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Re: Can we all agree to do eCheck payments with Paypal and not CC?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 3 Nov 2000 06:01:16 GMT
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In lugnet.market.services, Paul Sinasohn writes:
> If you'll still accept other forms of payment, then I'll still buy.
> Got any 2x2x5 girders around? :-)
No, but if you can give me an ldraw part number and sets that contain it
I'll keep an eye out for them. :)
> The problem I have is that PayPal places an unreasonable hold/delay on funds
> wired in to them. Wired moeny is already in their hands - it has been sent via
> the Federal Reserve system from my bank, and thus they have no excuse for
> delaying the credit to my account.
Not really any different, though, than what your bank does with putting a
hold on deposits, right? I agree, it is a pain, but a couple days doesn't
matter too much to me.
> > If you want to buy with me and pay with a personal check or money order -
> > that's fine. It's more of a hassle for me, and I can see a day when, if
> > 99/100 of my orders are paid with Paypal or something like it I might add an
> > "inconvenience" charge for having to make a physical trip to the bank, but
> > I've never said I am only interested in taking Paypal payments.
>
> Good. I'll still buy, but I won't like the inconvenience charge. I'll probably
> argue that as well.
Well, you'd have every right to argue, but I'd have to say that if you were
that 1/100 customer that insisted on a paper payment (insisted on spending
at least 33 cents to get me the payment versus nothing for Paypal or another
similar service, I might add) then I'd have to consider an inconvenience
charge on anything less than a $50 order. Making a trip to the bank to
deposit a single check for $13.20 once every six months would be a little
silly. Right now I have 2 money orders and a check sitting in my wallet
waiting for tomorrow afternoon when my bank is open late enough for me to
get there after work.
> But it DOESN'T cost me nothing - it costs me $42 to wire funds to them, or 33
> cents to send a check, PLUS the interest I would have earned in my money >market
> account. PLUS the hassle of having to track another set of transactions and
> maintain another balance. PLUS the time the money sits in limbo before they
> release it to me.
I understand some of those "pluses" but why does it cost you $42 to wire
funds to them? EFF transfers are free for me.
You have more of a gripe with them on more levels than I'd considered - and
that's ok with me - I just don't have those gripes myself.
> Granted, risk of transport is on me, but if it arrives, you must accept it - >it
> says so right on the currency, and I suspect that it is a misdemeanor to NOT
> accept REASONABLE forms of payment in cash. I agree that sending pennies to the
> IRS is not reasonable, but if I'm paying you $26.86 for a purchase, and I send
> $27, you have to accept it, I think....
Well, it's kinda moot to argue it since I certainly would accept it, but I'm
not sure I'm willing to accept I am bound by law to accept cash money from
anyone for any purpose, regardless of what it says on the currency. It also
says "in god we trust" - and I don't feel obligated to do that.
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