- Banned
- #8
First, over 3 years PayPal has approved illegal transactions worth of thousands of dollars, taking money from my credit card attached to my PP account, which my bank returned back each time after I called them, but in my Paypal account these transactions are still under review.
The last time, they approved a transaction for services I wasn't provided with, which I cancelled within grace period, more than a year ago.
I'm sure they will get completely out of business within 5-7 years, no doubt.
But that's not why I even respond to this post.
The real problem is not with PayPal, it's just an instrument, which you either use or skip, the problem is that it's what you base your business on.
If your business relies on PayPal - you made your decision to make it that way.
Nobody forces you to use PayPal, you can always use bank payment processing solutions.
Not only our online sales have doubled in the first month after we stopped driving our customers away from our e-store (we still let our customers use PP, YM, Stripe and other gateways, but it's not the main and not the only way to make a payment).
"But my customers prefer PayPal!"
Why so? Because they have no money on their credit card? Because they're lazy to type in their credit card info? Because they don't know how online payments work and are afraid of typing in their personal information right on the website?
Or because you have decided to target poor people?
Or maybe it's because you offer casual shopping, hence why your customers are lazy?
Yesterday I transfered money directly to a seller's bank account, because their checkout wasn't loading at all. This is how bad I wanted to purchase their stuff.
Or maybe it's because your website looks so questionable and explains nothing about the way you process payments?
Think about it, whoever reads it.
Nobody makes you run your business the way you do.
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How to sell on ebay without paypal: https://arbd.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?SetUpPaymentGatewaySignupPage
But in case you ask, it means that you missed the whole point of this post.
The last time, they approved a transaction for services I wasn't provided with, which I cancelled within grace period, more than a year ago.
I'm sure they will get completely out of business within 5-7 years, no doubt.
But that's not why I even respond to this post.
The real problem is not with PayPal, it's just an instrument, which you either use or skip, the problem is that it's what you base your business on.
If your business relies on PayPal - you made your decision to make it that way.
Nobody forces you to use PayPal, you can always use bank payment processing solutions.
Not only our online sales have doubled in the first month after we stopped driving our customers away from our e-store (we still let our customers use PP, YM, Stripe and other gateways, but it's not the main and not the only way to make a payment).
"But my customers prefer PayPal!"
Why so? Because they have no money on their credit card? Because they're lazy to type in their credit card info? Because they don't know how online payments work and are afraid of typing in their personal information right on the website?
Or because you have decided to target poor people?
Or maybe it's because you offer casual shopping, hence why your customers are lazy?
Yesterday I transfered money directly to a seller's bank account, because their checkout wasn't loading at all. This is how bad I wanted to purchase their stuff.
Or maybe it's because your website looks so questionable and explains nothing about the way you process payments?
Think about it, whoever reads it.
Nobody makes you run your business the way you do.
___upd
How to sell on ebay without paypal: https://arbd.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?SetUpPaymentGatewaySignupPage
But in case you ask, it means that you missed the whole point of this post.
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