Sounds like they are gettng ready to start charging higher rates to integrate with ebay. Thats what I get. But what everyone wants to know is how they will share info. Thats the thing that has got people worried.
December 16, 2008
eBay Checkout and the Coming Changes
A few months ago, eBay announced changes they are making to eBay checkout and to the payment types that can be accepted. Since this announcement, we have been working diligently to be able to continue our services on eBay. The information below will shed some light on how these changes will affect our current and future customers.
Changes to eBay are stated to begin in January 2009. eBay announced that Payflow integration will be available for any user that wishes to use their own merchant account. Details on PayFlow at this point are not completely available at this time, but it does appear that the PayFlow service will be free for anyone that chooses to use it. (Please check with eBay for further details.) If you are an Auction Checkout Gold account user you will be able to use the merchant account that we set up for you and directly integrate it into eBay’s checkout using PayFlow. Auction Checkout will issue you with a second Terminal ID (TID) number for this purpose.
If you have a Blue account with us, you can still use your merchant account with eBay’s checkout, but you will have to contact your merchant processor directly for assistance. Unfortunately, the Blue account service will no longer be accepting new registrations starting in January. Current Blue account users will still have full access to their accounts until further notice.
In lieu of our Blue service, Auction checkout will be offering a new account type. The new Auction Checkout account will specialize in setting up a merchant account that is compatible with eBay’s checkout and we will assist you with integrating your account with PayFlow.
More information will be made available as we receive it from eBay. If you have any questions, please contact us at helpdesk@auctioncheckout.com or by calling us at 800-975-8364.
Thank you,
AuctionCheckout.com
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