Is using paypal the best way to receive online payment?

tkcy

Is using paypal the best way to receive online payment? Or do any of you guys have better solutions? Thanks.

yupeng

I think that it is the truth.
If you want to buy something or receive payment in the internet,paypal is the best and the fastest way to do those works

Lonewolf

If you want to recieve then Paypal is the best solution but im not sure about spending.

n0obie4life

It would be if there weren't any

Paypal scammers that Bondings hates too

Helios

Well, for example me. I want to buy a domain but I want to keep my identity in secret. I also don't want t reveal my home address and phone so I just created a paypal account. Now all those sites and services that you can get money from(for example google's AdSense) can send money to my PayPal account and i'll pay for the domain also using PayPal.
That way my ID won't get reveald and everyone will be happy.

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James Bond-007

It is the most secure transaction over the Internet, and thats what I worry about the most, really.

gh0stface

I don't really trust PayPal after a bad experience with them. They decided the 1000 dollar I had in my account was somehow an illegal transaction even after I deposited into my bank account. So when I had a balance of $0.00, they decided to make up for it and give me a balance of $-1000.00. They then tried to hound me with some collection agency on me however I didn't cave and they just froze my account.

I'm not the only one with bad experience. There are various others who've had trouble with PayPal. You can read them at www.paypalsucks.com .

Although, since that dilema, I've been able to make up a new account but have been wary of using it for anything. So if you do use PayPal, use with caution.

deedee

Definitely PayPal...
You can do lots of stuff with it...
A big + is that you can buy things on EBay!

Bondings

Helios

Well, I use a fake phone number and address.. but thet doesn't matter anyway. I just want pure internet money transfer when I need it.

izcool

PayPal is one of the most trusted online payment websites there is, since it's owned by eBay. PayPal used to be an independant company before eBay acquired it. Before eBay acquired it, eBay owned one called Billpoint, which was replaced by PayPal and closed down. They're still in business, so it looks like a lot of people trust them.

- Mike.

SunburnedCactus

I am very suspicious of them, particularly the fact that they are entrusted with financial information which could result in serious problems if they don't act properly.

Also reading that website didn't help...

WiaWeb

Pay pal screwed me out of money. i ordered something, and it never came and paypal charged. i whent too then and told them and they said i was lying and that i culd never use their service again. Twisted Evil

moejoe

Yes, it is. Dont send out your CC number to anyone xcept paypal.

Honostly, i would never put my CC number on the internet now that i have seen hackers in action. The can into certain sites and take pplz CC numbers and sec codes.

Man Some hackers should make a living working for paypal instead of hacking it, they'll get more ligitament money from it.

jinn666

Ive had no problems with paypal. Funds can be sent instantly. As a security measure, users will need to verify their correct shipping address & bank account numbers before certain transactions can take place.

gonzo

http://www.paypalwarning.com/

Bondings

So tell me gonzo, which payment processor would you trust? I would rather trust paypal then put my CC number on a random website. A website isn't that hard to hack, by the way. It's much harder to hack paypal.

I'm not a paypal/ebay fan, but at the moment it is the most used payment processor and the best option for websites. And of course, with millions of transactions, there will be complaints. And just like with people getting kicked out of adsense, most of the time the user who complained was in fault. An anonymous user on a forum doesn't always tell you the truth. (but yes, there are always exceptions)

adwya

I think

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Davidgr1200

Paypal is pretty reliable, but then again they take a large cut for small payments. I tend to use it teh first time I pay someone so that I don't have to reveal my Credit Card number to them. This means that if you accept Paypal you have a better chance of getting some money.

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silverdown

Technically it it up to the user of the service, there are many services out there like it however i think paypal is pretty safe.

eljormaz

I have bought some items using paypal and it has revealed as a fantastic way to do it. I would say it is very good. Actually, to buy some credit in Skype and stuff like that, it is pretty good!!

Liu

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eljormaz

ough! I did not know about all of this! sounds worrying! but, I think I will give it a try (I mean, continue to use it, since I did not have any problem...)

Indyan

Paypal is definitely the most popular option. It is one of the oldest services. Others like EMO came and went (bankrupting many people), but PP is still here. Its also known to be less prone to misuse than services like e-gold.
Google Checkout came in with a splash but so far its adoption has been pretty slow. For the time being paypal remains the king.

[FuN]goku

IMO there isnt really a 'BEST' way for anything, Only really good ones Smile

Though paypal is supposed to be secure, ive heard of them ripping people off before.
Like the took $100 out of a friends account, and gave him crap about it.

