Ebay/Paypal

Bubinga99
Bubinga99 Posts: 283
edited March 2010 in The Clubhouse
Why would a seller *require* you to have a paypal account to bid on their item?

I don't use ebay much, and only as a buyer so I don't know whether there's some big advantage to requiring paypal from buyers. The couple auctions I've won, I click the "pay now" link, and enter my credit card info and the transaction is done. I assume paypay is the middleman for this, so I don't think the seller knows any different, but maybe I'm missing something.
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  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,182
    edited March 2010
    I guess it's another way of saying no cashier's checks or money orders accepted.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited March 2010
    Bubinga99 wrote: »
    Why would a seller *require* you to have a paypal account to bid on their item?

    I don't use ebay much, and only as a buyer so I don't know whether there's some big advantage to requiring paypal from buyers. The couple auctions I've won, I click the "pay now" link, and enter my credit card info and the transaction is done. I assume paypay is the middleman for this, so I don't think the seller knows any different, but maybe I'm missing something.

    Sometimes it helps with the shipping address as it has to be confirmed if you have a Paypal account....
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited March 2010
    Bubinga99 wrote: »
    Why would a seller *require* you to have a paypal account to bid on their item?
    For a couple of reasons... one being that as a seller you have to offer paypal as an option and cant not accept it and it does offer some degree of security over checks and moneyorders that can be fake.



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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,164
    edited March 2010
    Bubinga99 wrote: »
    Why would a seller *require* you to have a paypal account to bid on their item?

    I don't use ebay much, and only as a buyer so I don't know whether there's some big advantage to requiring paypal from buyers. The couple auctions I've won, I click the "pay now" link, and enter my credit card info and the transaction is done. I assume paypay is the middleman for this, so I don't think the seller knows any different, but maybe I'm missing something.

    Security and recourse for both parties, end of story. Why do you care? It costs the buyer nothing.

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  • mhmacw
    mhmacw Posts: 832
    edited March 2010
    i believe now a seller on ebay has to accept paypal. in that case its a lot less hassle for them to only accept paypal and not have to do accept ayny other form f payment. also...i just received junk from a spamer who had my ebay contact info. i wonder if ebay is now selling buyer/seller emails?;looks like it to me!
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  • John30_30
    John30_30 Posts: 1,024
    edited March 2010
    mhmacw wrote: »
    i believe now a seller on ebay has to accept paypal.

    Seriously? Since when? There's been plenty of sellers who specify do not use paypal because they don't like it for one reason or the other.

    Also, they require a verified mailing address to cut down on account hijacking and fraud.
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