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Because Amazon and eBay aren't small independent sites. Those stored payment methods and user trust are quite valuable to both.
by hot_gril 3y ago
Because Amazon and eBay aren't small independent sites. Those stored payment methods and user trust are quite valuable to both.
- troupo 3y agoThe joke just wooshed past you :)
- ArtTimeInvestor 3y agoNo, you miss the point. It's a high barrier for users to pay online. That's why they don't pay $1 on a whim on a small site, even if it offers something they like. Paying online is more like a marriage these days. You pray that the other side will not disappoint you and then you jump in. That's why big popular sites with brand names worth billions gobble up unproportional more paying users.
- troupo 3y agoYes, the barrier is high because paying is a high-friction activity whenever cards are involved. That's why the various quick checkouts are all the rage the past 10 years or so. This has very little to do with the original claim of "Users dislike paying on the web because it is a security risk". Users have no issues paying for stuff online.
- hot_gril 3y agoThey have no issue paying for stuff on well-established sites like eBay and Amazon. If it's a random site, there's a problem.