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who hates paypal?
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Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:33 pmby teal_dx
since when did they start charging an additional .30ยข per transaction
In addition to the standard 3% and 2.5% if the payment came from outside the US border?
for example, lets say a US member buys a civic-eg sticker. paypal takes 19% of that payment. for a Canadian member buying a sticker, paypal takes 22% of the payment. So about 1/5 of the $ goes to paypal.
Unfortunately they are the online payment monopoly in the US
The best alternative I have found is moneybrookers.com but they are not avail in the US.
Posted:
Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:36 pmby ChicagoMike
I've always thought paypal was bullshit, thats why I try not to use it unless its my last resort.
Posted:
Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:54 pmby Bouli
For me paypal is a new world... i'm sorry
Cuz it's so much easier to buy things outside Europe and stuff.
And a creditcard is an option to consider, but i don't want that for so many reasons.
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Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:25 pmby CivicTypeR
PayPal FTW for sending payment.
Receiving... fuck it.
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Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:29 pmby Gorveatt
SlipCivic wrote:PayPal FTW for sending payment.
Receiving... fuck it.
+1 they would have to pay ME to get me to link my bank account to their system
fuck that.
Posted:
Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:34 pmby teal_dx
those who don't use paypal, what do you use to send online payments? Or do you do it the old fashioned way (snail mail)
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Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:39 pmby Gorveatt
teal_dx wrote:those who don't use paypal, what do you use to send online payments? Or do you do it the old fashioned way (snail mail)
i've never sold anything, but if i do i basically try to locally, and if not locally to people i know, and just have them send me a money order and i send out the item at the same time, but that's only to people i know wont fuck me over.
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Wed Mar 05, 2008 5:13 pmby york62
I like it for now! Its new to me still, and its convenient! for me
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Wed Mar 05, 2008 6:51 pmby DannyCraQ
i try not to fuck with paypal anymore, i sent an item out for an ebay auction, dude signed and got it and then filed a claim and got his money back, im still in the middle of complaining to paypal, shit is gay
Posted:
Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:12 pmby LowTEC-Derbo
there is also westernunion.com
Posted:
Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:19 pmby CivicTypeR
Personal cheque.
The thing that gets me is that eBay owns PayPal, and they make more than enough money through that! let alone all these BS PayPal fees.
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Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:00 pmby BAXTER_EJ1
You know what I hate?
Sellers selling items for $0.01 and then charging a shipping fee of $250. This way, ebay takes $0.00 from them and they make 100% profit.
If people were more honest and abided by ebay's rules and restrictions that are in place to make an honest profit and protect buyers maybe we wouldn't get ripped so much on paypal fees.
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Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:08 amby Ej2-B16a
teal_dx wrote:those who don't use paypal, what do you use to send online payments? Or do you do it the old fashioned way (snail mail)
snail mail ftw
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Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:35 amby LowTEC-Derbo
paypal been charging 30cents and 3% since i used it in 2005.. at least i was aware when people would send me 3% and i didnt get the perfect amount.
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Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:38 amby darkshadow
i work for a bank, and paypal sucks arse! we file so many claims that are not right, i wish paypal would go under!