From eBay - Update your checkout service by June 15
14 April 2009
EventHorizon1984
Probably unnoticed by most was the stealth checkout announcement made by eBay on April 13th. See copy of announcement emailed to us. eBay's punctuation and typos not corrected.
If you checkout eBay's Checkout Discussion Board, you'll note that eBay's vaunted PayFlow checkout remains not ready for prime time.
We're already expressed our reservations about the security of the new checkout.
What we're found interesting is maybe Google (and some Google sponsers) thinks the same. Perform a Google search using "eBay PayFlow" and watch what pops up.
"Oh boy."
Samuel Beckett, Quantum Leap
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Dear *:
Our records indicate that you?ve recently completed selling transactions through . We?re writing to let you know that as of June 15, will no longer be providing third party checkout service on eBay.
A big step toward reducing unpaid items for sellers is ensuring a secure and consistent checkout experience for buyers. That?s why, in the months ahead, we?ll be working to integrate key functions offered by current third party providers into eBay checkout.
The ultimate goal is to have all checkout and payments take place right on eBay--and to help you make a seamless transition to on-eBay checkout that fully supports your business as usual.
In the interim, as of June 15, sellers will only be allowed to use eBay checkout or third party checkout services offered by one of a select group of approved Certified Providers.
This would be a great time to take a close look at your business needs, and if you haven?t already done so, switch to eBay checkout before June 15.
If you need specific functionality that is not yet integrated into eBay checkout, you can choose a solution offered by a Certified Provider approved for off-eBay checkout.
We?ll keep you updated as new functionality becomes available in eBay checkout. We?ll also make sure you have the time and support you need to make a smooth transition down the road.
Thanks for helping us keep eBay a great place to buy and sell.
Sincerely,
Dinesh Lathi
Vice President, Seller Experience
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eBay Certified Provider Program
http://certifiedprovider.ebay.com/ns/checkout.html
If you need additional checkout features not available through eBay, some of our listing solution Certified Providers can help:
Benefits:
- Offer payment by credit card
- Perform tax calculation
- Offer additional shipping carrier options
- Show only the specific countries you want to ship to
- Support redemption of your own coupon codes
- Offer insurance
- Collect important information like color selection, customization requests
- Up-sell your other eBay items with a customizable merchandising module
- Custom seller branding on purchase summary
Certified Providers:
Auctiva
ChannelAdvisor
Kyozou
Vendio
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