Paying by Paypal???

[Sally]

I know how to do most of it, but what option do you select?

Purchase: Goods; Ebay Items ; Services;

Personal: Gift; Household Expenses; Personal Payment Owed; Other

Which option do I choose if i am wanting to pay for say the ECU i am buying?

Cheers.

[dizzyblonde]

goods

[Sally]

Cheers.

[Warthog]

or household expenses if your SV is the motor for your tumble dryer.

[the_lone_wolf]

i wouldn't touch paypal with a rusty barge pole even if it was to roger them up their own arses for being so incompetent...

BACS ftw...

[Sally]

BACS?
Whats that lyk?

[the_lone_wolf]

BACS?Bankers Automated Clearing System... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BACS)

[dizzyblonde]

BACS is how your wages are paid into your bank account IIRC

[Nicky S]

never phone paypal i was on the phone for about 4 mins and it cost me £15 F**KERS

[jamesterror]

i wouldn't touch paypal with a rusty barge pole even if it was to roger them up their own arses for being so incompetent...

BACS ftw...

PayPal are good until you have a problem, Google Checkout ;)

[DavieSV]

I use Paypal for my web site.
They charge a fee per transaction
To set up a merchant account to accept credit and debit cards direct, your turn over has to be massive or you have to pay a lot up front.
So for a small business, Paypal is fine.
I'm not trying to rip people off, I send everything that is ordered, and so there are no issues that need resolving
I like Paypal, they are a middle man, if you don't trust the person you are buying from, then don't buy.
If you do get ripped off, Paypal will resolve it.
With any financial institution, somebody will have a grief.

In summary: If a company is using Paypal for their transactions, they may be small, not necessarily thieves.

[Stu]

I use Paypal for my web site.
They charge a fee per transaction
To set up a merchant account to accept credit and debit cards direct, your turn over has to be massive or you have to pay a lot up front.
So for a small business, Paypal is fine.
I'm not trying to rip people off, I send everything that is ordered, and so there are no issues that need resolving
I like Paypal, they are a middle man, if you don't trust the person you are buying from, then don't buy.
If you do get ripped off, Paypal will resolve it.
With any financial institution, somebody will have a grief.

In summary: If a company is using Paypal for their transactions, they may be small, not necessarily thieves.
Well said. Theres definetely a place for paypal when you don't trust the seller like ebay. But I would hope for the org, you could use 'faster payments' i.e. a bank transfer like BACS which is free.

[DavieSV]

Well said. Theres definetely a place for paypal when you don't trust the seller like ebay. But I would hope for the org, you could use 'faster payments' i.e. a bank transfer like BACS which is free.

I may not be correct, but with BACS you need to release your account details (Sort code/account number)
To a trusted source, no problem,
but to the world on the web, I for one, am not happy with that.

[Quiff Wichard]

I use Paypal for my web site.
They charge a fee per transaction
To set up a merchant account to accept credit and debit cards direct, your turn over has to be massive or you have to pay a lot up front.
So for a small business, Paypal is fine.
I'm not trying to rip people off, I send everything that is ordered, and so there are no issues that need resolving
I like Paypal, they are a middle man, if you don't trust the person you are buying from, then don't buy.
If you do get ripped off, Paypal will resolve it.
With any financial institution, somebody will have a grief.

In summary: If a company is using Paypal for their transactions, they may be small, not necessarily thieves.




the rent boy trade has gone very high tec since last I experienced it- cash only then.

[DavieSV]

the rent boy trade has gone very high tec since last I experienced it- cash only back then.

It was along time ago, wasn't it!

[northwind]

I may not be correct, but with BACS you need to release your account details (Sort code/account number)
To a trusted source, no problem,
but to the world on the web, I for one, am not happy with that.

There's ways round it, a lot of businesses run a clearing account with no debit facility other than inter-account transfers, that's very effective- money goes in, it can't go back out. Realistically it's not hard to get someone's bank details though, from cheques, or backtracing other payments.

Paypal can be a pain but by and large I've been pleased with them, they came through good when someone tried to pass off damaged wheels to me, gave me a refund as soon as I produced evidence of the damage. Quite pleased. I've used them a lot with no real problems, other than the time they decided I must be a business because of the volumes I'd transferred, and threatened to close my account unless i made a tax declaration, then when I pointed out I wasn't a business at all, could only suggest "Ah, well, why not just fill in a false tax declaration then?" :mrgreen:

[Stu]

I may not be correct, but with BACS you need to release your account details (Sort code/account number)
To a trusted source, no problem,
but to the world on the web, I for one, am not happy with that.
I thought that was what I was trying to say :???:
That paypal is the thing to use for the great unwashed on the web, but for peeps you at least think you know I wouldn't worry too much about giving out my bank details. Just like Jeremy Clarkson thought. Yes he got stung by a DD being set up, but I still think he could have asked for that £ to be refunded under the DD rules - just wouldn't have been good PR asking for mony back from a charity (Northy is that right?)

edit: not giving out your bank details has got little to do with the benefits of Paypal. It is the ability to get a refund from someone (you can trust) other than the seller when you pay by Paypal vs. paying by bank tfr that is the main benefit.