J-Evil

I have a paypal account but I only use it really for renewing my online game subscriptions lol. Haven't had a problem with it at all (yet), but this topic is making me wonder if I should stick with it or change over to something else like e-gold...

Tatsumaru

I've lost 300 euros using PayPal. Granted, some things were my fault - I lost my password and everything - but they were very unhelpful in recovering the money, even after sending them all the stuff they asked for. Ah well.

So yeah, I don't like PayPal much anymore Laughing

saratdear

I would say yes. I don't use it too much myself, personally, but everywhere you go, it seems to be the most popular option everywhere I go online.

As for them ripping off your money, I do not know. Since you give them your bank details, you are at a certain amount of risk. But they can't do that to everyone, or they could not be this popular. Also, considering it is one of the best ways to pay on most popular online shopping sites, I would say go with them.

tempdbs

Hopefully Paypal is the best.

More reliable and safe to get it from PAypal only... I am using Paypal only for doing all Net - Money transcations.....

Guelila

Well I had never had any problems with PayPal so far, but I do agree that there are many complaints about them.. Confused

crimson_aria

I've never tried paypal but I'm about to do so. Hopefully, I won't experience those crappy incidents. Y__Y

eku53ru

From my limited experience with online shopping (I recently got a credit card, haha), making monetary transactions with PayPal is pretty safe. While I have heard horror stories about things going wrong, I have yet for anything to happen to me. A lot of sites support PayPal, and if you already put your payment information in your account, you can make payments with a few single clicks.

I think there's a site devoted to how bad PayPal is (the worst-case scenario things that have happened before); I have forgotten the URL, though.

skygaia

I'm not sure that Paypal is good or not but I don't have any choice to use Ebay.
Usually Ebay sellers accept major credit card issued by Canadian or American companies. I'm not a canadian and american. So I have a visa card but it is issued in korea. I can't this card directly to use someting ebay.com. But I can use this card with paypal. So it's very good for me...

yo.hassan

aah.. paypal is like windows.. everyone says that they hate but yet they use it. paypal may not be perfect but almost everywhere excepted..

pieman

I've never personally had any problems with PayPal, but reading the paypalsucks.com website has made me think a little bit about what would happen if one day I did. Poor customer service is something that really annoys me - and in fact I think I'll start a new thread for the members of Frihost to name and shame those companies to avoid.

But so far with PayPal I've bought and sold lots of things from various websites (mainly eBay) with no problems. It's much quicker than posting a cheque, waiting for it to clear, and then getting your item a couple of weeks later.

fx-trading-education

One problem with people is that in many countries you cannot receive money;For instance i live in Estonia and I can pay but not receive money and that is a big limitation.
With MoneyBookers for instance I don't have this problem.
Does anybody have experience both with PayPal and MoneyBookers and how do they compare?

driftingfe3s

Personally I haven't had a problem with paypal, but there are many people who have. If you want to learn more about paypal's suckyness go to : http://www.paypalsucks.com/

raine dragon

Many of the people here are web developers. So, I challenge you, look at paypal from the other side of the screen. Not the user side, but their side.

Everyday countless people try to hack them, steal from them, scam them.
Everyday countless people using their site fall prey to scams.

Which is better? to give the innocent person's money away to the scammer because the scammer claims to be innocent and you can't prove it, or to lock it, and at least know that it can't run away until you figure it out?

No business wants to harm their customers. It's stupid. A business wants a good reputation, and happy customers.

Because of the nature of what paypal is doing (Internet + Cash) there are going to be a lot of unhappy people no matter how they handle things. you could make a whole paypal sucks site using only the stories of the scammers who didn't get away with it.

You could make a whole money sucks site with the stories of innocent people who have been scamed out of cash in the real world.

Where do we draw the line? Is it fair to blame a company for protecting its self? I'm not sure it really is fair at all..

Zombie

I have used them to send and recieve online payments. I find paypal to be an easy solution to entering your credit card number and personal information on every site you wish to purchase something from. I have also used paybycash on a few occasions although it was done through paypal as well.

lethaltriad

I've been using paypal but not on anything that expensive.. just to buy my domain or collect orders from people from different countries. So far its been a good experience, safe and havent had any problems with them yet. Have only done about 5 transactions with them so far.

sgonzales

i was always against paypal because of security issues, but having using it for a while i can really say it is easier than easy to use and very convenient.

