[RE: OT RANT: Paypal is easy???]

[losinit@usa.net (Cathy Boyko)]

"John C. Worden" <scirocco@powerlink.net> wrote:
Yeah, that guy obviously was an asshole, probably pissed because
you weren't the first person to ask that either.  In my opinion, and I do=

sell stuff on ebay, if you are a serious seller and don't accept paypal,
credit card payments included, you are just throwing away business.
There is protection for verified members, so at least if an auction was
a scam Paypal can refund your money.  That is a small part of course.
It's so much faster doing things with Paypal, that I personally, will not=

bid on something if they don't accept paypal, unless it's an absolute mus=
t
have item.

John

Well, I got the money order today, at $84 less than paypal would have bee=
n. On
a $200 USD sale, that's a big gap. (imagine if I bought a Quaife or somet=
hing
big!) But I see many advantages to Paypal, unfortunately being turned dow=
n and
having no idea why was not among them, and our postal service is brutal, =
so
timely payment was one of the main benefits as I saw it. Fortunately I sa=
w a
US friend today, so the money order will go US post at least. Hopefully
nothing will happen to it between Buffalo and Mass.
But it leaves me wondering if I will be able to use it. Of course my kid =
who
never pays his bills on time as no problems with paypal.
Cathy

PS. Get this, continuing on the topic of my car's "bad aura" (which as yo=
u
know began with a Toyota engine, and has continued unabated ever since). =
I get
into the bank, and the teller can't find a blank draft, she searched the =
whole
branch, apologising as she went. Took five minutes at least to find one. =
All
the while I'm laughing like a mad woman. SO typical for anything to do wi=
th
this car. What should be easy just always seems to get screwed up in some=

warped and bizarre way. I love this car, it just adds so much adventure t=
o my
life!