Say you run Google and you’re coming off a giant IPO and your stock price is still in the stratosphere, but you’re still looking for growth opportunities. What’s your next move? How about taking on one of the least liked, but most profitable monopolies on the internet? No, I’m not talking about Microsoft…
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (June 18) – Online search-engine leader Google Inc. is preparing to introduce an electronic payment system later this year in a move that would pose a financial threat to one of its biggest advertisers, Internet auctioneer eBay Inc.
The Wall Street Journal reported Google’s plans on its Web site late Friday, citing sources familiar with the Mountain View-based company’s plans. The Journal did not provide any details about Google’s strategy.
…The likelihood of Google rolling out an online payment system to rival eBay’s popular PayPal service became a hot topic during an Internet conference hosted Thursday by Piper Jaffray.
“It could be a pretty big negative for eBay if it happens,” said Piper Jaffray analyst Safa Rashtchy, who follows Google as well as the Web’s leading auction site.PayPal has a dark side, one which we’ve chronicled in the past. PayPalSucks.com is littered with stories of PayPal account holders whose funds have been frozen for 6 months when their accounts were suspended or terminated. PayPal accounts can be terminated for most any reason, and their usually no chance to appeal or even learn the real reason for suspension. Spend a few minutes at PayPalSucks.com, or read the posts linked below, if think PayPal is the greatest thing since sliced bread, and know that it’s just a matter of time before it happens to you.
Don’t think people won’t be abandoning PayPal in droves once Google gets in the game. Soon it will be time to say farewell (and good riddance) to PayPal forever, and it couldn’t happen to a more deserving bunch of pond scum…
Previously:
- All Your Blogs Are Belong To Us
The PayPal Saga – Part II
PayPal Dings Another Site
PayPal Still Sucks
All thanks to Allah for the heads up on this story. Allahu Akbar!
As a buyer, I use PayPal for most transactions on eBay, but maintain a zero balance in my PayPal account. Don’t ever forget – They’re not a bank, but they play one on TV.
If they take less than 33¢ on the dollar, I’m all for it.
yahooskies!
I too, maintain a zero balance. Anything that gets sent to me through PayPal mvoes right into my bank account. I do think PP is one of the greatest things since sliced bread. It allows me to purchase things online w/o a credit card as well as allow me to accept online payments from clients who use my web design business services.
Ahhhhhhhh, Paypal, the banking institution to which no banking laws are currently being applied; if Google’s smart, they’ll get some of the disgruntled ex-PayPal members together and sue, to force lawmakers to realize that they need to apply banking regulations to ’em… which would swiftly lead to their demise.
PayPal got on my bad side on day one.
F**k ’em.
I delete all and any email that even mentions in any area of the header “PayPal” and/or “eBay” or any permutations of either.
After so many phishing scams received, I just no longer pay attention to much of anything related to either, at least where emails are concerned.
And, yes, I agree that PayPal (the real one, the one should only ever be accessed by going to their website directly in your browser and never via any email link or program) has made things simpler to exchange small amounts of money, but I never leave anything there due to these stories.
My bank guarantees use of their services on the internet so, so far, purchases and such without PayPal have been really easy and secure enough to guarantee me refunds/credits if needed.
I have a secure server available on my two websites, but just haven’t (yet) initiated them (but plan to), such that I think I can soon just avoid PayPal altogether. But it’s a great idea for simple, small amounts of payments sent to someone, I agree.
Too bad Google is as anti-gun as PayPal and Ebay.
24 hours after I read this post, I have a PayPal issue where they double-posted a payment on an auction item. Thankfully, the seller refunded the money right away.
Good thing, because my call with Paypal support was infuriating. They pretty much told me, “Not our problem, call the seller.”
In fact, it was their problem, but they just can’t be bothered when it comes to helping their customers out in a situation like this. I am all over the Google payment system when it comes out. It certainly can’t be any worse than payPal.
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