EBAY might accept BITCOIN

[upthestairss5]

How does this gonna work? You're still required to have some FIAT in case of returns, defects and etc.

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[Rengga Jati]

I think that it is still uncertain, moreover, so far, eBay is likely always getting this kind of news. I don't know the purpose of this news, this sometimes gives an effect on both, the crypto and eBay itself.
I will better not believe or expect too much because it is not clear enough and still a probability. There may be changes again in the future before they are really taking signs and accepting crypto payments already.
But hopefully, there is something good news again that will be released soon.

[bbc.reporter]

Maybe a hype it seems. If ebay did posted it on their website or confirm by them then theres a possibility. But if none we can only speculate that this might just another shilling for btc as the market seems going good inspite of the current russia ukraine war thats happening.

But just last night btc dumped. Due to a big holder of btc releases it. Looks like the guy cashing out and didnt noticed this ebay hype news. Whales really ignore fundamental trending.

I am quite certain the announcement is to hype Ebay. I speculate that their yearly projection might be negative because of the pandemic and what might appear to be another economic recession coming because of the Federal Reserve's attempts to control inflation by increasing interest rates.

[yazher]

It has been spoken for many years that ebay will accept bitcoin, we have been seeing this news for years. Maybe they will give really positive news this time, I don't know, but I don't think it will have a big impact on the price. It will not cause us to see a new ath. If this news is true, it might raise a few thousand dollars, but I don't think it will be more

I've been reading this too since then but until now, there hasn't been anything to be considered as positive because everything is just a mere plan or just a rumor. If they wanted to do that, they have already done that and might not even publish announcements like the other big companies who suddenly accept cryptocurrencies in their services and stores. right now, we just need to think it as a rumor until they decide to make it real.

[leea-1334]

Who cares about ebay honestly...

This news may just be another hype to be in the news especially now when bitcoins are trending for the way they have been instrumental for donations for Ukrainians who need relief. Ebay "might accept" is no where close to Ebay "has accepted" which is a better new for the community than just another mere speculation or probability. I look forward to hearing that they have accepted and not "might accept".

Might or has makes no difference to me. Tesla HAD accepted before in the past,,, the same as Microsoft even a long long time ago also HAD accepted in the past but not any of them made a big difference.

People will not rush out to spend their btc to buy electric cars and Windows. That is a fact proven.

Paypal Bitcoin was a much bigger thing and it will be bigger as soon as they use a real btc wallet.

[Flexystar]

Hmm sure why not. Though eBay is not much popular in our country and I think it’s least popular in major parts of the world I think it does not really matter if eBay accepts it or not. I think eBay is far more active in Western Hemisphere rather than opposite one. However there are already plenty of options to choose from even if we want to pay the online shopping sites in crypto. You can simply have binance card or other alt project based CC to make the payments. I don’t know what difference it would make after they launch their own acceptance criteria. Least interested in them. I would be happy if Apple implement this idea.

[mich]

I think it’s great that eBay may be potentially excepting bitcoin on their platform very soon. I use eBay a lot for buying and selling.
I think it’ll make the transaction process easier and smoother with the ability to just use your preferred form of currency.
Cryptocurrency like bitcoin have a lot of advantages due to their level of transparency on the blockchain.

[giammangiato]

Hey guys theres a news article stating that ebay might be accepting Bitcoin and other cryptos, if this happens then I believe itll be a game changer for the crypto world. Not sure how credible the article is , has anyone else heard anything similar. Also there was mention of an announcement on march 10 to confirm this. If positive,  We could see a new high even in these times uncertainty .

Personally I have already bought with bitcoin on ebay, but only in agreement with the seller, it was not easy, obviously also risky! Only if you know the seller well and have a strong reliability you could do it, at the moment it is only a proposal from a group of users, it is not official, I have heard something about this too, but they have organization and above all security problems. for the buyer if the sale is problematic.

[Erumo]

If Ebay makes Bitcoin as a payment methon, how the hell they are gonna monitor and perform refunds? And isnt all that contradicts the idea of Bitcoin and anonymity? I am for such option, that will increase number of scam on the internet. And we all are for it, just because we have Bitcoin. If we did not know about it, we would not care much about it

[Rikafip]

You can simply have binance card or other alt project based CC to make the payments. I don’t know what difference it would make after they launch their own acceptance criteria.

Well, there is a difference: in case of using Binance card, you have to have funds on Binance meaning you are not in the real control of your crypto, no matter how reliable/reputable Binance is. Don't get me wrong, I like their card and I am using it on the regular basis, but I would prefer if there is some better way to sepend my crypto without keeping my crypto in other man's hands.

How does this gonna work? You're still required to have some FIAT in case of returns, defects and etc.

Yeah that's a good question. People like eBay as they have good customer support & they feel safe buying there so would be interesting it to see how would they solve that issue. Honestly, I don't accept eBay accepting BTC directly peer to peer anytime soon. If/when it happens, first it will be through some 3rd party payment processor.

[molsewid]

Personally I have already bought with bitcoin on ebay, but only in agreement with the seller, it was not easy, obviously also risky! Only if you know the seller well and have a strong reliability you could do it, at the moment it is only a proposal from a group of users, it is not official, I have heard something about this too, but they have organization and above all security problems. for the buyer if the sale is problematic.

