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Subject: [OM] Re: paypal
From: "Allan Mee" <bigalsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 13:33:48 +0000
As a buyer, I prefer NOT using paypal - and dont use it (I have a paypal 
verified address though).
All but the first couple of items I've bought off ebay have been paid using 
postal orders - and I used a cheque once (for safety reasons when I won a 
350D - I'm glad I did because I had to stop the cheque because the seller 
gave me the wrong postcode then said he never received the cheque (despite 
the post office saying he had) - he has since returned the cheque - he 
claims his accountant put the cheque in the wrong file).
Even on items that have stipulated paypal only, I've emailed the seller and 
asked if a postal order would be ok? Invariably, the answer has been yes and 
so far I've not had any problems - surprisngly, even when a seller has 
ceased to be registered on ebay prior to the goods arriving (as occurred 
once).
I've not bought anything on eBay since the 350D incident - even though my 
feeling is that low value items  (i.e. under £100, say) seem, based on 
succesful buying of over 30 items, to be safe enough to buy. But I wouldn't 
risk buying an expensive item via ebay now.
Allan

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number of electrons were asked their permission to be terribly 
inconvenienced. (And threw a party for them afterwards for being really cool 
about it).

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>From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Re: paypal
>Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:09:09 -0500
>
>
>Thanks for the input folks. I have been processing my own Visa and
>Mastercard transactions for more than 10 years,  and hesitate to get
>involved with an outfit that seems to making up obstinant rules as they
>go along. I haven't been selling much on ebay but when I do, no one
>seems to mind that I don't take paypal  (except eb*y).
>
>___________________________________
>John Hermanson
>Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
>
>
>AG Schnozz wrote:
> > John, if you take Credit Cards, you're far better off than
> > paypal.  They have fees for their fees.  It's absolute nonsense.
> >  We're transitioning to CC for everything ourselves and even
> > with the tiny-retailer high-percentage ripoff from Visa/MC,
> > we're still over 3% ahead of paypal.
> >
> > AG
> >
> >
> > --- John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>What's the consenus on paypal?
>
>
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