Google Checkout Tries To Diss eBay With Party, Gets Smacked Down

eBay is holding an event for its sellers called eBay Live! in Boston this week, and Google Checkout thought it would be cute and hold a party tonight during the event. They called it the Google Checkout Freedom Party, obviously trying to court PayPal sellers to Google Checkout, and eBay was not amused. Yesterday, Google cancelled the event.
Update to our event on 6/14
eBay Live attendees have plenty of activities to keep them busy this week in Boston, and we did not want to detract from that activity. After speaking with officials at eBay, we at Google agreed that it was better for us not to feature this event during the eBay Live conference. Google is constantly reaching out to new users and sellers, and we are available to privately discuss any matters of concern with individuals as they relate to Google products. Interested parties may contact us at […]

Original post by Nathan Weinberg