[TriLUG] OT: PayPal - Good or Bad

[Joseph Mack NA3T]

On Sat, 24 Feb 2007, Magnus wrote:

> Michael Rulison wrote:
>> While my own few experiences have been satisfactory, I wonder whether
>> there is any body of evidence or opinion to the contrary that deserves
>> respectful consideration?

I buy through palpal about a dozen times a year. What I 
don't like is that they keep your credit card info on hand 
all the time. When you put a card number in for the 
purchase, they keep it, unlike other sites which say 
something like "do you want us to remember this card for the 
next transaction". I had to phone up (found the phone number 
on another internet site) to find how to delete it (you go 
to MyProfile>CreditCards and just remove it - it's not 
hard, just a bother to have to remember to do after each 
transaction). If you want to use another card (say your 
business card, rather than personal card), the palpay page 
will insist on using your previously entered card and won't 
let you enter another card. You have to suspend your ebay 
(or whatever purchase), log into Paypal in another window, 
add another card, exit and refresh your ebay page.

> I'm taking a break from eBay for awhile as a direct result of this.

I guess I've been lucky so far. All the internet purchases 
I've had problems with have been on purchases through my 
regular credit card (BofA) and BofA has stood behind me.

Aren't your paypal purchases flushed through your regular 
credit card and hence you never have to deal with paypal?

Joe

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