tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19230895.post115369713216382928..comments2007-12-28T18:15:56.896-08:00Comments on Don Sausa - The Independent Blogger: eBay monopoly complaint filed, in violation of She...Publishernoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19230895.post-89957876860282212762007-11-25T20:49:00.000-08:002007-11-25T20:49:00.000-08:00EBay has limited my selling to within Canada becau...EBay has limited my selling to within Canada because I refuse to "verify" or register with PAYPAL. I am a business person with a storefront, and have my own credit card merchant accounts with visa and m/c. They have also removed the credit card payment option from my listings. IS THIS LEGAL?Monique Buckmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11102793156761700044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19230895.post-18733045891344001562007-07-27T03:13:00.000-07:002007-07-27T03:13:00.000-07:00dohboy,I think we're both preaching to the choir. ...dohboy,I think we're both preaching to the choir. We all seem to agree that ebay is probably using anticompetitive practices. Where you and I may disagree is in the premise of your argument. Staying with your example of the "bus line" company; ebay may be able to restrict the use legal tender as payment to ride (i.e., use the serivice)and require the use of bus company tokens, but, once on mrduckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357923069824659325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19230895.post-20814856661687675672007-07-26T11:04:00.000-07:002007-07-26T11:04:00.000-07:00mrduck,eBay unfortunately does control the method ...mrduck,eBay unfortunately does control the method of payment. Try posting something on eBay and advertise Google Checkout, you'll find your listing removed and your account may be restricted.Dohboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07413220926630670462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19230895.post-2030178951430587662007-07-26T10:18:00.000-07:002007-07-26T10:18:00.000-07:00Dohboy,Not sure which "private" entity you may be ...Dohboy,Not sure which "private" entity you may be referring to. ebay is a market place, and has no involvement as an escrower (?) of transaction funds when checks and money orders are used. The private entities involved are the buyer and the seller and they can complete the transaction in any manner mutually acceptable to both. For instance, a buyer could offer to barter one rare item for mrduckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357923069824659325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19230895.post-592368632225900752007-03-20T05:46:00.000-07:002007-03-20T05:46:00.000-07:00I agree with you in principle that cash should be ...I agree with you in principle that cash should be an allowed method of payment. However, the law doesn't agree.The pertinent portion of law that applies to your question is the Coinage Act of 1965, specifically Section 31 U.S.C. 5103, entitled "Legal tender," which states: "United States coins and currency (including Federal reserve notes and circulating notes of Federal reserve banks and Dohboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07413220926630670462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19230895.post-53505061387411365062007-03-20T00:28:00.000-07:002007-03-20T00:28:00.000-07:00EBay recently ended several auctions I had running...EBay recently ended several auctions I had running because I stated that I accepted cash as a method of payment. They say that cash isn't a safe form of payment (through the mail) so I can't provide that as an option for my customers. I was like what!? How can CASH not be an accepted form of payment? It says right on it that it is legal tender for all debts public and private. I contacted Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02299442609150862728noreply@blogger.com