OK, am I the only one bothered by this.

I was typing away at my desk when my boss made a sound of indignation (which, if you are interested, is a cross between a snicker and a cough). When I hear these sounds, I know I am being beckoned to look at something. In this instance that something was an email from Ebay:

Ebay has (apparently) managed to slide the changes to auction payments past everyone, with out a whimper of discourse from the internets. As of 17^th June we will have a whopping two payment options to pay for all our must have stuff.

Ebay has decided that in order to make shopping safer, payments should come in the form of COD or PayPal payments, to prevent fraud. While their genuine concern is heartwarming (snicker), I have unfortunately taken the line of a cynic.

To me, if I were Ebay, content with providing my customers with a superior service, I would also take some satisfaction with all the extra kickbacks I would be getting through PayPal.

Of course, I’m not Ebay, and such grubby money making tactics would have never crossed their minds.

BONUS : Look for Ebay and PayPal

UPDATE:
It appears I am not the only one who is suspicious over ebay’s tactics.

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