eBay To Challenge ACCC PayPal Ruling
eBay has posted a response to the ACCC draft noice denying eBay the ability to require PayPal as the only payment option (with very few exceptions) on the eBay.com.au site.
The draft notice by the ACCC was posted yesterday, and according to an article on the Austrailian newspaper The Sydney Morning Hearld, though this is a draft ruling that must still be formally adopted, the ACCC rarely retracts a draft decision.
eBay contends it will fight the decision, and has rolled back the planned June 17th 2008 implementation of the PayPal only requirement until July 15th.
eBay has lost several judicial battles recently, and there is some feeling that eBay, known in some circles as the 800 pound gorilla, may be facing a battle such as the likes of King Kong. (Randy Smythe’s MyBlogUtopia) Previously thought to be invincible, little by little eBay is taking hits. In and of themselves these hits may not have much effect, but when these hits continue and build, the resulting cumulative effects may begin to weaken the gorilla allowing competition to build a formidable attack.
eBayLive 2008 is just 6 days away, and I look forward to hearing the sentiments of those eBay.com.au users that will be in attendance. We will search these members out and bring you live reports from the event live next week from our microphones of the ebay & Beyond: Basics to Business radio program.
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June 15th, 2008 at 1:30 am
Fantastic News!
It just goes to show you what
the little people can do..
Fingers crossed the appeal
doesn’t change the decision.