All of this has been discussed in the past ad nauseum. Bottom line is, and always has been, this: It's great for buyers; horrible for sellers. The 3% bleed hurts. For the seller, it's fees, fees, fees, and then another 3% to close the deal. UGHHH. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Fraser" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 10:02 AM Subject: [Phono-L] paypal and ebay, was Re: eBay Scam Listing
> I'm interested to hear why anyone would say this. A free service that > saves me the effort of finding an envelope and a stamp, accurately > addressing the envelope, writing out a check, and going to a post > box...plus the week for it to get to the seller, and the week some > sellers "need" for the check to clear (or worse, those that require a > postal money order, which requires a 20 minute wait in line at my post > office) - what's not to like? > > Perhaps those who criticize it ought to try it before doing so. It's > **extremely** convenient, which is why it's such a success. > > Users are only charged when they add credit card capability to their > account - just like any other credit card fee - but for everyone else, > it's free. So where exactly is the "corporate greed" in that? > > On Feb 25, 2005, at 5:25 AM, someone wrote: > > > Paypal has always been nothing other than an insidious example of > > egregious > > corporate greed. I have never used it and never will. A convenience? > > HA > > -- Peter > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/
