eBay Says You Can't Trust Google Checkout; Bans It From eBay
from the a-little-competitive-fun dept
When Google released its Checkout offering last week, there was a lot of discussion over whether or not it was a Paypal competitor. Most people agreed that while it did some of the same things, it was really targeting a different market. Even eBay made some statements to that effect. However, eBay's actions suggest that they actually are quite worried about Checkout. They've now banned eBay sellers from using Google Checkout, claiming that it's not trustworthy, since Google does not have a "substantial historical track record of providing safe and reliable financial and/or banking related services." That seems like a pretty weak statement. If they just want to block out a competitor, that's one thing. However, claiming that Google isn't trustworthy enough in financial transactions is clearly the company just coming up with a random excuse to hide behind to avoid admitting that they're actually worried about the new competition from a big player.
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goopal
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Hypocrits, the whole world.
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I'll sue
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Re: I'll sue
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Weren't Micro$oft buying eBay?
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wow, scary thought.
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I welcome Google checkout as an altertative to PayPal. I can't wait until more sites start to accept it.
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eBay bans Google Checkout
Google is BIG. eBay and PayPal are BIG, too.
Trust me, eBay will throw its weight around as long as it can - but they do have a point, Google's Checkout is NEW and they don't have a track record yet.
On the other hand, a LOT of us have heard the horror stories regarding PayPal, and their own, "substantial historical track record of providing safe and reliable financial and/or banking related services" are just questionable.
Hurry. Go buy the domain CheckoutSucks, GoogleCheckoutSucks if someone else hasn't already beat you to the punch.
PayPal is NOT a financial institution or a bank.
Pot. Kettle. Black.
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Re: eBay bans Google Checkout
Ebay and Paypal suck - and finally Google is steping up to the bat and hopefully sooner our later we won't have to pay out the ass on comissions to use their services.
Good job Google!
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Checkout != Paypal
Checkout really doesn't do anything like Paypal at all.
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Re: Checkout != Paypal
Some solutions aren't answers.
Lawsuit coming down the pike, baby!
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PayPal sucks but now we have a choice
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And as has already been mentioned, PayPal hardly has a CLEAN record when it comes to securing their customer's data. Just my 2 cents
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Competition? So far no one has been able to sucessfully compete with monolithic eBay.
Anyone trying to compete with PayPal hasn't been as scary to them as Google is.
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http://www.paypalwarning.com/
Since PayPal is NOT a bank, they do not need to follow federal banking regulations. These regulations are in place to help the "Average Joe" avoid issues like having their bank account frozen for 6 months with no explanation...(Imagine if your bank was permitted to do that!)
Because PayPal is not regulated in the same way as a Real Merchant Account, Paypal accounts are frozen for almost anything and without warning. The account can usually receive money while it is frozen, but it certainly cannot withdrawal money. Once an account is frozen, the funds are often held by PayPal for months on end with Absolutely No Recourse for the merchant.
Merchants finding themselves on the wrong end of a frozen Paypal account will still have to find some way to pay their obligations and fill orders for the weeks and months while the account is restricted. A domino effect occurs when a merchant's account is frozen, leaving them with No Means To Fill Orders. Those orders are then disputed by customers, creating more chargebacks and the illusion of fraudulent activity on the part of the merchant.
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PayPal reverses payments to suppliers, puts money in buyers account, then locks buyer account
http://wsacp.vendio.com/mesg/read.html?num=47&thread=5226
VERY Good Compilation of Issues with PayPal
http://www.ygoodman.com/paypal.asp
Auctionbytes recently did a survey of sellers and this little tidbit was among the results: "10% of sellers have had a buyer do a chargeback on a purchase when using an online payment service, and 8% of sellers have had their account frozen by an online payment service due to a problem buyer or by error." As cynical about payment service as I am, these numbers scared even me. I would never have guessed that the problems were this bad. Even a 1% rate would be bad enough. Would you open an account with a bank that said, "We routinely shut down 1% of our accounts with no warning for security reasons"? Would you open a store where the landlord has the right to lock you out of your own store for weeks on an unsubstantiated complaint, even if he only did this 1% of the time? Why are sellers entrusting their entire business to a heavy-handed "partner" whose actions violate every rule of business management or ethics?
