How exactly does paypal work?
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my mother is living in the past
honestly, all these damn commercials about identity theft and **** have scared so many people into doing things
the thing i want to buy on ebay is 5 DOLLARS, and if i get it somewhere else its about 3 times that price, so why not just pay the 5 dollars
i told her i would make a new account at my bank, and if i want to pay for something, i would transfer the money into that account to pay for it
she says no........why......just because....one of those parent things
hell i could just do it anyways, im pretty much independent the way it is
honestly, all these damn commercials about identity theft and **** have scared so many people into doing things
the thing i want to buy on ebay is 5 DOLLARS, and if i get it somewhere else its about 3 times that price, so why not just pay the 5 dollars
i told her i would make a new account at my bank, and if i want to pay for something, i would transfer the money into that account to pay for it
she says no........why......just because....one of those parent things
hell i could just do it anyways, im pretty much independent the way it is
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Originally Posted by 95SLE
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Originally Posted by bandit
NO one can see you credit card # nor can they see or get access to your back account..
The extra bank account is free at Bank America.
I would imagine paypal has it pretty well worked out. I would imagine they ahve a similar server as amazon.com. They have *never* had a CC number stolen from their server. It has to do with how their servers are....or so they say.
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Originally Posted by 96bonniessei
my mother is living in the past
honestly, all these damn commercials about identity theft and ***^ have scared so many people into doing things
the thing i want to buy on ebay is 5 DOLLARS, and if i get it somewhere else its about 3 times that price, so why not just pay the 5 dollars
i told her i would make a new account at my bank, and if i want to pay for something, i would transfer the money into that account to pay for it
she says no........why......just because....one of those parent things
H*** i could just do it anyways, im pretty much independent the way it is
honestly, all these damn commercials about identity theft and ***^ have scared so many people into doing things
the thing i want to buy on ebay is 5 DOLLARS, and if i get it somewhere else its about 3 times that price, so why not just pay the 5 dollars
i told her i would make a new account at my bank, and if i want to pay for something, i would transfer the money into that account to pay for it
she says no........why......just because....one of those parent things
H*** i could just do it anyways, im pretty much independent the way it is
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eh. before i moved out, if my mom had said no, that meant no. its not an issue of not having a backbone, for me it wouldve been the realisation that i have to sleep. and i lived with the woman, so if there was friction, theres no avoiding it.
oh, and shes my mother. to this day, if my mom told me to do something, i do it.
oh, and shes my mother. to this day, if my mom told me to do something, i do it.
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eh. before i moved out, if my mom had said no, that meant no. its not an issue of not having a backbone, for me it wouldve been the realisation that i have to sleep. and i lived with the woman, so if there was friction, theres no avoiding it.
oh, and shes my mother. to this day, if my mom told me to do something, i do it.
oh, and shes my mother. to this day, if my mom told me to do something, i do it.
I didn't say she had to know about it. I encouraged my son to get his own checking account when he was 17 and taught him how to be responsible with money and taught him how to get a credit card and handle it responsibly to establish his credit. That is how he was able to get a $15000 car loan for his 2004 gp without a co-signer at a good interest rate when he was 22, he got $10000 for the gtp without a co-signer. He has credit cards and manages them maturely.
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There'* always a down side. If someone disputes a transaction, Paypal freezes your account and you have no legal recourse. Your money will be tied up indefinitely.
The tip about having a separate credit card or debit card number and a dedicated bank account is good advice. Know what your getting into and don't put any more money in the system than you can afford to lose.
http://paypalsucks.com/sitemap.shtml
The tip about having a separate credit card or debit card number and a dedicated bank account is good advice. Know what your getting into and don't put any more money in the system than you can afford to lose.
http://paypalsucks.com/sitemap.shtml
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Originally Posted by bandit
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if you sell something on say, ebay, Paypal takes a % out of the money you get... and they will put the money in you paypal account, and from there you can take it out by them sending you a check or them putting it in your bank, or you can get a paypal Check Card and use paypal as a sencond back account
if you sell something on say, ebay, Paypal takes a % out of the money you get... and they will put the money in you paypal account, and from there you can take it out by them sending you a check or them putting it in your bank, or you can get a paypal Check Card and use paypal as a sencond back account
As far as paypal being foolproof I don't remember anyone saying it was, it isn't. If someone wants in bad enough they will find a way. Look at when this site was hacked recently. I change my password every so often and I never respond to the scam emails that look like they are from Paypal asking me to click their link and verify my information.
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