DO NOT USE PAYPAL, Merchants beware.....

i been using google checkout and froogle for years now i have been fucked on both paypal and ebay I WILL NEVER SELL anything else on there.....but buying isnt so bad. hell you almost cant lose.

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Originally Posted by Vteckidd

they have a monopoly IMO on online pay service.

90% of MY CUSTOMERS will not buy from me unless they can use paypal. They know that paypal sides almost always with the buyer so they are protected, and a great deal of them know how to scam paypal and the seller into getting money.

Paypal DOES NOT PROTECT THE SELLER nearly as much as the buyer.

So when 90% of your customer base wants to use that service, you cant simply say "no".

Paypal has businesses by the balls because you either use them and accept the fact that every 6 months youll lose 1-2 transactions and deal with it, or dont use them and pretty much go out of business.

Thats the simple truth.

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Do you take credit cards? Or is that not an option? Just wondering.

I take credit cards through google. Google checkout is a real merchant acct, paypal isn't

For large transactions I use Escrow. The fee is a little high, but I rather take a $25-$30 hit than a $1000 hit.

I have to agree paypal sucks at times

Wouldn't a true merchant service be cheaper in the long run than the 4% paypal fee?

Dude, paypal has raped me twice. I will never use them again. 1st time the buyer said he didnt recieve his $400 worth of autometer guages, I had tracking number and everything paypal refunded his money = I lose.

Then as a buyer, I purchased a $1700 exhaust for my M3, it gets here its a replica from China, different than pictured. I had my bank reverse the money from paypal, and they call me daily harassing me for there money. Too bad

Paypal protects crooks plain and simple. I wish there fucking company goes bankrupt and there CEO dies so I can piss on his grave.

Mike, I would be more than happy to provide you with some more details if you need them.

I take credit cards through a machine and have had no issues.

Yeah they've probably been as much my fault as the person I was dealing with but I've been fucked twice now on ebay/paypal. I don't really deal anymore with private sellers or companies I don't know because it seems that 99% my transactions are paypal only... and you don't know who the hell to trust these days.

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Originally Posted by patrick4588

after you got screwed multiple times you kept using them?

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That was over a 2-3 year period. The amount of money I made doesnt compare to what I lost.

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Originally Posted by EmminoDaGreat

Lets fly to australia :)_

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damn this all sounds like complete bullshit, i wont ever use them again

wow, this is kinda scary seeing that i just ordered headers almost 2 weeks ago and i have not got them yet..

I've lost 250.00 through Paypal, bought a part from [email protected]. Sent the guy the fund in Fl., never got my part and Paypal didn't do shit to help get my money back. Thanks for the info on Google checkout.

as a business its much harder, as a personal individual just try to use good judgement and make sure your buyer/seller has a lot of vouches by other respected members.