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C^hris L^osinger3-Jan-17 8:45

C^hris L^osinger

3-Jan-17 8:45

counteranecdata: my wife and i have each had accounts with PP for years and have never had anything like that happen to us.

C-P-User-33-Jan-17 9:08

C-P-User-3

3-Jan-17 9:08

Chris Losinger wrote:
counteranecdata: .... never had anything like that happen ...

I Bing'd the given phrase and observed the complaints.

So far, the initial observation supports your contention; i.e., apparently the complaints are cases of mismatched expectations.

e.g., I understand that thousands of people hate Fords/Chevys/Dodges/etc. I'm certain that people are upset with Merrill Lynch and Charles Schwab. I have even seen stuff on the internet (never in real life) that there are actually people who don't like Microsoft Windows Laugh | :laugh:

but I just can't believe it.

Anyway, the adjusted expectation of a three week delay on your first transaction really isn't so terribly unreasonable; what with today's creeps in the world.

User 101325463-Jan-17 22:22

User 10132546

3-Jan-17 22:22

C-P-User-3 wrote:
the adjusted expectation of a three week delay on your first transaction

I occassionallly sell stuff on eBay (maybe half a dozen times a year) and my payments are withheld for three weeks every time.

[Edit] I'll just add that my account is about 8 years old, so not a new account either.

Ah, I see you have the machine that goes ping. This is my favorite. You see we lease it back from the company we sold it to and that way it comes under the monthly current budget and not the capital account.

modified 31-Aug-21 21:01pm.

dandy723-Jan-17 9:12

3-Jan-17 9:12

In this day and age, what is it that PayPal can do that your bank can't?

Jeremy Falcon3-Jan-17 10:14

3-Jan-17 10:14

While I totally agree, I still contest PP makes things much easier to make or receive payments than the typical bank.

Jeremy Falcon

dandy723-Jan-17 11:02

3-Jan-17 11:02

I recently sold some hardware over an auction site, and received payment (from the private individual who purchased it) via Interac. I didn't have to send him any of my banking details, nor did I have to know any of his. There's a short description of how it works here

With this, I see little reason for PayPal's existence.

Jeremy Falcon3-Jan-17 11:15

3-Jan-17 11:15

I'd say it justifies its existence. This Interac service you mention quite simply does what PP does. I'd wager the only diff is you and this guy didn't have to put in banking details because Interac already had them. It's still the same exact concept. For simple stuff, PP isn't the only player in the game. But they were one of the first and they offer a buttload of ways to customize things to your liking. So, if you think Interac serves a purpose, then so does PP. They're just two competing services.

Jeremy Falcon

dandy723-Jan-17 13:17

3-Jan-17 13:17

Jeremy Falcon wrote:
I'd wager the only diff is you and this guy didn't have to put in banking details because Interac already had them

It goes one step better than that. The link that is emailed is one that goes to Interac's service, and from there, I pick my bank from a list; the link to my bank goes to my bank's login page. So, all Interac knows is what bank I use, and a temporary token returned by my bank's login process.

Jeremy Falcon wrote:
So, if you think Interac serves a purpose, then so does PP. They're just two competing services

...except I've never heard anyone say anything bad about my bank. I can't say the same about PayPal.

Jeremy Falcon3-Jan-17 13:24

3-Jan-17 13:24

dandy72 wrote:
...except I've never heard anyone say anything bad about my bank. I can't say the same about PayPal.

Touché.

Can't say I'll stop using PP, but yay for options.

Jeremy Falcon

dandy723-Jan-17 13:29

3-Jan-17 13:29

Jeremy Falcon wrote:
yay for options

Well, true dat. I've personally never had to deal with them, but with all the horror stories floating around, I'm perfectly happy to continue without having an account with them.

Not to mention that I've received enough PayPal phishing emails over the years that I wouldn't want to have to figure out whether any of it is legitimate or not.

Member 118825064-Jan-17 2:14

Member 11882506

4-Jan-17 2:14

You've never received phishing emails pretending to be your bank?

dandy724-Jan-17 2:15

4-Jan-17 2:15

Plenty of banks, but never mine.

Leo563-Jan-17 20:53

Leo56

3-Jan-17 20:53

...except I've never heard anyone say anything bad about my bank.

That must be a first! Please tell, which bank do you use, and I'll change my account asap...

dandy724-Jan-17 2:18

4-Jan-17 2:18

Did you just ask me for my bank details in a public internet discussion forum? Big Grin | :-D

See the first rule of Fight Club.

Leo566-Feb-18 2:43

Leo56

6-Feb-18 2:43

..not your account details (unless you really wanna share? Big Grin | :-D

), just the name of your bank.

But then, I've recently come to the conclusion they all suck to some degree.

dandy726-Feb-18 2:46

6-Feb-18 2:46

Holy time warp, batman.

At first, I thought this was a month old...but no, this is actually 13 months old.

Why do people revive ancient threads?

moongarden4-Jan-17 0:52

moongarden

4-Jan-17 0:52

Isn't Interac Canada-only?

dandy724-Jan-17 2:16

4-Jan-17 2:16

I believe they've been making headway elsewhere.

Sander Rossel3-Jan-17 11:16

Sander Rossel

3-Jan-17 11:16

Most (web)shops from foreign countries don't accept money from (foreign) bank transfers.
In the Netherlands we use iDeal (instant bank payment), but I haven't seen it in other countries.
It's mostly American Express (whatever that is) and credit card (so not Dutch, I don't have one).
PayPal is international though.
In the Netherlands I never pay with PayPal, whenever I order from abroad I almost exclusively use PayPal.

Best,
Sander

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Jim_Snyder4-Jan-17 4:13

Jim_Snyder

4-Jan-17 4:13

Pay for something from overseas.

dandy724-Jan-17 4:18

4-Jan-17 4:18

All I've ever bought from overseas was through Amazon, and I trust them more with my credit card details than I'd trust PayPal with my Subway card.

Corporal Agarn3-Jan-17 9:23

Corporal Agarn

3-Jan-17 9:23

I use Pay Pal only to pay for items. The only time I had a complaint against a seller, Pay Pal handled it promptly.

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Jeremy Falcon3-Jan-17 13:47

3-Jan-17 13:47

Yay for PPPPPPPPP (Praising PayPal's Prompt Professionalism Pertaining Periodic Payment Problems).

Jeremy Falcon

xiecsuk3-Jan-17 21:35

xiecsuk

3-Jan-17 21:35

I had the same experience. I purchased print cartridges online which didn't arrive. The phone number on their website just kept ringing. There was no email address to contact them. I complained to PP and they refunded my money in about three weeks. I also raised a ticket with the police but heard nothing from them. I assume the site is still on the Net.

I also use PP to transfer money to my grandkids in Australia and have never had any problems with that either. The only annoyance is that I used to be able to transfer Australian dollars, even though I didn't own any. It was cheaper than transferring British pounds, which had a higher exchange rate. They have stopped that in the new version of PP. The last time I transferred any money, the only choice I had was British pounds. It used to show all the currencies.

Jeremy Falcon3-Jan-17 10:16