This article is from the eBay FAQ, by William B. Shaw toppsoft@yahoo.com with numerous contributions by others.
The more payment services you accept, the less likely someone will pass on
your auctions. With that said, there are perfectly valid reasons for NOT
accepting certain forms I payment. For instance, I have no place to store
live chickens and won't take them. I recommend at least one option that the
buyer can use without getting out of their chair. For online payments, the
current choices are PayPal, eBay Payments, Yahoo PayDirect, BidPay, and C2It
(listed in order by payment volume AFAIK). All of these services allow
buyers to use their credit cards or bank accounts to pay the seller
electronically.
 
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