Re: Can we use any payment processor with eBay? Quote:
Originally Posted by nickopedia
Depending on what you sell and other factors, you might find the underwriting criteria for a merchant account is more of a headache than even PayPal with all their B.S. that goes with it. | RE the first part of your post - I know, but the payment gateway is the part which is linked to eBay and not your merchant account. I was trying to give as direct an answer as possible. There are only 4 payment gateways approved by eBay (Auth.net is one, they aren't owned by Paypal).
You're right about the application process for a merchant account being a nightmare. If you're selling anything you can't definitely prove the origin of then you most likely won't be approved. On top of that, as I've said tons of times here, 90% of eBay buyers refuse to pay through anything other than Paypal. Additionally, mobile customers can only pay with Paypal. They get an error message if you're processing payments exclusively with a merchant account and they try buying from you on a mobile device. App or mobile browser - same error.
In my personal opinion it's not worth messing around with a merchant account unless you have no other option. Using Paypal is worth putting up with their crap.
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