eBay Sellers Knock Google Checkout Ban
Published July 8th, 2006
The move, which was first reported Thursday by trade publications, highlights the growing tensions between the largest auction site and the No. 1 search engine. Last week, Google introduced Google Checkout, a service that Wall Street analysts say poses a competitive threat to eBay’s lucrative PayPal business.
“The feedback I’ve gotten from eBay users is that sellers don’t want eBay to dictate their payment methods,” says Ina Steiner, editor of the Web site AuctionBytes.com.
Sellers on eBay message boards denounced eBay’s decision. Typical was the response of a poster named 2kewl4ufool, who says, “Seems like our eBay is a little nervous [about] Google Checkout.” Poster WCDC added, “Bad, bad eBay. eBay wants to squeeze every last penny out of the sellers. I hope this comes back to bite them.”
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