At some point in 2008, EBAY created quite an uproar when they announced that PayPal would be mandatory on EBAY-Australia. That is, that PayPal was going to be the only payment method offered for Australian EBAY sellers.
Eventually EBAY backpedaled a little, and mandated that EBAY-Australia sellers OFFER PayPal as ONE of the payment methods:
Security measure
All items listed for sale on eBay.com.au must offer PayPal as one of the payment methods. Various other payment methods may still be offered in conjunction with PayPal. Find out more about eBay's Start selling on eBay
Sign up for one of our accepted safer electronic payment methods. For most categories of listings on eBay.com.au, sellers need to offer at least one of eBay's accepted safer electronic payment options:
Since credit cards ARE accepted, you can still, as a seller, explore approval for your own merchant account:
Merchant Accounts - Free EBAY, PayPal, Business and Law Forums - Ebay Suspension, PayPal Limited
Eventually EBAY backpedaled a little, and mandated that EBAY-Australia sellers OFFER PayPal as ONE of the payment methods:
Security measure
All items listed for sale on eBay.com.au must offer PayPal as one of the payment methods. Various other payment methods may still be offered in conjunction with PayPal. Find out more about eBay's Start selling on eBay
Sign up for one of our accepted safer electronic payment methods. For most categories of listings on eBay.com.au, sellers need to offer at least one of eBay's accepted safer electronic payment options:
- PayPal – PayPal Account | Mobile Wallet and More | PayPal AU
- Credit card processed through the seller's internet merchant account
Since credit cards ARE accepted, you can still, as a seller, explore approval for your own merchant account:
Merchant Accounts - Free EBAY, PayPal, Business and Law Forums - Ebay Suspension, PayPal Limited
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