paypal account required

First, welcome to our forums. Second, I have never seen that before; however, I have seen auctions where the seller states that they will only accept Paypal. I would suggest, seeing as how you have a Paypal account, that you set up the snipe in the normal way and see what happens when the auction closes. Another possibility would be to place a manual bid for the minimum necessary amount and see what transpires. Good luck.

I think you need to have your ebay user ID recorded with Paypal, then AS will be able to place your snipe.

thanks for your suggestions. this is not merely the seller only accepting paypal, this type of auction requires that you log in to paypal before you bid. it is a verification process to ensure that bidders have a paypal account. i think the solution is what rick stated-- you must link your paypal and ebay accounts. they are not linked by default.

If you have paypal there shouldnt be any problem.If your snipe wins then pay the seller with paypal.

I don't like the sound of this at all.

Yes, I do normally pay by PayPal, but I don't think that one should be compelled to do so.

In this case, if you think that you can aquire an identical good elsewhere, I would email the seller and explain why you are not bidding. If enough do this, it stops this totally undesireable development in its tracks.

I think ebay has enough world dominance anyway without securing a monopoly of the payment process.

Before you say "why" just think "monopoly power"
Can you do anything now about ebay's charges - can you really go elsewhere to auction your goods?

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Originally posted by Camera Collector:
I don't like the sound of this at all.

Yes, I do normally pay by PayPal, but I don't think that one should be compelled to do so.

In this case, if you think that you can aquire an identical good elsewhere, I would email the seller and explain why you are not bidding. If enough do this, it stops this totally undesireable development in its tracks.

I think ebay has enough world dominance anyway without securing a monopoly of the payment process.

Before you say "why" just think "monopoly power"
Can you do anything now about ebay's charges - can you really go elsewhere to auction your goods?

Sure. There are always alternatives. No one is forcing anyone to sell their goods thru ebay. The reason they do so is because ebay provides the best market place for people to sell their goodies. Ebay’s success is based on providing buyers and sellers an effective method to trade. It’s the best bang for the buck, or pound for the pound, apparently on this here planet (I understand E.T. is negotiating with ebay for a franchise).

No one is forcing the seller to limit payment to Paypal. The seller must feel that for their situation that’s their best choice. Likewise, the buyer isn’t forced into bidding on those auctions; unless they also feel it’s in their best interest. If buyers determine it’s not in their best interest to bid on auctions with Paypal restricted payment, then the more successful sellers will be those that avoid this feature.

Adam Smith, are you out there (I thought Brits liked Scots)?

Happy sniping lionbearcat and WIN¯¯IT¯¯ALL® (didn’t know you could put a registration symbol in the ID). Like the avatar, WIN.

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The reason they do so is because ebay provides the best market place for people to sell their goodies

Agreed, Rick. However, they are now in a position to "nobble" their rivals. They can do this easily by buying up smaller fry and dominate the media by the sheer weight of their economic strength. Look how they use their advertising cash on the internet - seen adwords recently on almost anything pertaining to collecting.

I am not anti-ebay, I just don't like monopoly power. If you look at your anti-trust laws and the monopolies commission in the UK, a definition of market dominance would see ebay investigated by now.

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The seller must feel that for their situation that’s their best choice

I also think many sellers are a bit "sheep like" in their acceptance of the "in-built" options. Of course Pay Pal is a prime option. However that doesn't mean it is the best option for the consumer.

By the way - nice to engage you in an intellectual discussion, some of your posts have of late been a trifle "sub standard" shall we say

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Originally posted by Camera Collector:
By the way - nice to engage you in an intellectual discussion, some of your posts have of late been a trifle "sub standard" shall we say

“We” won’t but “You” will. “Lol”

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Originally posted by Camera Collector:
I also think many sellers are a bit "sheep like" in their acceptance of the "in-built" options.

I guess I have a better opinion of “many sellers” than you do.

Reverting to the original topic - I have seen a few itesm like this on Ebay - but they are not real auctions - the opening price is also buy-it-now price - and you have to bid the opening price and complete the purchase straight away. It has an expiry time which is just the seven days it will be listed for.

No sniping necessary - buy it at the quoted price and pay or mark it and think about it and come back - but there's no variability in the price.

Or sometimes the buy it now is a cent higher.