Class action together for Canadians who have been victimized by Paypal. I'm literally going to be evicted because they put my funds on hold - and I know others have been put in horrible situations.
http://www.nopaypal.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=3&tid=11787
Remove Bank Account - Deposit never showed
http://nopaypal.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=3&tid=12844
Direct Debit Indemnity - PayPal withdraw funds without consent
http://nopaypal.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=17&tid=12744
Filing Under EFTA for unauthorized freezing of funds, RE: lawsuit
http://nopaypal.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=3&tid=12443
Block PayPal ACH - Breach of DPA and FSA Regulations, file for fraud if PayPal removes money
http://nopaypal.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=3&tid=11562
Since they are NOT regulated like a bank the can "try" but NOT legally come after you.
http://nopaypal.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=3&tid=11603
At the time PayPal decided they were going to take these fees, I had started a transfer of money from my PayPal account to my bank account - they stopped that transaction part way through so that they would be sure of getting their fees - this in turn is causing me hardship as i now have to wait longer for the remaining funds to arrive at my bank account. PayPal seem to be a law unto themselves. We are about to contact the FSA regarding this matter.
http://nopaypal.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=17&tid=12167
After sending letter from attorney, PayPal turned hostile against seller
http://nopaypal.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=3&tid=12285
PayPals collection attempts are as obfuscated, unethical and underhanded as their convoluted U[ser]A[greement]... and they know it.
http://nopaypal.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=3&tid=10911
Close your bank account and open another, or file a document with your bank disallowing PayPal to take money out of yuor account. You do not need to go to another bank - but you are right, get the money out of that account pronto!
http://nopaypal.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=3&tid=10920
Filed complaints with the BBB, FTC, Consumer Fraud Center & CA Attorney General.
http://nopaypal.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=3&tid=10874
Your money is only safe if you close your bank and credit card accounts on file with them.
http://nopaypal.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=3&tid=9881
PayPal debits money from an account not even on their system
http://www.nopaypal.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=3&tid=6502
Paypal is a haven to protect crooks and rob the common man. They treat crooks like Gods and honest people like dirt. Paypal has no corcern with people being ripped off as long as they get their cut of the pie. I was ripped off for $122.00 and they froze my paypal account with my money tied up in it, they have asked me for every thing but a urine sample.
http://www.nopaypal.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=3&tid=1254&block=90
Paypal screwed me that i almost got evicted. i was and still am counting on that money so i need all the help i can get. paypal told me i hade to wait 6 months before i can do anything with my money. so please help me out in this matter. thanks so much for this website.
http://www.nopaypal.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=3&tid=1254&block=465
The safest way to ensure that PP can't take money out of her bank account is to close the account and any credit and debit cards she had on the ebay and PP accounts.
http://www.nopaypal.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=3&tid=12202
Paypal did this to 3 people I know including myself it is due to high volume accounts. Paypal will freeze your account for up to 6 months and they will ask you for endless documents just as an excuse to lock the funds (you do realize meanwhile they reinvest those locked funds). They wanted contact info for my suppliers, and all types of sensitive personal information after that. Sorry to say man, but you are ****ed, they will drag this out for 6 months then they will close your account at the end, its unavoidable.
http://www.nopaypal.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=3&tid=11437
closing your bank account and credit card that is on your Paypal is the safest way to go
http://www.nopaypal.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=3&tid=12536
Open a free checking to be attached to the PP account only. Always transfer the money to your free cheking acct that is connected to PP. Do not use this account for anything else just use it as a temporary holding account. Once the funds are into this account transfer them to another account that is not in any way connected to PP. This is the safest way I have found at the moment.
http://www.nopaypal.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=3&tid=7181
Be thankful you emptied your paypal account when you did - a lot of us weren't so lucky. To be ultra safe from them if I was you i'd cancel (or report lost) all credit cards linked to paypal and close the bank account linked to them (if you had one linked). Also delete or change any info you have registered with them (like address, or telephone numbers etc).
http://www.nopaypal.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=17&tid=12070
NEVER LEAVE MONEY IN YOUR PP ACCOUNT. They can not be trusted and may keep your money for up to 180 days or more as they are NOT regulated like a bank.
http://www.nopaypal.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=3&tid=11949
Another usual case of frozen/limited accounts and extortion from PayPal
http://www.nopaypal.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=3&tid=12291
Withdraw it [money] as it comes in and 5100 was on its way to my bank account and paypal stopped it and froze my account
http://www.nopaypal.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=3&tid=12298
It should be noted that many issues PAYPAL and eBay cause are of for lack of a better way to put it of questionable legality.
http://www.nopaypal.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=3&tid=12107
I sold my pc on eBay for around $1200 and once I recieved the payment via paypal I tried to transfer the money to my banck account and paypal stopped it
http://www.nopaypal.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=3&tid=12510
I recommend withdrawing ALL your money from PayPal NOW (at the rate of less than US$2000 per day) because PayPal have a very high tendency to decide that they want to keep your money for some real or imagined reason.)
http://www.nopaypal.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=3&tid=8232
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I wonder...
