Comments on: Google Outed As Anonymous Ebay Critic

By: Julian

Julian — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:28:05 +0000

As someone who has used ebay since 2002 I can, like most of the guys on this comments list, confirm that I hate ebay and paypal. I really identify with the logo at the top of the post. I am extremely terrified of accepting paypal for large amounts of money.

Why is a company that handles so much of other peoples money allowed to behave the way that paypal do?

Google auctions? Oh yes please! I, like many, would love to see ebay stubbed out.

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Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:17:56 +0000

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By: gordon browne

gordon browne — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:41:56 +0000

When will there be an Ebay class action lawsuit about shipping DSR system? Specifically, the shipping time DSR, it is inherently unfair to them but especially when it comes to Cross Border Trade. Specifically, it is unfair for a buyer to rate them on how long it takes a carrier to deliver a package. But it’s not just delivery delays; it’s customs, unreasonable buyer expectations (which we must better manage, by the way), higher shipping costs and the inherent pitfalls of language differences and mistranslations that create a real illegal point for sellers regarding this particular DSR.

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limo party bus — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:25:58 +0000

its a very interesting article considering the young age of google to take on someone like ebay

By: 2try4.com

2try4.com — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:12:24 +0000

eBay and Paypal are really the same company and monopolize internet auctions internationally. Yahoo closed its auction site so the only true competitor is eBid in the UK and uBid in the US…… Try out !auction @ 2try4.com

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Google App Engine “Accidentally” Blocks PayPal — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:15:16 +0000

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Manchester United Credit Card — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:23:33 +0000

PayPal sucks. eBay is fine but is not only a company that deals with online transactions but they are also like a bank that likes to hold peoples money in order to grow interest. There are many things wrong with PayPal and an alternative is needed.

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By: online auctions

online auctions — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:50:34 +0000

on one hand it will help fight fraud as Paypal will have direct access to buyers/sellers information and could block some fraudulent users… but it is truly going one step too far and turning into a monopoly!
When is Google planning on opening checkout worldwide to offer a “true” competitive solution?

By: Baron

Baron — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:37:50 +0000

I hate Paypal. It’s difficult to use, slow, the delivery address funtionality is primitive, it’s expensive – but most of all, it’s quite obvious that the company doesn’t respond to user requirements. As merchants we switched to Google Checkout and love it. The amount of problems we had with Paypal over Christmas of 2007 was awful, mainly down to non-responsive email support staff and delivery address problems.
Come on Google! You need to improve ‘Checkout’ too – but it’s already tons better that PayPal

By: TheGreenGir

TheGreenGir — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:57:49 +0000

@19 – I agree about the hoax. It’s a controllable filename, and I don’t use my company name in files I save. Also – Google LOVES to hide things for people to find on purpose. They get delight in having their thorough users find what they engineers have carefully easter egg’d. I seriously doubt they’d do a flub like that.

Smells like sensationalism with vindictiveness.

By: adn

adn — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:23:16 +0000

I used to sell old items on eBay, I hate the multiple fees they charged to sellers, It’s cheaper to take all the old or unwanted items to the tips. Selling on should make money not losing money. As a buyer, I like the eBay Australia, they accept different form of payment, my favours is the direct deposit.

By: Jeffrey Alexander Brathwaite

Jeffrey Alexander Brathwaite — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:50:23 +0000

I have been a member of PayPal for 8 years now and I have 4 different PayPal accounts for my many businesses. I am not sure what I would have done not been for PayPal’s service in allowing me to accept credit cards on my websites and via email invoicing. I just recently did a download of all my payment transactions and I was shocked at how much money I have earned through PayPal and it brought a big smile to my face.

I also have a Google Checkout account but was very put off by their payout of the funds put into your Google Checkout account so I have rarely used them.

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The only other payment service that I have tried but have still not been impressed as I am with PayPal was Revolution Money Exchange. They are trying really hard to be the next threat to PayPal and Google Checkout but have not done that much to draw my business away from PayPal.

I know I sound like a PayPal Evangelist but when it comes to small businesses needing a way to expand their business by accepting credit cards PayPal wins hand down.

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By: Dan Harper

Dan Harper — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:02:28 +0000

PayPal’s whole business model is to leech off the buyer/seller relationship, it’s quite sad really. I hope one day they focus on offering some real value for their customers.

By: john_sr

john_sr — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:38:10 +0000

I love paypal, have been using for personal payments for over 5 years. this is a killer app. several of my friends use it for their SMB online merchant shops. they never had a problem. Couple of them tried Google Checout too, I believe they liked it too (it is not truly cross border though).

my question is:

1) ebay cannot force au users to accept PayPal, they can make it a primary option. this is bad, unless they can substantiate with lots of evidence. Competition is good.

2) Google is “all evil”. I have been noticing they are worse than microsoft. MSoft agrees they are evil and do evil. Google is slimy. they say “no evil” and “do evil”. this is a dangerous company can stoop to any levels. They talked ill about yahoo a lot (esp during the China govt supporting incidence). now they want to partner with yahoo to keep msft at bay. i am hoping for a killer app on SEARCH, and make Google a toast. We need real competition for google in search.

By: Larry

Larry — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 06:16:54 +0000

Funny how everyone just believe what they read. Did anyone consider the possibility that someone is trying to frame Google? The metadata is not a PROOF that Google has something to do with it. One can whatever they want in the doc. It easily could have Visa CEO’s name in there.

Larry P

By: David

David — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 03:33:58 +0000

Even if you dislike PayPal, if the information in the metadata is true, how can you condone a large company like Google mounting its attack anonymously? If they have good arguments,, they should step up and make them!

By: V

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 03:33:36 +0000

“an anonymous 38 page document that is highly critical of Ebay’s move was submitted on May 26″
Wow, what a disingenuous way of presenting it: like many of the readers so far judging by their comments, i thought at first that the document was submitted anonymously by sneaky Google. It turns out that it is the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission who withheld the name of the submitter!
That’s a bit low Michael…

By: JC

JC — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:04:07 +0000

I don´t care, this “David Bromage” could have been paid by Ebay. Speculations lead to nowhere.

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