eBay Merchant Reportedly Delisted for Accepting Bitcoin Payments
An eBay merchant, recently took Reddit to convey his "sad" experience with the e-commerce company, stating that his product listings were removed because he accepted digital currency Bitcoin as one of the payment methods. The said merchant further posted an excerpt from the mail he received from eBay. It clearly exhibited the company's take on Bitcoin, for it mentioned the digital currency as something that defies their approach towards offering a secure and simplified e-commerce platform. "Please understand that you mentioned you accept "Bitcoin" as a method of payment," the alleged mail....
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