Telstra-owned classifieds business Trading Post has seized on consumer outrage with eBay Australia’s decision to force customers to use its wholly-owned payment subsidiary PayPal by launching online auctions at its www.tradingpost.com.au site.
In a bid to differentiate itself from eBay, Trading Post’s new auction site will offer sellers the chance to list auction items for free. Bruce Akhurst, chief executive of Telstra’s Sensis division, which owns Trading Post, expects the free-to-list pitch will resonate with sellers: “You only pay when you sell.
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