paypal only on the bay?

bestday

I thought Ebay handed out an edict a year or 2 ago that , Paypal would be the sole source of payments for ebay auctions..
I see some sellers that will not take paypal ....only Visa , Mastercard ..such as tiki-island -coins .Has ebay's policy changed ?

MsMorrisine

it never was paypal only.


there has to be some type of accepted online payment

Our Accepted Payments policy helps ensure that buyers and sellers on eBay are offered safe, convenient payment options.

For most categories, sellers need to offer one or more of the following electronic payment choices:

PayPal
ProPay
Moneybookers
Paymate
Credit card or debit card processed through the seller's Internet merchant account
Additionally, payment upon pickup and Bill Me Later are valid payment methods as well.


Payment methods not allowed on eBay:
For most categories, sellers can't ask buyers to:
Send cash through the mail
Send cash or money orders through instant, point-to-point cash transfer services (that are not banks) such as Western Union or MoneyGram
Mail checks or money orders (except for items in categories specifically permitted below)
Pay through bank-to-bank transfers (except for items in categories specifically permitted below)
Pay by "topping off" a seller's prepaid credit or debit card
Pay using online or other payment methods not specifically permitted in this policy


Payment method exceptions
These payment methods may be used only in the listing categories described below:
Bank-to-bank transfers (also known as bank wire transfers and bank cash transfers)
Checks
Money orders
Online payment services: Allpay.net, cash2india, CertaPay, Checkfree.com, hyperwallet.com, Nochex.com, Ozpay.biz, XOOM
Listing categories:
Motors > (they have a long list of categories)
Business & Industrial > > (they have a long list of categories)
Real Estate
Everything Else > Adults Only


Communicating about payment methods
Sellers need to say in their listing specifically which payment methods they accept and only offer payment methods approved by eBay. Sellers aren't allowed to:
Ask buyers to contact them for additional payment methods
Offer a payment method to some buyers and not to others
Discourage buyers from using any payment method the seller specified in the listing
Ask buyers to pay using a method not mentioned in the listing.
This applies to all transaction-related correspondence between a seller and buyer as well as the listings.

Russ

eBay couldn't go PayPal only without landing in court.

Russ, NCNE

LindeDad

<< <i>eBay couldn't go PayPal only without landing in court.

Russ, NCNE >>



Yeah since they bought them out long ago. Stupid the way they make it seems like two different companys when they are really the same one under the umbrella.