Dinah Balk

eBay's Bill Me Later a Bad Idea

Dinah's response to dmshs -

Bill Me Later is an eBay acquisition, just like Paypal, Skype, etc. In a recent CNN interview, Donahoe stated that Bill Me Later was purchased to help increase eBay sales.

You should check eBay's user agreement because PAYPAL IS MANDATORY for all sellers unless they have a merchant account, which most small sellers can't afford.

You might want to surf the net for Mehmet vs. Paypal or Malone vs. eBay. Mehmet addresses the issue of Paypal placing fraudent holds on sellers funds by automatically generating FALSE POSITIVES. Malone addresses eBay's flagrant violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. Both cases are being decided by Judge Fogel.

And I hope you like your personal information shared with every single eBay acquisition because eBay added an addendum a while back that allows all eBay companies to share user information with eBay's entire "corporate family."