Enough people leave ebay over this (most of the stuff listed on ebay isn't really suited to auction-style listings anyway), and they will relent. Either that, or Google will sue them for anti-trust (although that would take years, it could ultimately be the end of ebay).
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This is exactly the reason why eBay is banning Checkout... It says in the eBay user agreement that you cannot charge more for a product simply because someone uses PayPal to buy it. It seems logical that people will do this on their own sites, so by keeping Checkout off of eBay, they prevent the whole-hearted switch based solely on pricing.
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Google auction
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Come on Goog. Give the masses an alternative auction format, less fees and bull and frame your Checkout proudly.
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Isn't Google Checkout also linked
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Go GOOGLE. You can do it. Of all the companies alive you surely could as you have all of the human resources in place to make it happen and improve it.
Goodbye ebay.
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Feebay Sucks
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Ok???
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Re: Ok???
This will be short lived, I recommend everyone with a seller account contact ebay and requesting google checkout be allowed. If nothing else it will keep their support busy.
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Flawed analogy
The problem is, eBay is not like a retail store, when you shop on eBay you are not actually buying anything from eBay; the individual sellers on eBay are like retail stores. They should be able to accept or not accept whatever form of payment they want (and other than Google checkout, they can; not all eBay sellers accept Paypal, and many accept it but prefer money orders/bank transfers/etc, even offering discounts for other methods of payment). A better analogy would be the owner of a shopping mall saying no stores in the mall can accept American Express but they are free to accept or deny any other form of payment they wish.
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In the auction format they take a "hands off" approach mostly when there are problems and want the people involved to "work it out" because they always claim that they represent and created the forum that brings strangers together to make the deals. Essentially it becomes you problem.
"If we don't believe in freedom of expression for
people we despise, we don't believe in it at all."
-Noam Chomsky
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Re: Ok???
This isn't the question, the question is do they have the right to dicate how paying users of their services accept payment. As they've done this for years, I doubt many ebay sellers are surprised. I'll be more interested to see if Google says on the 'do not use' list for more than 60 months or a year. How long does it take to establish a 'proven trackrecord?'
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Yes, retail store can choose what payment methods they accept but the Mall they are located in can't prevent them from taking Visa, M/C or AMEX.
eBay is essentially an online mall except it's an auction format. eBay sells nothing stupid!
Maybe you should think before you open your mouth!
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So half you are pissed because ebay won't accept Google checkout? Well do they not have the right to use any type of payment system they want? How about all the retail store who do not take American Express? Or the ones who will only accept Discover Card? What about places who will not accept Checks but will accept your check card? Bottom line thats their right to do so and if you don't like it shop somewhere else. By the way I don't ebay!
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eBay using Differentiation as business strategy
My Two Cents, Fuzzhead =8^)
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Google vs PayPal
I have also used google for many features, such as Google AdWords, and profited off of it. So I trust google to get me my money. Never was a check late, never were my funds held agianst the legal agreements.
Overall, I do prefer the google agreement policies, so I would have to side with them.
--I'm the guy that reads the agreements that you click past all the time, and on weekends, I read the fine print at the bottom of TV commercials... "Hey, It's a living"
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Retaliation
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Don't shop there...
I agree that Google or someone else should create a better Auction than eBay.
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Re: Don't shop there...
It's a great idea for Google to ban ebay from the search terms in "retail"liation.
Especially from Froogle LOL sorta like when we "ban" exports and imports from countries for whatever reasons... can't think of the word!
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Oh, sure, I believe Ebay.
I don't see how they could enforce this anyway. Many sites simply direct you to their website to pay with your credit card, and they could have anything on their own website.
I do use Ebay and Paypal, but I would prefer to have more alternatives, not fewer. I have read paypalsucks.com, and it's pretty grim. I'd recommend checking that out even if you plan to continue using Paypal.
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Into GooBay or Eoogle
See where this is going. I may be wrong, but if I look for a car or couch or huge lamp or whatever large item I am looking to buy, I think it would be cool to see all the auctions on a map so I can choose the best shipping or arrange pickup. If I am looking for a cd, and I search google for it and I see there is an auction for it, I may want to look into it. Good job Google, your heading in the right direction. Shame on you EBay, for not recognizing the desires of your customers.
