Pay Pal has its faults. But if you know what you are doing, "Identity
Theft" is not one of them. I have a small (free) bank account tied to
PayPal and I keep the balance low. When I make a purchase on E Bay, I
transfer the needed cash into that account by computer control then I
spend it out IMMEDIATELY so that it is no longer there to be stolen.
Its big fault however is that while there is no charge for cash
transactions, credit and debit cards carry a huge surcharge especially
when its a small amount. Worst is that they will tie up the
transaction and refuse to send you the money if you DONT upgrade your
account to the one that requires a monthly payment. Its a hostage
situation. I tried refusing and the buyer threatened me with negative
feedback if I didnt accept his credit card payment. I capitulated
then made sure ANY other advertisement stated clearly "NO Credit Card
Payments thru PayPal." PayPal, in their defense, will offer to
process ONE and only ONE such transaction but if it happens again you
are SCREWED
On 4/12/06, ad5gb <ad5gb@myway.com> wrote:
>
> Many knowlegable folks wouldn't dream of using PayPal. And those numbers are
> growing quickly. Hate to say it, but I speak from personal experience. It's
> spelled "I D E N T I T Y T H I E F T". There was a time in my life when I was
> a big eBay-er. Now I spend my time looking under the tables at hamfests and
> such for amp goodies. Maybe if I spent that time building rather than
> stockpiling parts..... I'd actually get one on the air huh?
>
> Quad 4CX350Fs on HF by fall or bust!
>
> Thanks all for every tidbit of knowlege that I've been able to scavenge here!
>
>
> 73
>
>
>
>
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> --- On Wed 04/12, Will Matney < craxd1@verizon.net > wrote:
> From: Will Matney [mailto: craxd1@verizon.net]
> To: amps@contesting.com
> Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 19:23:00 -0400
> Subject: [Amps] Paypal only
>
> All,Those selling with "paypal only" are loosing a lot of money. I've been
> watching several auctions on ebay for test equipment, just to see what they
> went for, compared to others who accpeted money orders and cashiers checks. I
> first saw a working Tek 466 storage scope, with a Tek Scope Mobile, and an
> Astron 40 amp power supply sell for $130 dollars. This should have brought
> $250 to $300 easy. Why you ask, it had hardly any bids, and it was paypal
> only. It had a hit counter though and showed around 80 views. Next, I watched
> two working HP 8640B RF generators from the same guy go off. Again, both were
> paypal only. Each got two bids, one went for $127, and the other for $123.
> Normally these go for $220 to $250 easy with 8 to 10 bids. However, these
> sells take money orders, etc. If your selling on ebay, you might think of
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