Does anyone have any thoughts on something I mentioned a while back on an old thread that I can't now find.
That as obay is cutting its links with paypal there will be a lot less of an incentive for buyers and sellers to open paypal accounts or continue to maintain those that they have.
There's recently been some discussion of the matter over there and among other things mentioned is that the agreement severing links (and allowing paypal as a payment option) comes to an end in either 2023 or 2025. After that agreement ends there is no certainty that obay will allow buyers to pay with their paypal account balance and it's been pointed out that the large site beginning with "A" doesn't allow paypal at all.
If the two largest on-line platforms become "no-go areas" for paypal how many buyers will close their accounts, particularly in view of paypal's recent introduction of a charge for infrequently used accounts? In the future how many buyers will have little or no incentive to open an account at all.
There has been some mention of how paypal might see its future development without being able to rely on the captive market given to it by obay as its payment portal.
The suggestion being that the portal side of its revenue will become far less significant, while other activities such as on-line wallets, credit and cards will replace this. (Because they are far more profitable)
Where does that leave sellers on ebid with an integrated checkout via paypal, if paypal loses interest in facilitating payments and fewer buyers bother with having a paypal account for purchases?