Ninehigh
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| posted on 21/4/11 at 07:44 PM |
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No more paypal, what's the alternative?
Seeing as I only had paypal to pay for the odd £30 item through ebay, imagine my surprise when I got told I'd transferred $975 while I was
asleep. After cancelling my card they took it anyway, only to return it the same day/yesterday/instantly/5 days/7 days/30 days (these are the
timeframes I had for getting a refund.
Seeing as I've had no satisfactory explanation as to how this happened and why Paypal allowed it to happen (a transfer in a way I've never
done before, in a currency I've never used and for an amount many times more than ever) and I now cannot log in unless I tell them the 16-digit
card number (which I cancelled, cut up and binned) I've told them to stick their account where the sun doesn't shine.
So, how do I pay for my razor blades now? I'm sure there's other (and more secure) ways of doing what paypal do... Or is there a way so I
have to manually enter my card details so this can't happen again?
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Simon
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| posted on 21/4/11 at 07:48 PM |
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Having heard of the horror stories I refuse paypal point blank. Cash or precleared cheque only. I'm sure ebay and paypal could be had by the
authorities for illegal restrictive practices if they really tried.
ATB
Simon
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stevegough
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| posted on 21/4/11 at 07:50 PM |
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Pay, Pal........or we'll send the boys round.......
Luego Locost C20XE.
Build start: October 6th 2008.
IVA passed Jan 28th 2011.
First drive Feb 10th 2011.
First show: Stoneleigh 1st/2nd May 2011.
'Used up' first engine may 3rd 2011!
Back on the road with 2nd engine may 24th
First PASA mad drive 26/7/11
Sold to Mike in Methyr Tydvil 19/03/14
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 21/4/11 at 08:00 PM |
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Thing is most of what I'm buying is razor blades and other stuff we use that I can find cheaper on there, I'm happy to pay through my
debit card I just don't want paypal to have anything to do with it.
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v8kid
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| posted on 21/4/11 at 08:28 PM |
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Could it be a unfortunate coincidence it was you?
Hard to buck the system - hard on you that is so don't do it unless you really have to. I mean what are you gaining by telling them to put it
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Nowt.
Play the system and try to turn it to your advantage.
Cheers!
(and good luck)
You'd be surprised how quickly the sales people at B&Q try and assist you after ignoring you for the past 15 minutes when you try and start a
chainsaw
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 21/4/11 at 08:42 PM |
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The only way I can think of to play the system is to remember my card number and use my own one fradulently... I can't get into it anyway.
Thing is if it's happened to me it can quite literally happen to anyone, it's a case of when not if.
Got any "playing of the system" in mind?
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Chippy
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| posted on 21/4/11 at 10:04 PM |
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Guy I knew uses something called, (I think), "No Cheques". Similar to Pay Pal but the charges were a lot less. May be worth having a
Google and see what comes up. HTH Ray
To make a car go faster, just add lightness. Colin Chapman - OR - fit a bigger engine. Chippy
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 21/4/11 at 10:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Chippy
Guy I knew uses something called, (I think), "No Cheques". Similar to Pay Pal but the charges were a lot less. May be worth having a
Google and see what comes up. HTH Ray
Paypal charge for this? That's news to me!
Yeah I've heard of it, I think it might be Nochex.
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HowardB
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| posted on 22/4/11 at 05:41 AM |
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there is a third(?) way, and that is to have a credit card with a low limit on it and use that for the PP account. If the CC has a £50 limit, then
there can be no way that you'd be hit with a $900 bill,...? Also there are some cards that offer additional internet payment protection if I
recall correctly.
hth
Howard
Fisher Fury was 2000 Zetec - now a 1600 (it Lives again  and goes zoom)
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 22/4/11 at 07:59 AM |
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I use Moneybookers on occasion to send money link
Duratec Engine is fitted, MS2 Extra V3 is assembled and tested, engine running, car now built. IVA passed 26/02/2016
http://www.triangleltd.com
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