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  • eBay may appeal ACCC PayPal deal block

    With the ACCC appearing likely to stop eBay's exclusive deal with PayPal, the online selling giant has today not ruled out appealing against an unfavourable decision.

  • Watchdog awaits eBay's response over PayPal deal

    The ACCC has given eBay until 23 May to respond to concerns over its proposed exclusivity deal with its online payment arm PayPal.

  • Reserve Bank denies eBay review

    The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today said it had not initiated a formal review into auction giant eBay's move to force sellers to offer PayPal as a payment method, despite complaints from a group which claims to be composed of disgruntled sellers.

  • eBay backs down on PayPal mandate

    eBay yesterday withdrew its mandate that customers exclusively use PayPal. The auction site's decision came just weeks before consumer watchdog the ACCC was due to pass judgement on its decision.

  • No PayPal mandate at new Trading Post auction site

    Sensis announced today that its classifieds publication, Trading Post, has launched an online auction service for Australian users. And, unlike eBay's PayPal mandate, the service will offer a number of payment methods.

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  • Google caught slamming eBay to ACCC?

    Australia's ongoing PayPal saga has taken another turn today with the news that an anonymous submission sent to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) opposing eBay's exclusive deal with the payment provider was authored by Google.

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