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@iamanark wrote:

Variables or red herrings

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Quote: “where the buyer couldn't access a safe payment method” (there is no argument about whether a buyer should be protected, of course they should)

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But why should the seller pay for this ?

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If I want insurance … for my car, my home, my dog, my life or my ePay purchase … I PAY FOR IT … that is my prerogative to be insured

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And under Australian law, fees ARE allowed to be charged back to the user

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Use a card at your local servo, with an airline

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But ePay supersede this … ePay and PayPal operate above common law

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The mandatory use of PayPay where the seller has to pay the fees, is one of the major reasons for the loss of customer base on ePay

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And this loss is quantifiable? Presumably eBay aren't making as much money as they used to. Or the BUYER numbers are falling - as that, ultimately, is the source of the funds.

Links to objective analyses?