Hi guys, if only to end this thread: you're probably right. It's just that I've been _very_ comfortable using the named escrow's services in the past, and since then sending credit card details to sellers directly (without passing judgment on any individual seller) has always felt a bit medieval to me. But that's probably just me balancing on the ulta-paranoia.
Thanks, Bill (Oh yes, and to the French-speaking list members: I think that in a kind of pseudo-phonetic notation it's es.k.rau rather than es.k.ro: ;). On Tue, 2007-10-16 at 14:46 -0700, Graham Freeman wrote: > On 14 Oct 07, at 22:10, Bill Maas wrote: > > > The problem is that I don't like having my credit card nos. all > > over the > > place > > > I don't give my card info out needlessly, but I don't worry about it > either. Here's why: > > > * It's a credit card, not a debit card. A given charge does not > automatically draw money from my bank account - I must first review > and pay the bill before the card issuer gets their money. > > * My card issuer (American Express) acts responsibly and promptly > when I have an occasional disputes with a vendor. > > * If someone fraudulently makes charges on my card, I simply report > the charges as such and never have to worry about it again. > > * Those few vendors who don't take AmEx usually have competitors who > do. Soekris takes AmEx via Paypal, so that's fine. > > > Escrow is for real estate and other large purchases where the stakes > are higher than the trust level. It's too much overhead for a small > order from Soekris. > > Graham > > _______________________________________________ > Soekris-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech > _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
