'll give up Ebay before I give up my Infopia checkout. 

[FiberGuy]

[quote author=mandy link=topic=17991.msg70774#msg70774 date=1213523091]
from Auctionbytes:

We've also heard that eBay is dissatisfied with is scared shitless of vendors using third-party checkout and may be considering phasing it out are pissing their pants of any sort of selling outside of ebay. If true, and checkout is only allowed on the eBay site, this could be a significant change for sellers who use third-party providers to list on eBay and use checkout to up-sell and cross-sell customers on their own storefronts...

full article: http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y208...bu0217/s01
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[mandy]

Update:

eBay announced it would phase out third-party checkout by this time next year...

During a press briefing, the question was asked what would happen if a vendor's Checkout had features that eBay would not add to its own Checkout. eBay said it would not matter, all vendors would have to migrate to eBay's Checkout...

full article: http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y08/m06/i19/s00