Odd. I would have expected anybody's PayPal limit would be lower than the associated credit card limit.
Logically, one should be therefore able to get a PayPal account without a credit card,. -John =========== > This is some of the communication between me and Agilent on eBay. I > think it is clear Agilent wanted to use Paypal, and I did not. It was > Agilent who said I should split the payment into two - one of $10,000 > and the other of $7,736 > > Credit cards were not mentioned, but this would have been above the > limit of my credit card limit anyway. > > I believe in the UK there is some protection with debit cards, > although credit cards are certainly safer. > > Dave > > > =========== <start of communication on eBay>============ > From: drkirkby > To: agilentused > Subject: Re: Request to change an order: drkirkby sent a message about > Agilent CertiPrime N9923A FieldFox Handheld RF Vector Network Analyzer > 6GHz #170876934127 > Sent Date: Sep-03-12 05:28:25 PDT > > Dear agilentused, > > Hi, > OK, I agree with you, and accept the deal of the N9923A with ALL > options fitted at $14,780 + 20% sales TAX, bringing this to a total of > $17,736. > > However, this is over the limit I can pay via Paypal, which is $10,000. > > I think it would be better if you sent me the bank details so I can do > a wire transfer, but you will need to give me some refernece number so > you can tie up the payment at your end. > > If not, how else do you suggest I pay you? > > Dave > > > - drkirkby > > ============================================= > Hi Dave, > > thanks for your understanding. > We would prefer the handling on Paypal. One possibility, just issue > one payment of $10000 and one of $7736. Would that work for you? > > Regards, > Julian > > ########################################## > > From: drkirkby > To: agilentused > Subject: Re: Request to change an order: drkirkby sent a message about > Agilent CertiPrime N9923A FieldFox Handheld RF Vector Network Analyzer > 6GHz #170876934127 > Sent Date: Sep-04-12 04:47:07 PDT > > Dear agilentused, > > Hi Julian, > > Do you regularly take Paypal in multiple payments and find it is OK? I > have read a few stories on the internet about Paypal can get quite > difficult over large payments - freezing peoples Paypal accounts, > holding their money, and it taking ages to sort out. That's what > concerns me - especially if the $10000 goes through, but I can't get > the rest to you. It could be a bit tricky. > > But I know you sell expensive stuff on eBay, so if you have a lot of > experience with large sums, I'll try Paypal. > > Dave > > - drkirkby > ============ < /end of ebay communicaton> ======== > > On 17 November 2012 16:40, Pete Lancashire <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Payment is possible with Paypal or credit card. >> >> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 4:06 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I'm just amazed Aligent doesn't take credit cards directly. Paypal is >>> for small time players. > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
