selectiblecollectables
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posted on June 6, 2004 03:56:03 AM new
Who is PayPal's biggest competitor? Who are some of the other guys on the block and what good experiences can you tell me about?
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niel35
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posted on June 6, 2004 04:06:09 AM new
i don't think PayPal has a competitor. I have Western Union on my listings and have had one person use it in the last year or so. Check or money order is the only other competitor and I don't often get these, either.
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stopwhining
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posted on June 6, 2004 04:48:42 AM new
AMZN one click is available,you can always inquire how to put one click on your auction page.
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thelobby
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posted on June 6, 2004 05:29:48 AM new
If we use AMAZON ONE click, can/will ebay cancel our auctions?
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stopwhining
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posted on June 6, 2004 06:27:52 AM new
i dont think so,i dont think ebay has any objections what payment method you use.
But to use amzn one click,you have to sign up first with amzn,i believe the rate is 15%.
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Benjamin Franklin
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rozrr
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posted on June 6, 2004 08:42:11 AM new
Stopwhining,
I just sold a book on Amazon for the first time , and their fee was 99 cents plus 15% of the book's price.
I didn't know that it was possible to use Amazon Payments outside of Amazon, though - interesting.
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stopwhining
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posted on June 6, 2004 08:48:15 AM new
yep,amzn marketplace is where you sold your book.
15 % plus 99 cents transaction/
you can use amzn one click on your own website,you have to ask amzn details on how to implement it.
but why does anyone want to pay 15% discount rate??
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Benjamin Franklin
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rozrr
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posted on June 6, 2004 09:59:31 AM new
StopWhining,
Yeah, that's what I was wondering.
I can see it in the context of selling a book on Amazon. Their back-end fees are high, but listing is free, and if a book sells, they handle all of the business details. They collect the payment via credit card, deduct their fees, and automatically deposit the balance into your bank account.
Their fees are much higher than eBay, but listing on Amazon is much easier for the seller vs. all the work that goes into an auction, and no out-of-pocket.
But I can't see using Amazon Payments in any other context.
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stonecold613
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posted on June 6, 2004 09:07:23 PM new
The best alternative to PayPal is your own merchant account. We have one and love it. Cheaper than PayPal and much safer than PayPal.
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jwpc
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posted on June 7, 2004 07:46:14 AM new
Stonecold I totally agree, one's own Merchant Account is the way to go.
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Richer101
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posted on June 9, 2004 09:27:57 PM new
This reply is for stonecold613's answer
to question.
Could you please tell us with whom you
have a merchant account that is cheaper
than PayPal? Thank you in advance.
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parklane64
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posted on June 9, 2004 11:50:49 PM new
I am not an expert, but how about http://www.ikobo.com/ which I just recently learned about. Or possibly http://www.auctionpayments.com/, although I have heard there is a down side to Western Union.
In any case here is some fun reading to explain how Paypal decides to freeze or un-freeze accounts: http://www.paypalalert.com/manager.htm.
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stopwhining
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posted on June 10, 2004 05:52:06 AM new
i just checked ikobo.com,the limit is 1010 dollars.
they are pretty coy,nowhere do they say the dollar limit until i key in 100000000000000 in the demo screen.
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Benjamin Franklin
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agitprop
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posted on June 10, 2004 03:22:50 PM new
Depends on which markets i.e. Europe, Asia, North America, you are targeting. We get mostly direct bank deposits in Europe and Japan as customers have been using this form of payment for many years and accept that it's safe and convenient (also free). For cross-border transactions we prefer either IBAN or SWIFT bank transfers, or Moneybookers as both are safe against chargebacks or reversals. 
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stopwhining
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posted on June 10, 2004 04:00:38 PM new
agit,
how do your japanese customers do direct deposit??you have an account with a japanese bank??
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Benjamin Franklin
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agitprop
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posted on June 10, 2004 10:14:39 PM new
stop, wrote:
how do your japanese customers do direct deposit??you have an account with a japanese bank??i
Have accounts at several Japanese banks - have had one of them for 20 years. Interest sucks even by US standards at almost 0%, but do get nice freebies on occasions.
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stopwhining
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posted on June 11, 2004 05:36:36 AM new
did you live in japan at one time??
freebie from japan,thats rare!!
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Benjamin Franklin
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