Google launches Paypal rival!

golly99

Personally, sounds like great news if it's better protected than Paypal (after being a victim of their wonderful chargeback system to the tune of £309!).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6549643.stm

Let's face it, it can't be any worse!

aqueoushumour01

but given that ebay own paypal i don't think they will offer the google system as a payment method

kriss_boy

Theres nothing they can do about it!!!

They will have to allow it.

soolin

kriss_boy wrote: »

Theres nothing they can do about it!!!

They will have to allow it.

Why? All they would have to do is say no google payment options allowed, and it would effectively be dead in the water as far as Ebay is concerned.

Ebay can ban whatever they want from their site.

Soo

TMF

there are no selling fees untill the end of 2007!

soolin

There are some concerns about google checkout in the US:

There had been early hitches with returns and cancelled orders.

These were factors, according to a JP Morgan report in January of this year, which led to relatively low US customer satisfaction with Checkout's service.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6549643.stm

Also at the moment ebay.com do not allow the use of google checkout:

http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y06/m07/i06/s02

It will be interesting to see how ebay.uk react to the news...will they follow their US parent and ban it, or will they be bold and allow us to use it?

Worth checking out though meanwhile I would have thought.

Jakejakejake

Don't think ebay like competitors... lol!!

soolin

Has anyone signed up yet?

I am undecided..the very first screen wants my credit card details in full and although I've read the t and cs and I'm still a bit nervous...

Someone else go first please

Jakejakejake

soolin wrote: »

Has anyone signed up yet?

I am undecided..the very first screen wants my credit card details in full and although I've read the t and cs and I'm still a bit nervous...

Someone else go first please

I've just signed up - going to have a play around with it now!

Jake

Moglex

soolin wrote: »

Why? All they would have to do is say no google payment options allowed, and it would effectively be dead in the water as far as Ebay is concerned.

Ebay can ban whatever they want from their site.

I think you'll find that if they try that in Europe (without some very good reason) they will be in very serious trouble under European anti monopoly legislation.

Their feet wouldn't touch the floor

Moglex

soolin wrote: »

There are some concerns about google checkout in the US:

There had been early hitches with returns and cancelled orders.

These were factors, according to a JP Morgan report in January of this year, which led to relatively low US customer satisfaction with Checkout's service.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6549643.stm

Also at the moment ebay.com do not allow the use of google checkout:

http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y06/m07/i06/s02

It will be interesting to see how ebay.uk react to the news...will they follow their US parent and ban it, or will they be bold and allow us to use it?

Worth checking out though meanwhile I would have thought.

Are Paypal paying you for this?