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Re: Anybody use PayPal??
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Date: 
Tue, 8 Feb 2000 20:01:10 GMT
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In lugnet.market.auction, Alan Demlow writes:
Hi.  I was browsing Ebay listings and noticed a connection to the PayPal
site (paypal.com).  From reading through it, it appears that it's a free
and quite handy, and offers $10 signup and referral bonuses.  Anybody use
it, and what kind of luck have you had (especially with getting payment
from then when you want it)?

I just used PayPal this weekend to expedite a cross country transaction....I
was skeptical at first, but it worked great...

The buyer suggested this method and compensated me $5 of his sign-up bonus.
The benefit to me as a seller was immediate...I could accept a credit card,
get paid in manner of minutes, and ship that day.  Since the transaction can
be verified right away, I shipped w/in 1 hour of confirmation.  The buyer
received the item Monday-I shipped Saturday via Priority Mail.  There is the
added benefit and cost savings for the purchaser in the sense that the
entire transaction could be done on-line without having to get a MO, go to
the Post Office, or write a check.

there is a limit of $5k in transactions over a six month period, which is
plenty for me.....read the rules though....if you try to use this service
for any amount less than $5 you will be charged $5 anyway.  This is a great
way to pick-up a big ticket item like a Metroliner or a pirate ship, for
example.

I am encouraging people to use this service when they buy from me, since I
get some $ and so do they.  I also prefer to finish deals ASAP, so they
don't hang out in Lego-limbo.



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  Re: Anybody use PayPal??
 
John Robert Blaze Kanehl schreef: (...) man, just like X.Com it's all wonderfull... but only available in the US!!! That really starts to piss me off. If it wasn't for Larry's factoring service doing buisness overseas would be a real pain for me, in (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
  Re: Anybody use PayPal??
 
I've signed up but haven't had a chance to use it yet. Regarding the $5 thing, that's just the minimum amount to go into your account at a time. You'll be "charged" $5 for a $1 transaction but then you'll still have $4 in your account. Actually, (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)

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  Anybody use PayPal??
 
Hi. I was browsing Ebay listings and noticed a connection to the PayPal site (paypal.com). From reading through it, it appears that it's a free and quite handy, and offers $10 signup and referral bonuses. Anybody use it, and what kind of luck have (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)

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