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One problem with Google CheckOut...
(Per GoogleCheckout Support Team)
FYI....
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Think SOX
It's possible that this springs somehow from Sarbanes-Oxley. Remember that its intended purpose was not to make life difficult for IT people but to guarantee the quality of financial controls. eBay's auditor might conceivably object to a significant portion of eBay's transactions being processed by a company that just entered the financial sector last month.
(Of course, this doesn't rule out eBay also wanting to block Google Checkout because it competes with PayPal...)
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FeeBay & PayPal
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What percent of online auctions go through eBay?
In a free market -- one without the aid and support of a monopoly -- PayPal would disappear or drastically improve their customer service.
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You can google paypal and sucks to read for yourself exactly how badly they treat everyone that makes them money vendors and buyers alike.
Now all we need is for Google to come up with an auction site & I can forget all about Ebay
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GooBay
Let the games begin.
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What ever happened to eBay being just a venue?
eBay stock has been in a slow but progressive decline since winter 2004 when they took a big dump all over their sellers and raised fees by seemings astronomical percentages. CEO Meg Whitman seems to think that expanding into the furthest reaches of the solar system will increase revenue, yet eBay can't maintain a cohesive site at eBay.com.
This lack of innovation and inability to controll fraud makes eBay take a defensive stand to protect their core business. Rather than make it better, they only try to protect it from competitors. They got rid of Bidpay because it was hurting Paypal revenue, and now they prevent Google Checkout from being used. Freedoms are dwindling every day for ebay users, anyone who sells there for a living knows this.
Google should block all eBay URL's from their search results in retaliation. Trying to do research and sorting through pages of eBay results when you don't want to see them in the first place is annoying. If eBay wants to act like children, let Google do the same - It would be welcomed by many.
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PayPal has destroyed legitimate small businesses
Yes, there are all the horror stories at www.nopaypal.com, and there are those who like to say, "I've used PayPal for years without a problem," but that's the point. Once you've accumulated a substantial balance and you least expect it, PayPal can throw just about any accusation against you that they wish and you are doomed. There's no legitimate "appeal" process, what they say is the law.
My own small business was destroyed by PayPal and a signficant amount of money was locked up for 6 months and counting. They're supposed to have given my money back by now, but no dice. To make matters worse, they terminated my merchant account associated with my PayPal account and even terminated by PERSONAL PayPal account just to add some insult to injury. A merchant trying to charge my PayPal credit card was told that my card was "void."
Monopoly power allows a company such as the Nebraska-based PayPal to get so out of hand that they destroy people's livelihoods without a care or concern in the world as long as enough $$$ is rolling in.
I'm sure there are thousands of other burned sellers like myself ready to spread the gospel about Google Checkout.
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the can't sue retards
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ebay sucks
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How does PayPal get away with it???
How does PayPal get away with it? Does anyone know if they're protected at high levels of government? Does anyone know whom the PayPal execs have contributed political payments? Someone needs to get to the bottom of this.
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The overall process seems to be very easy but exactly that makes this solution very vulnerable. During checkout there was no security question to make sure that I’m indeed the owner of the Google account or the associated Credit Cards in that account. Of course I used my username and password but because there are so many Google sites, using the same username and password, it is very easy to loose your login information on a hijacking page as you might not check the url for Ad-Words or Gmail every time you log on as those services never had the possibility to shop with your Credit Card.
Now because you have one account and login information for all it is quite possible that hackers will try to get your login information from any Google service out there! Even worth is the fact that the hacker can change the password without any problem. The owner of the account might not even get any information about the password change as the e-mail is sent to the according and hijacked Gmail account.
Because of this HUGE security risk I would not recommend using Google checkout!
Please checkout the http://www.thebilliondollarpatent.com as s-registration solution that Google should have implemented in their service to make it solid and secure. This solution is requiring a third credential called TAN to make sure that ONLY the owner of that account is able to shop online even in case the account is hijacked.
I hope that everybody is aware of the security issue with Google checkout and will inform Google of a better solution!
Thanks and be safe;-)))!!
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MONEY VAMPIRES!
FUCK YOU EBAY AND PAYPAL - YOU VAMPIRES!
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blah hoser crap we all know why egay banned them
and btw i use google on ebay every day cause ebay can suck my nuts if they then they can tell me what payment processer to use.
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Wake up and smell the coffee!
