Boycott PayPal

[Gracchus Grey]

Paypal is insidious, because they have what amounts to a monopoly over internet commerce, yet they are so heavily politicized.

Of course they must be political, because congress would dissect their monopoly if there was no oversight. So it's a double-edged sword.


I bought my infinity from a forum member, and I explored a half-dozen alternative money sending services. There was nothing that would allow me to sign up and send $100, besides paypal.

One cool growing alternative that I really hope can catch on here at ECF is BitCoin. It's a deeply encrypted cloud-based digital currency. You convert your money in to bitcoin dollars, and then use them for instant, easy money transfers, or just watch as the market expands and your bitcoin currency increases in value!

Seriously. If I had even a few hundred spare dollars I'd buy some bitcoin currency, because the inflation vs USD is considerable.

 

[randyith]

Agreed, and any site that uses them. I carted up $300 worth of stuff at Totally Wicked's site and then PayPal refused to commit the sale - and worked fine in another tab as I bought a used bike on eBay.

I feel a little bad for TW, as I ended up getting my setup and supplies from a half-dozen other vendors, but there wasn't any way that I was going to make a $300 order over the phone.

So you wouldn't order from your supplier for $300 because you have some phobia with ordering over the phone.

 

[Ande]

Nice talk.

Morals don't enter into it. Paypal wouldn't process a sale.

If a vender, of anything, doesn't offer a payment system that works for a given customer, then the customer buys elsewhere.

Why is that a "......." thing to do???

Ande

 

[Jorge22]

I've always payed everything ecig related with Paypal (that is the merchant's Paypal), never had a problem with that so far... Not to say Paypal is perfect in any way, of course.

 

[Higbe33]

One vendor I buy carto's from uses PayPal only and I just bought a great mod and used PayPal with no problem. Of course the black helocopters keep flying around my house. ;-)

Hig

 

[Jorge22]

Really? So that's what it was all about for months! What a world we live in...

 

[VapingJulian]

Only US vendors cannot use paypal. If you notice Chinese vendors and UK vendors can use paypal with ecig stuff.

Canadian vendors cannot use PayPal either. Some of them do, but as soon as they catch up on you...

 

[Milianom]

Thought that all ecigs an liquid was not legal in Canada

 

[studio52]

I still see sites that offer paypal for payment purposes and they seem to have no issues, makes me wonder who at paypal is keeping tabs on these sales?...

 

[Marcutio311]

I use it to do business, lol you just gotta name things the right things hehe

 

[panto911]

Well I would delete me pp account but....its already limited and they still have $600+ of my money!

 

[panto911]

anyone ever heard of google check out, AlertPay, moneybookers? actually it is all our faults until people start reliazing not all companies on the website are out to get you. than they might use other checkouts on the web!

 

[lazymitch]

I'm currently mining bitcoin and would LOVE to find a supplier with decent prices that takes bitcoin.
bitvapes takes bitcoin, but is EXPENSIVE.

Paypal is insidious, because they have what amounts to a monopoly over internet commerce, yet they are so heavily politicized.

Of course they must be political, because congress would dissect their monopoly if there was no oversight. So it's a double-edged sword.


I bought my infinity from a forum member, and I explored a half-dozen alternative money sending services. There was nothing that would allow me to sign up and send $100, besides paypal.

One cool growing alternative that I really hope can catch on here at ECF is BitCoin. It's a deeply encrypted cloud-based digital currency. You convert your money in to bitcoin dollars, and then use them for instant, easy money transfers, or just watch as the market expands and your bitcoin currency increases in value!

Seriously. If I had even a few hundred spare dollars I'd buy some bitcoin currency, because the inflation vs USD is considerable.

 

[ec!gg]

anyone ever heard of google check out, AlertPay, moneybookers? actually it is all our faults until people start reliazing not all companies on the website are out to get you. than they might use other checkouts on the web!

Well put and couldn't agree more. I hear good things about moneybookers too. And they have a 1800 # amazing!

 

[10mmshooter]

What I find funny about Ebay/Paypal is you can buy/sell/ pay with paypal "herbal vaporizers" clearly made for MJ, but not ecigs.

 

[McDougal]

I stopped using PayPal when they started banning their service to public interests because of the influence of the corporate government's interests and power. It certainly wan't surprising to see them pull their services to e-cig vendors as well.

 

[Freddytk421]

Paypal is our friend. healthcabin still takes it.

 

[teabagger]

yes mastercard and visa are not tied into the corporate machine whatsoever..... I happen to believe paypal the lesser of the two evils.

 

[erich]

Paypal (and Google Checkout, maybe others) does not allow the sale of tobacco products, drugs, alcohol, porn, or anything else with an age restriction. It's a liability issue from governmental agencies based on their inability to verify age. It has nothing to do with tobacco companies. Why does everyone automatically jump on the bandwagon of unsubstantiated conspiracy theories?

 

[throatkick]

Paypal (and Google Checkout, maybe others) does not allow the sale of tobacco products, drugs, alcohol, porn, or anything else with an age restriction. It's a liability issue from governmental agencies based on their inability to verify age. It has nothing to do with tobacco companies. Why does everyone automatically jump on the bandwagon of unsubstantiated conspiracy theories?

So all the credit card processors that service porn sites CAN verify age and Google and Paypal can't? I find that hard to believe.