Do you hate Paypal?

Discussion in 'PayPal' started by ninjashoes, Apr 2, 2007.

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How do you feel about Paypal?

  1. I HATE IT!

    48.9%
  2. Im indifferent

    18.9%
  3. I love Paypal.

    31.1%
  4. I've never used it.

    1.1%
  1. Subfusion

    Subfusion Member

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    #41
    Although once I got ripped off a site and Paypal did fuck all to get my money back I must admit that overall I don't dislike Paypal that much. I use Paypal for my online business and till now for receiving payments it hasn't failed me.
     
    Subfusion, Apr 5, 2007 IP
  2. Fastian

    Fastian Peon

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    #42
    PayPal is necessary evil ..
    At least that’s what it is to me right now :D
     
    Fastian, Apr 5, 2007 IP
  3. toby

    toby Notable Member

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    #43
    i got no issue with paypal m8. it's great to buy links online.
     
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  4. Arnie

    Arnie Well-Known Member

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    #44
    They are making improvements as far as I can see. I just filled out a survey.
     
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  5. NAS125

    NAS125 Active Member

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    #45
    I love Paypal! :)
     
    NAS125, Apr 6, 2007 IP
  6. ReadyToGo

    ReadyToGo Peon

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    #46
    Now that the poll has matured, I am surprised to see how many actually hate Pyapal.
     
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  7. login

    login Notable Member

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    #47
    What else is there to use ? Paypal is to expensive.
     
    login, Apr 6, 2007 IP
  8. eddy2099

    eddy2099 Peon

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    #48
    If you consider Paypal expensive then there is really no where else to go since they are amongst the lowest priced payment processor out there.

    It is just the cost of doing business and it is an expensive business that Paypal is in and most of the charges goes to the bank anyways and paying for expenses.

    Just factor the Paypal cost as part of your business expenses and in the cost of the things you sell.

    Welcome to the real world.
     
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  9. login

    login Notable Member

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    #49
    Thats what I am saying, its nobody else there. Don`t you think 30% is expensive ? When selling 1000 items for $1 I am left with something like $650. Welcome to the online world.
     
    login, Apr 6, 2007 IP
  10. eddy2099

    eddy2099 Peon

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    #50
    Well, no one said you should sell anything for $1. There are just fees to pay per transaction and it is not like they charge you flat out 30%, it is you who choose to price your item so low.

    The charges is 1.9% - 2.9% + $0.30 . That's lower than the standard merchant charges. If you are doing below $1 transactions, you should look for micropayment processors.

    If you are worried about the $0.30 then just charge your customers $1.30 instead of $1. I am sure it would not make a dent in their pocket.
     
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  11. login

    login Notable Member

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    #51

    Micropayment is not available worldwide.

    If I sell music, 1 tune cannot cost more than $1.

    Basic business rule: 0.99 sells much, much better than 1.40.

    You can defend Paypal all you want, its not going to get cheaper that way. Rather than defending the prices you should try to knock them down for the best for all of us.
     
    login, Apr 6, 2007 IP
  12. eddy2099

    eddy2099 Peon

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    #52
    Like I said, it is not the fault of Paypal that it is charging such low fees because the other parties such as the credit card banks and other associated parties would tag on the cost. If you want, you should rally against the credit card companies and the banks.

    You cannot knock them down further if the bulk of the cost are beyond there control. It is not going to cost any less to process a transaction which is under $1 as opposed to one which is above $1000.

    Other merchants like Plimus and SWReg which offers Micropayments are charging between 69cents to 79cents per transaction.

    There are a few others which used to do offer that but they seems to have all vanished.

    You could look at Kagi http://www.kagi.com/kagisolutions/index.php?page=pricing_dg , their rates seems somewhat lower at 2.5% + $0.15 which should work out to be $0.175 fees as opposed to your $0.30 at Paypal.
     
    eddy2099, Apr 6, 2007 IP
  13. swapnil90

    swapnil90 Well-Known Member

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    #53
    Too much time for Check Shipping !! :(
     
    swapnil90, Apr 6, 2007 IP
  14. im2lazy

    im2lazy Peon

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    #54
    Well I got screwed by PayPal a couple of times and now I can't add my credit card and I can't get a quality answer from PayPal staff so yea I don't really like it.
     
    im2lazy, Apr 6, 2007 IP
  15. uttoransen

    uttoransen Prominent Member

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    #55
    am still waiting, it is over 15 days now!!
    they don't even have a secure delevery,

    i don't hate paypal, perhaps in july when they open a branch in india, we will get better service from them.

    but then, why don't you all use money bookers, i recently have used it a bit, and it looks fine!
    perhaps we should try that, we don't want paypal to get monopoly right:rolleyes:
     
    uttoransen, Apr 6, 2007 IP
  16. Sue Paypale

    Sue Paypale Peon

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    #56
    TO EVERY ONE WHO LOVES PAYPAL....

    I curse you with the frozen account.
     
    Sue Paypale, Feb 4, 2008 IP
  17. A.G

    A.G Well-Known Member

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    #57
    PayPal is pure Evil , I hate it so much but it's necessary to use it because every one using it
     
    A.G, Feb 4, 2008 IP
  18. Sue Paypale

    Sue Paypale Peon

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    #58
    http://www.paypalsucks.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=3&tid=24720&old_block=0
     
    Sue Paypale, Feb 4, 2008 IP
  19. Yankee4Life

    Yankee4Life Peon

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    #59
    I had paypal on one of my sites and once it got to a 100 dollar pay out I got an email saying the account has been suspended. It was perfect timing cents away from payout. Tricky paypal. They said I had pornographic material on my site and would not renew my account.. It's a baseball site.. lol
     
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  20. Raining Blood

    Raining Blood Active Member

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    #60
    I hate paypal, my account frozen after I bought rapidshare account. What a joke.. :confused::confused::mad::(
     
    Raining Blood, Feb 4, 2008 IP