Glad you've tried already buying tangible item ebay and used bitcoin as a mode of payment. Actually, I am looking for a message where I could see a proof that this kind of transaction in ebay was already taking place since i've search and learned that this was proposed already a few years ago. The one you've encountered so far is what also a question in my mind regarding this and yeah I am also thinking how risky it is and could be one of the reason to you know increase the possibility of scam on the internet. So what I really mean if ebay is truly looking for this one it would be totally challenging for their end.

[Ziskinberg]

Hey guys theres a news article stating that ebay might be accepting Bitcoin and other cryptos, if this happens then I believe itll be a game changer for the crypto world. Not sure how credible the article is , has anyone else heard anything similar. Also there was mention of an announcement on march 10 to confirm this. If positive,  We could see a new high even in these times uncertainty .

Well, I think people are excited to see eBay accepts cryptocurrencies. But until there is no final say in regards to adoption, this will remain rumors and that might be YES or NO. But I hope they will as this gains more market attraction for crypto users and holders, and for them to enjoy. They'll somehow look at what could be the impact of this acceptance on their demand and probably increase more buyers.
This is not just an opportunity for them but this become a trend by now which we can't ignore.

[Iron Fist]

Even though that news is circulating, I remain skeptical. None of the major e-commerce platforms has yet adopted cryptocurrencies as a system of payment. In fact, eBay made the first attempt at integrating bitcoin payments, when Bitcoin was still in its infancy, back in 2014. But, they ended up abandoning that plan almost immediately. But that doesn't mean I'm not open to the idea . For one thing, the recent integration of Google Pay and Apple Pay was a great boost for adoption.

If one of the big three e-commerce platforms decided to integrate cryptocurrencies, I think it'd be a major domino that could launch a major trend.

[Easteregg69]

I don't use EBAY.

Taxed from zero and up. Somehow I get the idea people would like to save some on customs too.

Kucoin is good. ;-) (Check what is going on with the "missing" FTM deposits that is tx'ed to a greater account. One issue.)

[virasog]

Hey guys theres a news article stating that ebay might be accepting Bitcoin and other cryptos, if this happens then I believe itll be a game changer for the crypto world. Not sure how credible the article is , has anyone else heard anything similar. Also there was mention of an announcement on march 10 to confirm this. If positive,  We could see a new high even in these times uncertainty .

Where did you read this news? Do you have any link to the news where we can check how reliable is this information? Personally, i  would like Ebay to accept bitcoin but i would not believe this news unless it came from the official eBay channel. How many times in the past we have seen such false news and then after a few days we hear from companies' official accounts that there was no truth in the news and it was just the rumor spread publicly.

[Iron Fist]

Hey guys theres a news article stating that ebay might be accepting Bitcoin and other cryptos, if this happens then I believe itll be a game changer for the crypto world. Not sure how credible the article is , has anyone else heard anything similar. Also there was mention of an announcement on march 10 to confirm this. If positive,  We could see a new high even in these times uncertainty .

Where did you read this news? Do you have any link to the news where we can check how reliable is this information? Personally, i  would like Ebay to accept bitcoin but i would not believe this news unless it came from the official eBay channel. How many times in the past we have seen such false news and then after a few days we hear from companies' official accounts that there was no truth in the news and it was just the rumor spread publicly.

You can read the news on many financial news portals. Here is a link to an article from TheStreet: https://www.thestreet.com/investing/ebay-considers-crypto-payments-already-accepts-nfts-ceo-says

According to an interview with eBay CEO Jamie Iannone just a few days ago, and as reported by TheStreet, eBay CEO said the company might announce something on March 10 during their "investors day".

[xSkylarx]

If Ebay makes Bitcoin as a payment methon, how the hell they are gonna monitor and perform refunds? And isnt all that contradicts the idea of Bitcoin and anonymity? I am for such option, that will increase number of scam on the internet. And we all are for it, just because we have Bitcoin. If we did not know about it, we would not care much about it

You can still get your money back. However, unlike PayPal or credit cards, which can only be refunded by the banks, this is not the case. Although the person who received the money should be able to refund it, and we could create a system to do so if we wanted to, we can clearly see that they have already received it because of the transaction hash, and this isn't a major issue. The fees and how to deal with the violations are the main issues, as they are the primary reason why merchants are experiencing difficulties accepting bitcoin as a payment method.

[fzkto]

News that Ebay will start accepting bitcoins appears every year. But I wouldn't be surprised if it did happen. Many companies are already officially using bitcoin, so why shouldn't a major marketplace join them. I just don't understand the pricing mechanism, if for example I have to make a refund, will I get back the whole amount in bitcoins I paid or will there be a conversion?

[Easteregg69]

I just don't understand the pricing mechanism,

Out of context.

Real life experience is if you don't spend the money then you don't get them in the first place.

[Iron Fist]

If Ebay makes Bitcoin as a payment methon, how the hell they are gonna monitor and perform refunds? And isnt all that contradicts the idea of Bitcoin and anonymity? I am for such option, that will increase number of scam on the internet. And we all are for it, just because we have Bitcoin. If we did not know about it, we would not care much about it

You can still get your money back. However, unlike PayPal or credit cards, which can only be refunded by the banks, this is not the case.

Even if eBay decided to accept cryptocurrency payments, it would likely be through their custodial wallets. If there is a refund or chargeback, eBay would simply be able to freeze the funds in the account, just like PayPal. eBay will essentially act as an escrow in these situations.