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***Coming Next Month: Updated Policy for PayPal Payments on eBay***
July 15, 2005 | 10:19AM PST/PT
Hi…we're Sarah Brubacher and Jeff Spaulding. Today, we're here to announce that and PayPal are making some updates to our payments policies that will go into effect next month.
Beginning August 19, 2005, all sellers who offer PayPal as a payment option for their listings must accept all forms of PayPal payment. This includes payments made via PayPal account balances, bank accounts, or credit cards, regardless of whether sellers display the PayPal logo with credit card icons.
We've had a lot of buyers and sellers tell us that the current policy is confusing, or felt it was unclear how PayPal's and eBay's respective policies applied to the situation where a seller displayed the PayPal logo but stated in their item description that they only accept payment via a balance or bank transfer. Our goal in updating this policy is to not only provide a consistent user experience for buyers, but also to create clearer policy and to better provide a level playing field for all sellers on
When the new policy takes effect, sellers who list with a PayPal Personal account may still receive payments funded via account balance or bank account transfers but must also be willing to upgrade to a PayPal Premier or Business Account if they receive a credit card payment via PayPal from their buyer.
Additionally, sellers may not communicate to buyers (for example, in their item description) that they only accept, or will not accept, specific forms of PayPal payment. Doing so in a listing can lead to it being cancelled, and refusal to accept a payment after the auction has ended will constitute .
The details of this policy update can be found both in and on on our .
July 15, 2005 | 10:19AM PST/PT
Hi…we're Sarah Brubacher and Jeff Spaulding. Today, we're here to announce that and PayPal are making some updates to our payments policies that will go into effect next month.
Beginning August 19, 2005, all sellers who offer PayPal as a payment option for their listings must accept all forms of PayPal payment. This includes payments made via PayPal account balances, bank accounts, or credit cards, regardless of whether sellers display the PayPal logo with credit card icons.
We've had a lot of buyers and sellers tell us that the current policy is confusing, or felt it was unclear how PayPal's and eBay's respective policies applied to the situation where a seller displayed the PayPal logo but stated in their item description that they only accept payment via a balance or bank transfer. Our goal in updating this policy is to not only provide a consistent user experience for buyers, but also to create clearer policy and to better provide a level playing field for all sellers on
When the new policy takes effect, sellers who list with a PayPal Personal account may still receive payments funded via account balance or bank account transfers but must also be willing to upgrade to a PayPal Premier or Business Account if they receive a credit card payment via PayPal from their buyer.
Additionally, sellers may not communicate to buyers (for example, in their item description) that they only accept, or will not accept, specific forms of PayPal payment. Doing so in a listing can lead to it being cancelled, and refusal to accept a payment after the auction has ended will constitute .
The details of this policy update can be found both in and on on our .