Comments on: UberSaturday: Search Behemoth Busted Taking an Anonymous Potshot at eBay http://www.uberreview.com/2008/05/ubersaturday-search-behemoth-busted-taking-an-anonymous-potshot-at-ebay.htm An Eclectic Mix Of Gadgets & Wired Madness Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:55:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Neo http://www.uberreview.com/2008/05/ubersaturday-search-behemoth-busted-taking-an-anonymous-potshot-at-ebay.htm/comment-page-1#comment-12833 Neo Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:47:38 +0000 http://www.uberreview.com/?p=6553#comment-12833 Ebay Inc. appears mostly to be doing this for Profit Reasons if you connect a few dots. Of the English speaking countries out there, Australians used PayPal probably the least by far. In the states it is like 85% with UK slightly less than that. In OZ it is something like 50%. So it is a tad coincidental that OZ is the first test site to impose this force PayPal in-effect Only rule (how many people do COD, 0.5-1%?). To see much better why eBay Australia is forcing the other 50% of Ozzies who don't currently use PayPal, please check out this new eBay & PayPal Profit & Fee Calculator here: http://pheebay.com/1/?eBayALTERNATIVESPheeCalculator This calculator breaks down the profit eBay and it's 100% owned subsidiary PayPal makes on an eBay+PayPal transaction. Try it and you will see that PayPal's part is often 3-10%, with 5%, maybe 6% being more common. So if eBay can make 5% more per thousands of transactions per week, it will generate quite a nice windfall for them. Lastly, a key part of the calculator is (if used over time) to help eBay Sellers to increase their profitability by showing them which items make them more profit and which items are not worth listing or purchasing because eBay+PayPal makes just too much. And it also Shows Alternatives sites like OZtion fees side-by-side too. If you view the new Calculator helpful, please let others know about it. Thanks. Ebay Inc. appears mostly to be doing this for Profit Reasons if you connect a few dots.

Of the English speaking countries out there, Australians used PayPal probably the least by far.

In the states it is like 85% with UK slightly less than that. In OZ it is something like 50%.

So it is a tad coincidental that OZ is the first test site to impose this force PayPal in-effect Only rule (how many people do COD, 0.5-1%?).

To see much better why eBay Australia is forcing the other 50% of Ozzies who don’t currently use PayPal, please check out this new eBay & PayPal Profit & Fee Calculator here:

http://pheebay.com/1/?eBayALTERNATIVESPheeCalculator

This calculator breaks down the profit eBay and it’s 100% owned subsidiary PayPal makes on an eBay+PayPal transaction. Try it and you will see that PayPal’s part is often 3-10%, with 5%, maybe 6% being more common.

So if eBay can make 5% more per thousands of transactions per week, it will generate quite a nice windfall for them.

Lastly, a key part of the calculator is (if used over time) to help eBay Sellers to increase their profitability by showing them which items make them more profit and which items are not worth listing or purchasing because eBay+PayPal makes just too much. And it also Shows Alternatives sites like OZtion fees side-by-side too.

If you view the new Calculator helpful, please let others know about it.

Thanks.

]]> By: Patricia http://www.uberreview.com/2008/05/ubersaturday-search-behemoth-busted-taking-an-anonymous-potshot-at-ebay.htm/comment-page-1#comment-12826 Patricia Sat, 31 May 2008 23:29:55 +0000 http://www.uberreview.com/?p=6553#comment-12826 Instead of concentrating on ebay and their greedy bullying of the australian sellers by forcing Paypal upon them - why is everyone focusing on Google's anonymous submission? Makes little sense to me - AND it dulls the sharpness of the story that needs be told! Australia today...the rest of the countries tomorrow! There is NO end to ebay's greed. It has reached an all time high! What Ebay has done since Donahoe took office is SO utterly offensive it defies description. The only thing laughable about the whole matter is the stupid weak excuses given for their actions. Yeah...paypal is safe - my A....!!!!! Please...stick to the facts. Nobody really cares that Google was too gutless to come forward and speak up. They need to search their own site under "backbone" and purchase one! 10 year Ebay seller! www.ACEOart.net Instead of concentrating on ebay and their greedy bullying of the australian sellers by forcing Paypal upon them – why is everyone focusing on Google’s anonymous submission? Makes little sense to me – AND it dulls the sharpness of the story that needs be told! Australia today…the rest of the countries tomorrow! There is NO end to ebay’s greed. It has reached an all time high! What Ebay has done since Donahoe took office is SO utterly offensive it defies description. The only thing laughable about the whole matter is the stupid weak excuses given for their actions. Yeah…paypal is safe – my A….!!!!! Please…stick to the facts. Nobody really cares that Google was too gutless to come forward and speak up. They need to search their own site under “backbone” and purchase one!

10 year Ebay seller!

http://www.ACEOart.net

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