Bill Maas wrote:
> The problem is that I don't like having my credit card nos. all over the
> place, so I asked Wim Vandeputte from soekris.kd85.com
..
> A company named Escrow.com (www.escrow.com)
And why exactly do you trust Escrow.com more than Wim Vandeputte?
You are probably not USA-based if you buy from Wim - good luck
to dispute something if they screw up...
> The key issue is trust, the financial side should be much less
> of a problem (basically all that is required is a computer
> and a bank account).
Yes, the key issue is trust. So how exactly can an "open
source community" help here?
> And I still feel that any host any of my my CC-nos. sits on is one too
> many (they're not even on any of my computers).
If they do not store CVV (and nobody should do this), you as
a buyer are pretty safe. A CC transaction with neither
a signature nor CVV is basically a seller's risk, so if
they do get hacked, you'll have no problems to get
the money back.
You can also order by fax (giving the seller a signature,
but not the CVV). Or pay by transfer in advance limiting
your possible loss to that one transaction.
--
Stano
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