Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have done well over a hundred paypal transactions, both as a seller and buyer, all over the world with no problems. The problem comes with either a dishonest seller or a dishonest buyer. This manefests itself in the same manner as anyother credit card transaction. I am very leary of sellers that don't accept paypal, in those cases, I use a Postal Money Order to pay. If I get cheated there, it is a federal crime and in theory the postal inspectors office handles it. Any credit card transaction favors the buyer, not the seller. What paypal has done is to expose a very large group of people to the same type of liability that common merchants face every day. This has opened the eyes for many people who have been "stiffed" just like so many merchants have on credit card sales. If you choose to not take credit cards, your sales might be lower and there is still no gurantee that you won't be dealing with some like the Ebay or another site that you use for sales, in the case of misuderstanding. If you are accepting money from Paypal, just be sure who you are dealing with. Ebay's feedback mechanism has always worked for me. I just look the buyer and state my preferences. Many sellers state in their ads that they will not sell to people with limited or negative feedback. Some who is selling can always stop the auction prior to the end, if there is any discomfort about the outcome. Tom Lianza Technical Director Sequel Imaging Inc. 25 Nashua Rd. Londonderry, NH 03053 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html