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Post Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 1:42 pm 
 

During the very heated discussions about the new prices for stores on EBay.it forums (the censorship continues, by the way...), somebody mentioned something named EBay Express: what is this? Does anybody here uses it?
  

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Post Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 4:59 pm 
 

On the surface, it appears to be a "shopping cart" type of checkout system for new items:



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I haven't looked into it in much detail, though.
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 12:45 am 
 

It's all "Buy It Now" listings -- no auctions.  The listings are taken from regular ebay, but only from sellers who have feedback of 100 or higher.

And, as Xaxaxe pointed out, there's a shopping cart interface so buyers only have to make on Paypal transaction.

So basically, it's just an ebay interface for shoppers too impatient for auctions.
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 6:21 am 
 

I think (but I'm not sure) that it has the added "advantage" that you can purchase from multiple sellers and make one payment.  Say there are 10 d20 items you want . . . you could purchase one from seller A, 4 from seller B, 2 from seller C, etc.  Then just make one payment - each seller is obligated to ship their items . . . though I'm not sure how shipping charges work.


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Post Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:00 pm 
 

That wouldn't really be "added," though ... it's possible to do the same thing thing right now just by using PayPal.

Really, I'm not sure I get it. The only factors I'm seeing that appear to be different than the "usual" eBay experience are: A) apparently, eBay Express will deal only with new items, and B) apparently, it will be possible to use a credit card and bypass PayPal completely.

I say "apparently" because ... well, like I said, I'm not sure I get it. :)
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