tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19230895.post115369713216382928..comments2023-10-16T03:46:48.975-07:00Comments on Don's Notepad (Official): eBay monopoly complaint filed, in violation of Sherman Antitrust ActUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19230895.post-75333696777008991542008-11-13T15:40:00.000-08:002008-11-13T15:40:00.000-08:00While I'm not as experienced with law language as ...While I'm not as experienced with law language as most of the responses I've read, I'm in agreement with the original post. This brings to mind the Microsoft Antitrust case in where they limited their operating system to only ship with Microsoft Internet Explorer therefore favoring Internet Explorer over third party web browsers. This seems to be a similar case here where only Paypal is to be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19230895.post-73702629142778588792008-11-11T20:25:00.000-08:002008-11-11T20:25:00.000-08:00Paypal and ebay are violating the law regularly, a...Paypal and ebay are violating the law regularly, and seem to be getting away with that due to their financial strength, due to "lubrication" of the authorities in San Jose. The member agreement of Paypal is entirley illegal, yet they been settling many law suits out of court.<BR/>The following websites have a lot of info regarding the illegal business conduct of paypal:<BR/>www.paypalwarning.com<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag: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. <BR/>IS THIS LEGAL?Vintage Veruca Antiqueshttps://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,<BR/><BR/>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, mrduckhttps://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,<BR/><BR/>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.Publisherhttps://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,<BR/><BR/>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 mrduckhttps://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.<BR/><BR/>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 Publisherhttps://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. <BR/><BR/>I Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02299442609150862728noreply@blogger.com