pay pal - who uses it ?

i tried it once a long time ago to secure a bayonet i had to have , it was overseas , i was successful and forgot about it , a while later i had a seller that would not take it , so i just left it lie - dormant ,

recently i had a buyer who would only use it , so i reactivated , he didnt pay , i should not have shipped without confirmation , ive done that often when i was comfortable with the buyer , but that is the ONLY one that ever stiffed me , he was in europe so you all need not worry much ,

now ive got a small amount of cash in the account from a recent rash of sales as a result of cleaning the storage areas , ive asked for a check - they say two weeks - is that reasonable when the deposits are made instantly from the folks i dealt with ? just wondering , im not upset or in a hurry ,

but they took $15 from my account so far , is that normal ?

Yes, it's normal for them on both points. (Not right, but normal for them)

I closed my account years ago for several reasons, including their anti-gun stance. Sometimes I feel like I might have shot myself in the foot when some people won't take anything else, but I figure if that was the case I didn't need whatever it was that bad anyway.

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I closed my account years ago for several reasons, including their anti-gun stance. Sometimes I feel like I might have shot myself in the foot when some people won't take anything else, but I figure if that was the case I didn't need whatever it was that bad anyway.

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Agree completly.

I sometimes have wished I had it but then I hear a story like this and get over the feeling.

I used Paypal with good results. But after $10,000 in transactions on ebay etc. they wanted direct bank account debit not credit card. I bid them farewell.They are just a tool. Gary

now that was one of the things i was wondering about , ive not given them that and dont intend to unless i set up a separate account for just that purpose , seems a lot of rig-a-ma-role to go through for the service ,

ive requested a check - we shall see how long it takes to get here

That was one of the other things that peeved me about them.
I set up a separate checking account just for Paypal because I didn't want there to ever be any kind of screw up that might ever interfere with my actual account. I have heard stories where they froze accounts when a buyer had a dispute, etc.

Even when I just made a regular electronic transfer from the Paypal account to my bank account they would still hold the transfer for days before allowing it to go through even when there hadn't been any transactions for months.

I use paypal all the time. I especially enjoy paying for firearm parts or accessories with it given their stance.

I use it too and never had any problems. Except their overseas payments are very difficult, but that may be normal for our laws.

I have never used it and won't partly due to their anti gun policy. Have a friend that has had problems ( according to him) with his account, money just vanishing so he is very reluctant to use it now.

I have always paid with a certified cheque or money order dealing mainly here in Canada so won't open a paypal account.

Like others, if the seller insists on paypal guess I can do without it.

Whatever happened to GunPal?

Just one question: what has all this to do with the .22 smallbore forum?

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Originally Posted by Patrick Chadwick

Just one question: what has all this to do with the .22 smallbore forum?

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Nothing! Really Nothing!

Oh, well that's a relief, I thought I had failed to understand the connection. Now I know that there is none, I can sit back and enjoy!

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E-Bay owns PayPAL
E-Bay won't use anything but PayPal
Both E-Bay and Pay Pal get a cut.

Great racket huh?"

Get a credit card ONLY for PAYPAL. You can get as many credit cards as you like, but just dedicate one to PayPal with a MAXIMUM limit of $500.00 (minimum now). Punch a hole in the card and just use it for internet purchases. Stores will not take the card with a hole in it and with a $500 limit you are safe. If you do need more on the card, phone the card company and tell them this is a one time purchase of $XXX to Joe Doe and they will authourize it. I run that way and like it. I have one card for the cell phones, one for internet purchases, one for foreign money purchases (US funds) and the others are just regular cards and all from the same bank. My postie loves me with the amount of mail he carries here!!! :-)##

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Originally Posted by Surpmil

Whatever happened to GunPal?

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That had to be the worst EFT system..I do not think that they are in existence anymore..could be wrong. Thousands of $$ went missing or was hung up in numerous bank accounts for months. They took over $3k from me to transfer to a seller. The transaction took over 4 months. AuctionArms dropped them like a lead balloon and you can see a whole forum on Calguns.net as well as on the Auction Arms site. As for Pay Pal, I have used it for many things and it is all about convenience...other than their convenient 4% charge when you receive funds into your account.

I use Paypal almost exclusively for online purchases and have never had a problem with it.

I find it to be extremely convenient as a buyer. As a seller, you need to figure in the costs of the transaction into the sale ahead of time.

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Originally Posted by wheaty

Get a credit card ONLY for PAYPAL. You can get as many credit cards as you like, but just dedicate one to PayPal with a MAXIMUM limit of $500.00 (minimum now). Punch a hole in the card and just use it for internet purchases. Stores will not take the card with a hole in it and with a $500 limit you are safe. If you do need more on the card, phone the card company and tell them this is a one time purchase of $XXX to Joe Doe and they will authourize it. I run that way and like it. I have one card for the cell phones, one for internet purchases, one for foreign money purchases (US funds) and the others are just regular cards and all from the same bank. My postie loves me with the amount of mail he carries here!!! :-)##

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That is a great idea Wheaty and a very easy way to keep track of your accounts. I have a Visa card that has a CREDIT of 17 cents on it and for five years they have sent me a statement each month. Had a fight with them years ago over someone using my card to subscribe to a internet "porn" site and they refused to give the details as the card was so rarely used it could only have been from one of two locations. I figure I'll let them waste money forever sending me statements that they OWE ME 17 cents. Never get mad, just get even. LOL

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Originally Posted by A square 10

i tried it once a long time ago to secure a bayonet i had to have , it was overseas , i was successful and forgot about it , a while later i had a seller that would not take it , so i just left it lie - dormant ,

recently i had a buyer who would only use it , so i reactivated , he didnt pay , i should not have shipped without confirmation , ive done that often when i was comfortable with the buyer , but that is the ONLY one that ever stiffed me , he was in europe so you all need not worry much ,

now ive got a small amount of cash in the account from a recent rash of sales as a result of cleaning the storage areas , ive asked for a check - they say two weeks - is that reasonable when the deposits are made instantly from the folks i dealt with ? just wondering , im not upset or in a hurry ,

but they took $15 from my account so far , is that normal ?

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Yeah paypal has its advantages and its flaws. The nice thing on ebay is you can make sure you are paid quickly so you can ship the item. I only deal with people that can deposit into my paypal account in order to avoid scams. I have done that for a while and had no issues.