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Re: Bidpay for Bricklink??
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lugnet.market.brickshops
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Tue, 3 Sep 2002 04:55:28 GMT
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Thanks, I just used their online form to ping them about it.
My question was mainly whether people HAVE been able to use BidPay.com for
CC-funded payments, and if so, how they got away with it ;-)
Kevin Salm wrote:
> In lugnet.market.brickshops, Thomas Stangl writes:
> > I recently placed an order, and on the shop's Splash page, it said they
> > took Bidpay for CC-funded orders.
> >
> > Now, I used to say the same on my shop, but I checked the Bidpay.com
> > site yet again, and the Sellers FAQ still notes:
> >
> > Q.Can BidPay.com be used to receive payment for non-auction purchases?
> > A. No. The BidPaySM service is intended only for auction payments.
> >
> > So how do you manage to request a payment through Bidpay for a straight
> > sale on Bricklink?
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> About six months back, someone [1] queried the people at Bidpay on this matter.
> I think the outcome was positive in that any money order requests for
> BrickLink would be honored [2]. Perhaps the recipient needs to be registered
> as a seller with Bidpay. I also seem to recall that response included the
> words "we will try it" meaning they may not honor such requests any more.
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> My memory is a bit cloudy on this, so I cannot guarantee I have my story
> straight exactly.
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> Tom, your best bet would be to contact Bidpay yourself to find out. Reporting
> back here for the benefit of all would be appreciated.
>
> __Kevin Salm__
> ....Over 20 years experience building with Lego toys....
>
> [1] Either Paul Janssen or Ray Sanders, IIRC
> [2] Bidpay money orders are approved/denied by actual live people
--
Tom Stangl
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| (...) I have used it several times for brickbay, but not since it chaged to bricklink. I just selected "other" for the site, and entered the brickbay order number. ROSCO (22 years ago, 3-Sep-02, to lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| (...) About six months back, someone [1] queried the people at Bidpay on this matter. I think the outcome was positive in that any money order requests for BrickLink would be honored [2]. Perhaps the recipient needs to be registered as a seller with (...) (22 years ago, 3-Sep-02, to lugnet.market.brickshops)
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