[meteorite-list] google checkout declare themselves the meteorite police

From: Michael Gilmer <*meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com*> Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 14:32:34 -0400 Message-ID: <CAKBPJW9vu7voSescnv-YG7j-LDW0NqDpbaX+iPY_3n90rdQDvA_at_mail.gmail.com> · meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com

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On 7/7/11, MexicoDoug <mexicodoug at aim.com> wrote:
> Yinan wrote:
>
> "They also don't have a call center or any numbers you can call to
> complain. So at the moment there is not much that can be done about
> such things. Find another checkout system?"
>
> Hi Yinan - Egads, that was an excellent explanation which IMO sounds
> like you "hit the nail on the head". For those who care, I hope someone
> or some concerned group for the responsible exchange of meteorites out
> there recognizes and is willing to pick this up. Running from it could
> embolden others to follow suite due to the nature of meteorites. With
> stamps it is arguably clearer than meteorites. Now, it's not a
> hypothetical case- we have one concrete member of the community who's
> been affected and like in the stamp case mentioned, it is not a healthy
> situation to have all of the "eggs in one basket" via PayPal. If
> PayPal, not noted for their logic always, gets any crazy or misguided
> ideas ...
>
> Kindest wishes
> Doug
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yinan Wang <veomega at gmail.com>
> To: jim_brady611 at o2.co.uk
> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Sent: Thu, Jul 7, 2011 1:46 pm
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] google checkout declare themselves the
> meteorite police
>
>
> Unfortunately google is still working on how to respond in global
> marketplaces.
>
> At the moment they follow various laws and conventions of UNESCO and
> probably the laws of a couple of countries, all at once.
>
> So you have incidents where they suspend seller accounts anywhere if
> they sell old stamps because of a 1970's UNESCO law:
> http://www.bidstart.com/bidStart-Seller-s-Google-Checkout-Account-Suspended-by-Google-Bringing-Stamp-Sales-to-a-Sticky-Halt_QQtitleQQ246QQidQQdisplaynews
>
> So if a country somewhere bans the sales or export of meteorites,
> google may take this as a global view and apply the rules everywhere
> to keep themselves legally safe.
>
> They also don't have a call center or any numbers you can call to
> complain. So at the moment there is not much that can be done about
> such things. Find another checkout system?
>
> -Yinan
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 10:58 AM, <jim_brady611 at o2.co.uk> wrote:
>> May be interest to any who are considering using google checkout-it
>> does seem like the public prefer to use them over paypal in my
>> experience but I just got this email
>>
>> "Hello,
>>
>> During our recent review, we found that the products or services on
>> your
>> website appear to violate the following Google Checkout content
>> policies:
>>
>> - Unacceptable product category: Protected Cultural Items & Artifacts
>>
>> As a result, your account has been suspended. You may not process any
>> orders at this time. If applicable, any pending orders in your account
>> have been canceled."
>>
>> it could be that they just don't like my unfinished and poorly ranked
>> website and I couldn't really blame them for that as it's something
>> that isn't a great priority for me at the minute.
>> I wrote and asked them to be more specific and they have ignored me.
>>
>> Be Nice!
>>
>> Jim Brady
>> IMCA 2424
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