Coming soon we will require sellers who register after 17 January 2007 to offer at least one preferred safe payment method of either PayPal or merchant credit card facilities, in their listings. Other additional payment options which are currently permitted onsite are still permitted.
This requirement will be enforced starting mid March 2007.
Please note this will not affect existing sellers who registered before 17 January 2007.
As described in our Web Smart: Safe Online Shopping Guide, eBay strongly encourages sellers to offer payments through PayPal – it's not only convenient to use but it also offers buyers and sellers industry leading protection against fraud and theft of financial data.
Offline payment methods generally don't offer the same level of protection or convenience as online payments. Nonetheless, they may be appropriate for certain types of transactions and sellers may still use listings to offer valid forms of payment, including bank deposit, personal or bank cheques, money orders or cash on delivery. This new safe payment method requirement will further enhance the safe-trading experience on eBay for the whole community.
For more details, please visit our revised Accepted Payments Policy.
Regards,
The eBay Team
