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eBay recently has started what I would call a restricted payment program in what I believe is an effort to force people who by from individuals on their website to pay for items they purchase through a subsidery "PAYPAL" for which they charge a fee to the seller when the payment is made. My question is: IS THIS LEGAL?
State/Country relating to Question: United States
An attempt by eBay to put through a PayPal only policy in Australia failed atter it was challenged in court. eBay learned its lesson from that and its US policy (which has been in effect now for more than a year) is not PayPal only. Sellers can use other merchant accounts to process payment and, for that matter can even still accept checks and money orders from whoever asks them PayPal's fees benefit do benefit eBay, but as all merchant accounts charge a seller for use, PayPal is no different from any of them in that regard and more reasonable than some. ________If I've helped, please click the green Accept button so I can get credit for my work.This thread will not close and you can always use it to get clarification.This is informational only and is NOT legal advice.
The problem I am trying to resolve is that eBay will not allow a seller or lister to state under the payment paragraph that they will or can accept checks, money orders or cash.
eBay will let your buyers pay by check or money order or any means you wish. They just have to contact you and ask, and you can say "yes." eBay made it clear when they instituted their paperless policy back in April 2008 that the only thing they were prohibiting was the soliciting of such payments. So they can ask you, but you can't ask them, directly or indirectly.eBay is free to modify its terms of services. This is its venue. Some of their changes have been annoying (I sell there too) but the policies have held up legally.________If I've helped, please click the green Accept button so I can get credit for my work.This thread will not close and you can always use it to get clarification.This is informational only and is NOT legal advice.
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