PayPal

Dear Leica friens

I would like to buy some Mini Softrelease from Camera Quest, and

obviously they like to be paid via PayPal.

Is this PayPal a secure and trust worhty organisation?

As I live here in Europe I do not know them.

 

Does some of you have experience with this PayPal?

 

Thanks for your replay.

Sal - PayPal is very reputable and in fact has been recently purchased by eBay. No fears necessary.

<a href="http://www.paypalwarning.com" target="_blank">http://www.paypalwarning.com</a> (Yes, generally speaking people are happy with PayPal, but as you might expect there's always two sides to every story.)

I use PayPal regularly for all of my online sales. It is a snap and easy to use.

 

Cheers,

I've made payment by PayPal numerous times - never a problem.

I have used it quite a bit with no problems.

Salvatore; My business sells non photographic items on Ebay as a sideline. We have used paypal for about 1 1/2 years without a problem. On a 100 dollar transaction; they take a dollar or two; so we get only 98 dollars; if you send us 100 dollars. Using a VISA card also takes the same amount; so it is a wash .. With cash or moneyorders; there is a delay due to the slow mail system many times. We hold checks for 10 to 15 business days; it takes a "local" check manytimes 9 days to bounce and for the banks to notify us...Our local bank has no way of saying the check is good; unless one waits the magic 10 to 15 business days. The average time to bounce on local checks is 7 business days; with a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 14 days...This is for checks drawn on banks only 40km away...<BR><BR>We prefer paypal because it moves the inventory quickly...<BR><BR>Checks are a total royal pain. We get all these whining "well my bank says the check has cleared" messages; usually about the same day we receive the check in the mail! Since it is about impossible to collect money on bounced checks ; we hold all items to OUR bank says it is ok....<BR><BR>We have received PayPal payments from France, Canada, and the UK....Most all are from the USA..

Make sure that they support withdrawals in your country (in case you have to return a purchased item for a refund or want to sell something). Paypal does not offer this service in all countries (unless you have a US bank account).<br> You may also want to check how much Paypal charges for this service. Last time I checked it was 7$ to withdraw from Paypal to a Japanese account(not including posssible bank charges involved in this transaction).<p>

As far as I understand Paypal conducts all its business in US$. You may want to check with your bank or credit card service if they will add fees for currency conversion etc.<br>

Paypal's international webpage is very poor, and I wonder if they are dedicated to international users or not?

Ok guy´s !!!!

 

You convinced me...!

 

Thanks!!

Salvatore:

Paypal is excellent. I think that eBay just bought them!

Hi Sal,

I've used Paypal for quite a while for both sales ang purchases. there has NEVER been a problem. The cost is minimal and the security is the best there is.

Here is a definite vote AGAINST Paypal. As a UK ebay dealer mainly exporting to the US it is a necessary evil that I have to offer.

 

However it is very expensive for UK users and IMO a rip off as I get charged three times! Take a transaction of say, US$150 or UK £100 (at $1.50=£1): Firstly ebay (sorry, Paypal) take around 3% commission ($4.50) then they use a $ to £ exchange rate at least 10 cents below that in central London so my $145.50 becomes £90 (instead of £97) and lastly they charge $1.50 to withdraw the money into a bank account.

 

So for £100 of sold goods I loose over £10 or 10%+ to Paypal - a very expensive way to do business!

That's a shame about extra-US transactions. As a US resident it's a no-brainer for me. I wonder if Canadian users have the same difficulties?

I have several friends who buy on ebay here in the UK but they have all given up Paypal as being ferociously expensive.

I cannot comment on the US but it seems that quite a few people are using it. My credit card people say that a fraud was committed on my account through a US purchase but they could not say how it originated. I now use Mastercard direct through duplicated and triplicated emails. No problems.

I don't think Ebay would use it if it were not secure.