Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Robert, As said: If it goes oke no problem. If it goes wrong it goes REALLY wrong. I can't remember how you paid me for the lens I've sold you a few years ago but it went oke. Lately I had an American buyer who insisted on paying by check. Then he harassed me with several mails asking if I had received the payment while it takes at least two weeks to be cleared. And then I have to swallow something like $20 of unexpected fees. As Nathan said, within the EU the IBAN system works very well. Outside the EU I really like paypal. It is fast and at least I know what the charge will be. Being paid by Western Union is oke also. But paying with Western Union is out of the question unless I really KNOW the seller. Cheers, Michiel Fokkema Robert Beaudoin wrote: > Bonjour Didier and Marc, > > Well monsieur Didier I can be more specific (and not so diffuse ! ), > there are thousands of complaints from Paypal users who swear they will > never use that so-called service again. Point no.1; they are not a bank > and therefore not subjected to bank laws and rules, they can do whatever > they want with your money and there is little you can do about it. Point > no. 2 once they have decided to freeze your account (for whatever reason > they see fit, like so-called suspicion of fraudulent activity) you are > stuck with trying to pleade your case with customer service. When you > finally reach someone you have to fax various personal documents like > driver's license, utility bills, bank statements, etc and hope for the > best. Your money can disappear (chargeback I think it is called) or be > frozen for weeks or months at their leisure. By the way they have been > convicted in the U.S. not certain what state. > > But my question was mostly related to the fact that one would accept > only paypal and therefore lose money. Of course Paypal is convenient but > I suppose it's advantages have to be weighted against it's risks (for more > on the topic of risks, there used to be a website called Paypal wall of > shame, not sure if it's still on tho). Using Paypal only and losing about > 20% of the final value, on a 700$ item, seems like an odd business > decision. > > In any case, thank you for your opinions. Will continue this tread off > list if you like. > > Best, > > Robert (Un chevalier sans blason) > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >