Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bob, It was easy, peasey. Some chap sent me a Paypal payment when I did not even have a Paypal account! I told him about it and Paypal reversed it for him.. He then sent the payment to my daughters account, which was OK. Jerry Haight wrote: > I was not aware that a paypal payment could be reversed. How does thast > work? > > > --- On Thu, 8/21/08, Nathan Wajsman <photo@frozenlight.eu> wrote: > > >> From: Nathan Wajsman <photo@frozenlight.eu> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Ebay Policy changes..... No more Checks..... >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >> Date: Thursday, August 21, 2008, 12:13 PM >> To be honest, I doubt that this change will have any impact >> whatsoever >> on international transactions, for two reasons: >> >> 1) I have never encountered any seller who would accept a >> check or >> money order from abroad, simply because of the high cost of >> depositing >> it in one's bank account. >> >> 2) At least in Europe, checks are basically not used >> anymore. I have >> not written a check since I left the US in 1995. I did >> receive one >> from someone in the UK about 6 or 7 years ago, but that was >> the last >> time. All transactions here are done by bank transfer (both >> >> domestically and internationally), by direct debit or by >> other >> electronic means. >> >> I think the only transactions where checks are still used a >> lot of >> ebay purchases are intra-US deals. >> >> While I do not like ebay pushing people towards Paypal (and >> if I sell >> or buy something to/from someone in Europe, I will >> certainly use bank >> transfer and not Paypal), I can understand that they want >> to eliminate >> checks. Paper is so 19th century. Just like paper airplane >> tickets, >> checks are a thing of the past. >> >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> >> Books: >> http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> >> >> On Aug 21, 2008, at 4:31 PM, Frank Filippone wrote: >> >> >>> Starting October ( 1? 30?) Ebay will no longer allow >>> >> buyers to pay by >> >>> personal checks nor by money orders. ( which means >>> >> PayPal only.) >> >>> Can you believe they are stoking their own coffers at >>> >> the expense and >> >>> especially risk of sellers? >>> >>> If you did not know, Paypal payments can be >>> >> reversed...... and the >> >>> buyer >>> may still have the merchandise...... >>> Paypal does not guarantee Foreign ( non-US) payment >>> >> transactions.... >> >>> I am OK with this to pa a point for a $50 item.... but >>> >> a $2500 Leica >> >>> Item??? >>> I am more than risk adverse..... >>> >>> I guess if you have something to sell, to a foreign >>> >> audience, or do >> >>> not like >>> to use Paypal, you best sell it now..... >>> >>> Frank Filippone >>> red735i@earthlink.net >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> __