Google launches Paypal rival!

Dazza.mk_2

However maybe Google Checkout could be a little boost for eBay competitors. They've all got a serious way to go to be even an insignificant rival to eBay, and there is usually the chicken and the egg argument -- no buyers = no sellers = no buyers.

But opportunity to list for cheaper than eBay, and receive payments for cheaper than Paypal might persuade more sellers to try them out??

iieee

I can't really see this going anywhere in terms of ebay. Google and eBay have lucrative advertising deals with each other (link), why would Google suddenly want to risk all that by going into competition with eBay/Paypal?

It sounds more like someone else has said, that they intend to go into competition with WorldPay etc. with providing checkout/credit card handling for small businesses with their own websites.

LULUBELLE_2

Dazza.mk wrote: »

However maybe Google Checkout could be a little boost for eBay competitors. They've all got a serious way to go to be even an insignificant rival to eBay, and there is usually the chicken and the egg argument -- no buyers = no sellers = no buyers.

But opportunity to list for cheaper than eBay, and receive payments for cheaper than Paypal might persuade more sellers to try them out??

I really do hope so - eBay could yet be hit by EU competition laws, if enough people make a cse to their MEP; remember Microsoft being dragged through the EU courts for years?

bap98189

LULUBELLE wrote: »

I really do hope so - eBay could yet be hit by EU competition laws, if enough people make a cse to their MEP; remember Microsoft being dragged through the EU courts for years?

I don't think so, it's not as though Paypal is the only payment method Ebay offer. It is possible they could be prevented from banning payment by Google Checkout altogether, but all that would accomplish would be for sellers have the option to offer it as a payment method. It wouldn't be integrated seamlessly into the Ebay site the way Paypal is.

Besides, who would use it? As a seller, if you don't offer Paypal as a payment option that puts off a large percentage of your potential buyers. As a buyer, I don't really care which payment method is used as I'm not paying the fees. What I want is the quickest, easiest method of getting money from my credit card to the buyer. That is currently, and always will be Paypal because of the way it interfaces with the main Ebay site.

Moglex

bap98189 wrote: »

I don't think so, it's not as though Paypal is the only payment method Ebay offer. It is possible they could be prevented from banning payment by Google Checkout altogether, but all that would accomplish would be for sellers have the option to offer it as a payment method. It wouldn't be integrated seamlessly into the Ebay site the way Paypal is.

That wouldn't matter. There are enough people who hate paypants that would jump at the chance to dump them and use something else.

Besides, who would use it? As a seller, if you don't offer Paypal as a payment option that puts off a large percentage of your potential buyers.

The sellers would.

Provided there was something as good - and there's no reason to suppose google won't be - then the buyers will go along with what the sellers offer.

It's not the same as saying "no paypal, send a cheque".

Poppycat

I just used google and got £10 off a order using them as payment on Ebuyer.

soolin

iieee wrote: »

I can't really see this going anywhere in terms of ebay. Google and eBay have lucrative advertising deals with each other (link), why would Google suddenly want to risk all that by going into competition with eBay/Paypal?

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A very good point. Perhaps there is more of a gentlemans agreement here then that they won't openly compete with each other so as not to risk an out and out war which could be bad for both ebay and Google.

I think this thread is extremely interesting, if only to see where Google are aiming their system..at the moment it seems to be, as stated earlier, as a competion to World pay rather than paypal.

Jeewhizz

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

what are the charges after the end of 2007....comapred to paypal....anyone know ?

https://checkout.google.com/seller/fees.html?hl=en_GB

tkane

Moglex wrote: »

The sellers would.

It's not the same as saying "no paypal, send a cheque".

Exactly. I know quite a few big sellers on Ebay (on a personal level) and I can tell you that none of them are content with paypal. I would imagine this sentiment is reflected by many other, if not, all ebay sellers.

Everyone accepts paypal because they're basically stuffed if they dont - that's how Ebay wants it to be :rolleyes: But, if a credible alternative comes up (Google Checkout certainly has the potential) then we could finally have our answer.

I hate paypal with a passion and if Google Checkout takes off I for one will be mega pleased

user051105

But then if every seller offer's Google Checkout going against ebay rules, are they really going to ban everyone.

Personally, I will offer Google or Cheque only now, see if ebay like that.