I have no problems with PayPal. I think it is great and I've been using it since fairly close to when they were first established. I agree that if you accept PayPal then you are likely to get more bids. I also think that when quoting charges you need to take into account what the cost of the alternative is. It costs me AUD$30 to have an international Bank Draft drawn up to send money and I have to figure that when I'm bidding. Wire transfers whilst quick usually also skim off the top of the total, not to mention the cost of sending one (when we are talking international transactions it costs about AUD$20). Like everyone has said PayPal is fast and safe!
Mario ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 2:50 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] should I get Pay Pal? > Foreign exchange is expensive any way you do it. I do not think PayPal > is out of line on that charge. The name of the account is Premier > account. > > Chris Kocsis wrote: >> ...but if you want to accept someone's credit card payment, you have to >> upgrade to a premier account (at least that's what it was called when I >> signed up). >> >> No problems other than I wish the fee was less. A friend in Europe sent >> me some money via credit card to buy something for him and the fee took >> a big bite out of what he sent ($17.27 out of $435). >> >> Rich wrote: >>> Free account is gone. But the personal account is reasonable. If you >>> are only going to use it for payments it is free. >>> >>> Peter Fraser wrote: >>> >>>> i've managed to hang on to the original free account all these years. >>>> there's unceasing pressure to "upgrade" to a fee-based account but if >>>> you read the fine print and pay attention you can still use it free. >>>> >>>> i don't know whether they still even offer the free account, but it's >>>> worth looking into. most complaints that you hear are from cheapskate >>>> sellers who resent the 2.5% (or whatever it is) fee...the service is >>>> obviously worth it, and is secure and easy to use. >>>> >>>> -- peter >>>> pjfraser at alamedanet.net >>>> >>>> On Sep 23, 2008, at 8:53 AM, Steven Medved wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> PayPal has been great to me I have had no problems. You can use a >>>>> credit card and I would recommend this for added protection when you >>>>> pay someone you are not sure of. I have had PayPal since it was >>>>> free. PayPal is like any other thing you have to avoid the weak >>>>> areas. Poor customer service, fees keep going up, not much >>>>> protection but with care you can avoid most of the problems. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:11:09 -0700> From: ddazer at sbcglobal.net> >>>>>> To: phono-L at oldcrank.org> Subject: [Phono-L] should I get Pay Pal?> >>>>>> >>>>>>> I never got a Pay Pal account because most ebay sellers would >>>>>>> >>>>>> take a check or money order. Over the years, I have heard of many >>>>>> problems with Pay Pal. Have those issues been resolved? Those of >>>>>> you who use Pay Pal, do you like it?> Any advice in this matter is >>>>>> appreciated. I do sell some non-phono related items once in a >>>>>> while on Ebay, but I am not sure it is worth the risk of using Pay >>>>>> Pal.> Dave> _______________________________________________> Phono- >>>>>> L mailing list> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Phono-L mailing list >>>>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Phono-L mailing list >>>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Phono-L mailing list >>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >
