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So, just for the idiots amongst us – how do we turn this on? Or does it happen automatically?
It’s there automatically (so long as your listing qualifies)
Has this feature had a positive effect on US eBay sales and sellers? For the UK just entering the Christmas crunch time, its seems folly to introduce a feature with sellers under pressure.
Channeladvisor users and other third party checkout users will find it a pain as the purchase will only be made though eBay checkout and the sale could be missed? Is there a way to stop guest buyers?
Or will any seller using a third party checkout be excluded automatically?
Thanks!
Liz, the US only had it a few days longer than the UK, so I don’t think they have had time to judge.
Third party checkout users will – as I understand it – be excluded automatically. If you as a seller are not eligible for guest buyers, you will not get guest buyers.
Liz, I went to leave a comment on your blog but comments don’t seem to be installed/working on there, so…
I don’t get why sellers would be against this. If you have PayPal seller protection, that’s as much as you’re ever going to have. If you operate a website and take credit cards directly, you probably don’t have any more protection there either. Selling on the net puts you at risk of fraudsters, just like having a real life shop puts you at risk of shoplifters.
Seriously, has anyone who’s just lost money to a scam buyer EVER thought “oh well, I can neg them so who cares about the money?” I doubt it very much somehow :^O
I am just reflecting my personal views as a seller and the views of those in forums and on blogs. I will add your comment manually. I think as I was getting a lot of blog spam that I disabled them! I have never had much luck with eBay seller protection, and neither have the accounts I manage. Fraud is a huge problem on eBay as it is and this option COULD make it easier, the proof will be in the pudding, why it had to be a Christmas pudding escapes me!
I hope eBay prove me wrong.