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Ebay & PayPal
By: Jay Bauder, Sat May 6th, 2006
E-Bay and Paypal are two giant firms which are involved in sales
transactions of customers. E-Bay is an online portal in which
buyers could auction and bid items for sale. On the other hand,
Paypal is the most popular online payment system used through
credit cards. The teaming up of both firms is inevitable because
E-Bay provides the goods to be purchased while PayPal provides
the resources to be used.
E-Bay has indeed grown as the number one destination of online
shopping through auctions. E-Bay offers a variety of choices
when it comes to books, food, gadget, technology stuff, and many
others. The variety and diversity of E-Bay makes it the most
visited site whenever buyers are thinking of something to
purchase. It is also a favorite destination for online shoppers
who want to have a quality bargain of the items they want to
buy. On the other hand, Paypal is the most reliable online
payment system utilized whenever holding transactions. The firm
claims that they have 16 million users worldwide. Despite of
such successes for both firms, there are still many criticisms
regarding the nature of both businesses.
E-Bay is often criticized as a portal that is not pro-buyers
instead, it some people consider it as pro-sellers. Some buyers
accuse E-Bay as not being true to their business and does not
really live up to their word. On the other hand, Paypal does not
really receive a lot of complaints but when it does, no one
seems to mind. This is because their customer service department
does not do their job well. No one really assists the customers
and when they reply, it seems like the customer waited for 20
years before an action was done.
Due to the partnership of these two companies, many speculated
that E-Bay would acquire Paypal. Many people were not in
agreement to this deal because they believe that once E-Bay had
acquired Paypal, the rotten service of the firm would eventually
be more than worst. Aside from that, competition would also
diminish in the market. Despite the said speculations, both
firms deny that a joint venture or acquisition between the two
companies would happen. Both firms insist that they would
continue each other뭩 operations separately and not as a
joint company. Both firms also expressed that their partnership
between each other is solid but not to the point of
collaborating with each other.
About the author:
Jay is the web owner of http://www.the-lowest-prices.com Online Shoppping, a
website that provides information and resources on online
shopping malls and discounts. You can visit his website at: Online Deals