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google gbay is comeing soon
and any one who disagress like the unkonw bitch above can suck my dick :)~
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Google Checkout is not secure and many Bugs!
PayPal has hundreds of people working in security alone. They also have an FBI department right in paypal to help combat fraud. Google has a total of 0 people in these departments.
I think google making 3 Billion a Quarter needs to spend the money on this. Otherwise company’s will never support this system. I surprised its even being used during XMAS most important time of year.
Should have tested it better and after the holidays.
I’ll never leave paypal, yeah the fees are higher than google checkout but I know I’m secure with PayPal. :lol:
-Donald
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Google Checkout does not checkout!
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Google Checkout is a nightmare......
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Google Checkout: You Pay - Get Nothing
I ordered an in stock item from buy.com on Dec. 6th. Google Checkout charged my credit card immediately. Buy.com never sent my order because it turns out the item is not in stock, it is on indefinite backorder. It took more than a week of contacting buy.com and Google Checkout to find out why my order never shipped.
There is a conflict in the Google Checkout Program policy and what buy.com says Google Checkout policy is.
Google Checkout Program policy:
“As a Google Checkout merchant, you’re required to adhere to the Google Checkout policies at all times.
2. Order Management
b. Ship orders before charging the buyer’s credit card. You may not attempt to charge the buyer’s credit card until you have
shipped the order.”
http://checkout.google.com/seller/policies.html
What buy.com says Google Checkout policy is:
“Please note that you are billed though your item has not yet shipped. This is one of the unique policies when purchasing through GoogleCheckout.
For more questions on GoogleCheckout policies, please visit our Buy.com help site. Under Pricing and Billing click on “What are my payment choices?”. Then, choose Google check out or you can simply copy paste the following link in your address box:
http://www.buy.com/corp/support/billing/google.asp”
Buy.com policy for customers not using Google Checkout:
“When will my credit card be charged? Since we don’t think you should pay for your order until it is actually on its way, Buy.com will not bill you until your products, including backordered or preordered items, are actually shipped. In
the case of Music Downloads we will bill you at the time of purchase.”
http://www.buy.com/corp/support/billing/creditcards.asp?what=whencharged
Google Checkout support knows that I (and many others - this is a growing problem, and not just with buy.com) have been charged for merchandise that has not been shipped and that the merchant can’t even give an estimate on when the item will be available - if ever.
They have done nothing about it. The charge is on my credit card statement. I have nothing to show for it.
If Google Checkout can’t be trusted to require merchants to “adhere to the Google Checkout policies at all times,” why should consumers trust Google Checkout with sensitive financial and personal information at all?
They shouldn’t. Period.
Don’t use Google Checkout.
More than 40 unhappy Google Checkout users on Kirby Witmer's blog, "Google Checkout Flunks":
http://www.kirb.com/Blog/index.php/2006/07/19/google-checkout-flunks
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GOOGLE SUCKS
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Google Checkout: You Pay - Get Nothing, cont.
"Thanks for bringing this to my attention, JM. All
merchants integrate Checkout in different ways,
and have unique billing and shipping policies. If you
are concerned that your order will not arrive in the
timeframe you expected you should contact the
merchant to cancel your order. I will follow up with
this merchant to make sure their policies work with ours.
GoogleCheckout"
My response to Google Checkout:
So, to clarify, Google Checkout does not require merchants to adhere to Google Checkout Program Policies, and expects customers using Google Checkout to risk their money by paying in advance for orders that may never be filled?
You have got to be kidding.
People who have tried to cancel their orders report that they get nowhere with this; they get no credit to their account, just the runaround. The merchant says to contact Google Checkout because they are
the ones who charged the customers account, not the merchant. Google Checkout says to contact the merchant who then says there's nothing they
can do, Google Checkout charged the customer.
When they do finally get someone willing to take responsibility for this, they are then told that it will take 5-10 business days for their refund to process. Why does it take 5-10 days for a refund when the charge was posted to their accounts immediately?
The complaints are pretty widespread and all involve the use of Google Checkout when buying from several major e-tailers.
A lot of people have just gotten fed up with this and filed a fraudulent charge complaint with their credit card companies, starting the process of a chargeback.
But, they are told it may take as much as 60 days to resolve the issue.
Some people have been socked with credit card interest for merchandise they never received because it was never shipped, and is not likely to ever ship.
Why on earth should buyers trust Google Checkout?
Either Google Checkout or the e-tailers are holding on to a lot of money for orders that were never filled and merchandise that was never shipped.
