Re: Did it!
- From: "Kim" <kim@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <fptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 08:33:29 -0500
Just to clarify, it isn't "gotta have it now" that motivates me at all. It is
safety, simplicity (particularly for international where it is crucial), the
ability to pay via credit card or allow others to pay me by credit card, and
when I'm the seller, my expectation that the increase in bids more than pays
the paypal percent. That said, I do understand your frustration, Roger.
Kim
kim@xxxxxxxxxxxx or kim@xxxxxxxxx
http://www.penquest.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Roger Beamon
To: fptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: Did it!
On 30 Jun 2007 at 21:17, Kim wrote, at least in part:
> Roger, I'm just "me tooing" Elaine and Trevor about paypal. If I'm
> on the fence or lukewarm about buying something, lack of paypal will
> push me into avoiding the risk and bother and what you call "extra
> bit of time" it takes to do a check or MO, address envelop, and get
> it to the PO. No research, just a casual observation--> I think it
> hurts bids when a seller doesn't offer paypal, particularly on ebay.
>
> Kim
Understand. I'm not suggesting that what i did would be proper for others.
Higher profile buyers and sellers (and you even have a web site where you
sell) probably must offer and use it to satisfy the lust for the 'gotta have
it
now' crowd. For me, it's fine, but ymmv.
If I ever become a larger player, I can always do it again, but just knowing
that that there's no way that my checking acct. can be accessed except with
my blessing or, I understand, the IRS, I feel better.
One way around the danger, even if only slight, would be to start another
discrete checking acct. where you move funds back and forth and use it only
for PayPal, but again, that's a PITA for such a small player, like me.
It's interesting that when high end watches, let's say >$10K, change hands on
the watch boards, more often than not, wire transfer is the accepted and
often
the only method used. Makes sense. PayPal fees on $10K become a fair hunk
of change.
--
Roger Beamon
Southern Arizona USA
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