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

[SouthSide Tay]

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.

[JJSPEC Racing]

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.

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

[Vteckidd]

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

[cjhutch]

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

[Tech5]

I have to agree paypal sucks at times

[speedminded]

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

[RedGTS]

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.

[RedGTS]

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

[JJSPEC Racing]

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

[CSquared]

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.

[AtifSajid]

after you got screwed multiple times you kept using them?

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

[redrumracer]

Lets fly to australia _

x2

[JDMGRNAV6]

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

[DeeAOne]

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

[Saung]

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.

[patrick4588]

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.