All Posts Tagged With: "ebay"
eBay In Talks To Acquire Cybersource?
Frankly, one of the major issues surrounding eBay (NASDAQ EBAY) not including its lacking merchant interest is fraud. While just a rumor, some people suggest that eBay may want to take the plunge and purchase Cybersource (NASDAQ CYBS). As Cybersource would not only give eBay access to the largest risk management service online, it would […]
12Feb2008 | Riley Poole | 7 comments | Continued“I’ll pay you in 21 days for a Hamburger today” says Paypal
eBay (NASDAQ EBAY) has really not been scoring points on the merchant front for the past few weeks. Ever since Meg decided to abandon the sinking ship, seems the entire business has been hurting, right down to the golden goose. The problem now, of course, is that many recent changes to their cash cow have […]
9Feb2008 | Riley Poole | 12 comments | ContinuedWhy Merchants Choose Amazon over eBay
Ironically, the reason merchants choose Amazon (NASDAQ AMZN) over eBay (NASDAQ EBAY) is the same reason merchants choose Paypal over a regular merchant account. Some people will tell you it’s the complex listing process which funny enough has become so bad it’s created many secondary companies over the years. Others will tell you it’s the […]
30Jan2008 | Riley Poole | 8 comments | ContinuedNew Paypal Rules
Before the end of Q1-2008, Paypal will release its most aggressive buyer/seller protection policies to date. Over the past year, Paypal has experienced huge losses in the fraud arena and plans to combat this problem with the introduction of new front end screening tools at a cost to the end merchant in addition to a […]
24Jan2008 | Riley Poole | 22 comments | ContinuedPaypal More Successful Than American Express and Discover Combined
Okay, so it’s official. Bank of America (NYSE BAC) to buy Countrywide (NYSE CFC) for $4 Billion in stock. Whoopdy-doo. (finger-in-air) I mean, seriously, hasn’t everyone written off the housing market by now?
What I find more interesting is the rumor of eBay (NASDAQ EBAY) getting bought out by Yahoo (NASDAQ YHOO) And what I find […]
Virtual “Stolen” Credit Cards??
For more than a year now, a shocking underground scheme has been building steam and no one seems to be paying attention. eBay, Paypal, Google, and many online providers utilize credit cards as a means of verifying identity. Makes sense right? Charge a few smaller transactions, typically less than $1.00 and if the user can […]
29Dec2007 | Riley Poole | 8 comments | Continued-
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