Aless

Another personal endorsement for PayPal. I have used them off and on for several years, usually for the odd eBay sale, and they are reliable & safe. They do take a chunk of your profit, unfortunately, but I don't think it's an unreasonable amount. For lack of viable alternatives, PayPal is safe and the number one choice out there to allow you to receive bank & credit card payments.

Hunterseaker

I think paypal works great, also to make profit on a creative way.
You just have to see your paypal account as a playground with digital money.
Here is how it goes: You create a paypal account, then you sign up for google adds and money clicking program's. now you can earn some money. When you have enough money earned you can start buying small thing on ebay and sites like that, and then try to resell it for a higher price, just to make some profit. When you can't sell it with profit, try again.... you haven't lost any real money, only the money you've earned with some stupid clicking program's.

and further it is great that you don't have to give your cc number to all different companies and people....

gibbo

as far as i know it is the best its what i use anyway they charge like 25p in the uk for transferting to ur back at least i think thats what they do

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dangerdog

paypal's kind of tricky - it's definitely the most convenient way to accept payments online but they are crooks. a lot of it is in an effort to protect consumers from people ripping them off, but with a blatant disregard for the party on the other end. they are very quick to lock accounts once someone has reported an issue with you (it just takes one person to cry wolf), and should they choose to give that person a refund of their money and it is not currently in your paypal account, they will take it from your bank account.

you would like to think that if you're honest you have nothing to worry about, but that's not really true with paypal. you probably don't, but there are a few things you can do to still use paypal and protect yourself from it. use a secondary bank account to attach to the account, get a paypal debit card (which works at ATMs and allows you instant access to your money instead of waiting 3 or more days for it to be transferred to your account), and if you aren't selling merchandise make sure that the payments are submitted for a service rendered. just don't leave a lot of money in the account if you do a high volume - less chance for something to go wrong.

rlzd

I think it's a pretty good way to pay money over the internet. It's safe, fast and smart!
Can't really see anything bad with it.

windrei

the point is, can you think of another way better than paypal.... i think it is...... i always use it to pay for the items i buy in ebay, very convenient. It can automatically change different countries' currency for me. What i need to do is just simply clicking a button.

SlowWalkere

I've been using eBay and Paypal for four or five years now.

As an eBay seller, Paypal is by far the safest and most convenient way to receive payment. No waiting for checks to clear. No worrying about checks bouncing. Easily trace-able to the buyer, unlike money orders. The fees are minimal and similar to what a regular credit card handler would charge you. It's the only way I accept money, and I don't deal with buyers who don't use it.

As a buyer, I also love Paypal. I can get a Debit Card, and use it to buy Real World things. I can safely buy things online, without divulging my credit card information (and a much higher debt liability). If a seller attempts to scam me, I can go through the Paypal dispute resolution and get my money back.

Which brings me to the final point.

People claim Paypal is evil because they can "take money from your account without reason." Chances are, they have a reason.

Paypal, like any credit card company, can reverse a charge when a merchant cheats a consumer. If I pay you $200 in good faith and you never send me an item, you're damn right that $200 is coming back out of your account and into mine.

I've never had a complaint with Paypal. I've had disputes settled amicably. They've never "taken my money." As far as I'm concerned, it's the safest and most convenient option for online transactions.

- Walkere

FirecrackerLabels

Paypal is the easiest way for seller to collect money but when you do you better follow their policies when it comes to documenting your shipping because if something gets lost or you run into a crooked buyer who claims they did not receive the item you better have the right paper work. Items valued less then $250 can be sent thru USPS using delivery confirmation and they will accept that as proof of delivery but if the item is worth over $250 you MUST use Signature confirmation or Paypal will side with the buyer every time.

It does not matter if you sent the item Registered insured which has to be signed for all the way thru the delivery process and you can prove it was delivered Paypal will not listen and will always side with the buyer unless you can show with an online service that the item was signed/delivered to the confirmed address of the buyer. The green cards (Return Receipt) that you can get and are mailed back to you with the buyers signature is no good, Paypal requires that they can check online that the item was delivered or they will always side with the buyer.

Another thing is you must send it to the confirmed shipping address registered with Paypal or they provide no protection for the seller at all from a charge back. You can actually set up your PayPal account to not accept a payment unless it includes a confirmed shipping address. I have heard first hand accounts of some of the big problems you can have by not following Paypals procedures and it always seems to end in the seller taking the loss.