Google Checkout just throws buyers into third party payment processing hell.
This is not the "fast, convenient, and safe online shopping experience" that the Google Checkout program claims as its goal.
J M
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Google Checkout: You Pay - Get Nothing, cont.
"Thanks for bringing this to my attention, JM. All
merchants integrate Checkout in different ways,
and have unique billing and shipping policies. If you
are concerned that your order will not arrive in the
timeframe you expected you should contact the
merchant to cancel your order. I will follow up with
this merchant to make sure their policies work with ours.
GoogleCheckout"
My response to Google Checkout:
So, to clarify, Google Checkout does not require merchants to adhere to Google Checkout Program Policies, and expects customers using Google Checkout to risk their money by paying in advance for orders that may never be filled?
You have got to be kidding.
People who have tried to cancel their orders report that they get nowhere with this; they get no credit to their account, just the runaround. The merchant says to contact Google Checkout because they are
the ones who charged the customers account, not the merchant. Google Checkout says to contact the merchant who then says there's nothing they
can do, Google Checkout charged the customer.
When they do finally get someone willing to take responsibility for this, they are then told that it will take 5-10 business days for their refund to process. Why does it take 5-10 days for a refund when the charge was posted to their accounts immediately?
The complaints are pretty widespread and all involve the use of Google Checkout when buying from several major e-tailers.
A lot of people have just gotten fed up with this and filed a fraudulent charge complaint with their credit card companies, starting the process of a chargeback.
But, they are told it may take as much as 60 days to resolve the issue.
Some people have been socked with credit card interest for merchandise they never received because it was never shipped, and is not likely to ever ship.
Why on earth should buyers trust Google Checkout?
Either Google Checkout or the e-tailers are holding on to a lot of money for orders that were never filled and merchandise that was never shipped.
Google Checkout just throws buyers into third party payment processing hell.
This is not the "fast, convenient, and safe online shopping experience" that the Google Checkout program claims as its goal.
J M
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GOOGLE CHECKOUT SUCKS!!
Very sad indeed.
Google, if you are reading this, stick to search engines. You have no business getting into this market.
I really hope that Google gets over this "TEST" of the Google Checkout system and moves on to what they do best, giving us free crap to waste time with ... oh and the maps!!
Sorry Google, I gave you a chance and you blew it, bigtime! Maybe you should spend some of those record profits on better customer support???
...end of rant...
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Please help! I cancelled my purchase at GC and sti
I lost total confident over GC and their sellers. GC has sent a mail saying my order is cancelled but still I creditcard amount is not credited back in bank account....
Please help anyone with same experience....
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Google needs to learn a lesson from Amazon.com who actually follows with a customer survey email and who actually fights for their customers with their thierd party vendors.
No more Google checkout.
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Why google checkout sucks REAL BAD!!!!
2) NO payment security. A merchant ripped me off... no answer from google or merchant. Thank God I sued a credit card.
3) Horrible interface system. Compare it to PayPal.
I am not a big fan of paypal, but google checkout does not even come close.
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They have my money, I have no product.
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I agree
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google checkout is a MERCHANT - not a RESOLUTION S
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Paypal V Google Checkout
I personally am sick & tired of having my paypal account limited every time I receive a payment from someone, just to be asked to verify my bank account, cc, name, id n so forth time & time again. My last straw with paypal was when I received £178 in a transfer, which was from a friends paypal to mine, which was money owed. My account was limited for 5 months because they requested me to verify myself, however I could not because I had already verified my cc, bank & could not verify it twice for the same account. Phone call after phone call I had with then & its like talking to a wall.
So in the end, when I had my friend send in a support ticket claiming he didn’t send it, he got the money back & he withdrew it & gave it me in cash in staid, then I emailed paypal & told them to forget it & to delete my paypal account as im fed up with dealing with people who don’t listen.
This was 6 months ago, now every month I get a paypal email asking me to please re activate my paypal account by verifying my data.
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What goes around, comes around...Google Carma
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re: google checkout not safe
Ebay owns paypal and google is it's competitor
Google offers amazing things such as froogle for online shopping and places like amazon, ebay etc. are getting worried.
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Take care,
Mark Dorsey
http://www.bonanzle.com
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Good.
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Well its 10/2009 now
Google has the most remarkable ability to ignore the rotting smell from it's products.
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Have you been keeping up with the news? Checkout is under fire for not offering any customer support for transaction disputes and there is even a class action lawsuit in the works.
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Old Post Still the Same Google B.S.
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