EBay challanged over Paypal rules

[diamondsoul]

Don't know if this has been covered elsewhere here but the outcome could be interesting:

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/06/23/ebay-fails-to-respond-to-federal-suit/

http://www.detnews.com/article/20100623/METRO01/6230347/EBay-challenged-over-PayPal-rules-in-Detroit-fed-court#ixzz0rgD9xoS3

Cheers

Lar

[d-ray657]

If the anti-trust laws were actually enforced in the US any more, ebay's requirement that sellers use paypal could be considered a tying arrangement, which, as I recall from my 7:30 a.m. anti-trust class, is an improper use of monopoly power. I think the sheer size of ebay, and it's market share of on-line auction services should cause courts to look carefully at any anti-competitive practices in which it engages.

To put it another way, that's the kind of stuff that happens when a company gets too big for its britches.

Regards,

D-Ray