TheConeHead
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Just looking for some feedback on using Paypal... any bad experiences? or good? What does it entail? Is it worth it?
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There are entire sites on paypal (do a google search) including paypalsucks.com. You will find plenty of horror stories.
I have had an account for a couple years, using them to pay for half.com, ebay and other purchases, and I use them to rec'v payment from ebay sales with instant payment and no hassles. I have never had a problem or a bad experience, other than navigating their obtuse website.
I have recently added a paypal button to one of my sites asking for contributions to help pay for it (it is a forum for people that have been screwed by RCA/Thomson) as it costs a lot to run and I make no money off it, not being able to sell ads for a site that hosts inflammatory information and feedback against one of America's biggest companies. I guess time will tell how that works out, if I have any problems, you can be assured that you will hear about it.
When in doubt, deny all terms and defnitions.
I have had an account for a couple years, using them to pay for half.com, ebay and other purchases, and I use them to rec'v payment from ebay sales with instant payment and no hassles. I have never had a problem or a bad experience, other than navigating their obtuse website.
I have recently added a paypal button to one of my sites asking for contributions to help pay for it (it is a forum for people that have been screwed by RCA/Thomson) as it costs a lot to run and I make no money off it, not being able to sell ads for a site that hosts inflammatory information and feedback against one of America's biggest companies. I guess time will tell how that works out, if I have any problems, you can be assured that you will hear about it.
When in doubt, deny all terms and defnitions.
tmphuskers
Programmer
There are definitely some bad stories but I think they have cleaned up their act ever since Ebay bought them back in 2002 (I think).
But I run my business online and use paypal as one of my payment options. Nothing bad so far, knock on wood.
It's easy to set up as well. Their website is pretty user friendly for the most part.
If you are going to be a larger ecommerce website get a merchant account and accept all major credit card, just include paypal as one of the options. If you are a small shop, paypal makes sense for a lot of people.
I was always leery about using paypal exclusively for my site. But make sure you read all of the PayPal's Seller Protection Policy and understand it.
Their is a website called paypalsucks.com but I write most of it off. What big company doesn't have a blahblahsucks.com site anymore? Anyway just things to look out for but overall, I like it, it works and my customers that use paypal are happy because it's an option.
Good luck!
But I run my business online and use paypal as one of my payment options. Nothing bad so far, knock on wood.
It's easy to set up as well. Their website is pretty user friendly for the most part.
If you are going to be a larger ecommerce website get a merchant account and accept all major credit card, just include paypal as one of the options. If you are a small shop, paypal makes sense for a lot of people.
I was always leery about using paypal exclusively for my site. But make sure you read all of the PayPal's Seller Protection Policy and understand it.
Their is a website called paypalsucks.com but I write most of it off. What big company doesn't have a blahblahsucks.com site anymore? Anyway just things to look out for but overall, I like it, it works and my customers that use paypal are happy because it's an option.
Good luck!
cian
Technical User
- Oct 11, 2001
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I have been using it to, no problems so far, good service, ideal for small business types as a payment option.
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uninstallilookup
Vendor
Has anyone applied for a bank card for Papal so you can with draw fund directly? I'm thinking of doing this.
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