Gawd almighty !!!!!!!!!!!

[quovadis]

I just placed a $200 dollar order on Puresmoker and PAYPAL has shut them down!!!!!!!!!
Paypal said that this merchant was unable to receive orders!!!!!!!!

 

[rfw2003]

OH man that really sucks.

 

[robw]

Should have stayed away from the liquid. The battery holder and atomizers are not what is considered against the policy, its the nicotine.

 

[quovadis]

Should have stayed away from the liquid. The battery holder and atomizers are not what is considered against the policy, its the nicotine.

I did not order liquid.

 

[quovadis]

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[BBanshee]

Well now i have to wonder I sent my money on the 26th and it still says processing. I hope they got it.

 

[lorgain]

I hate PayPal with a passion. They have ALWAYS gotten involved in a merchants business, and if they don't think it's politically correct they interfere. They piss me off to the nth. If this problem you are reporting is not just a clerical or limit snafu, then I'm going burn PayPal this time. AND, I'll put a lot of effort into getting my circle of contacts to burn their PayPal accts as well.

OH GOD!!! I just get soooooo ...... off at PayPal for this crap all the time. The ONLY reason I used it to trade with PureSmoker was because there was no other option.

Hey Steve... I have a checking account and I have Credit Card. It's not that difficult for you to apply to one of the merchant services and start accepting CC's and drafts with out a third party like PayPal. My husband also has a very successful biz on line and he told PayPal to take a hike right off the bat. He's never accepted them as a means of payment from his clients.

 

[geeker]

They had to know it was coming...hopefully other options have been explored so they aren't out-of-business for days or weeks.

 

[Sevenchan]

Should have stayed away from the liquid. The battery holder and atomizers are not what is considered against the policy, its the nicotine.

Really? Another supplier stated in his forum here that Paypal had shut him down because they would not handle "any e-cigarette related transactions." This supplier does not sell liquid, only PVs and batteries.

Looks like Paypal's policy is conveniently flexible

 

[Scaralouche]

im going to put a picture of banzhaf on the bottom of my toilet bowl...

 

[quovadis]

Just tried to process the payment again on Sunday Morning...same story...

 

[Scaralouche]

it should only take a couple business days to get the merchant account set up. i hope...

 

[Casey@PS]

Guys, we're working on this. Steve is out of town until Tuesday, so it will be at least until then before anything is resolved. Sorry for the inconvenience!

 

[groundsclown]

Just cancelled my PP account this very moment after seeing this. PP can blow me.

Rob

 

[quovadis]

On what grounds are they canceling accounts?
Unless someone has committed a crime or is delinquent they have no right to do so.

Let me speak to a few attorney's Monday, we may be able to benefit from this.

I don't like segregation...

Great article for the Wall Street journal this...

 

[TDM]

Paypal is owned by E-Bay. E-Cigarettes were banned on E-Bay. It was only a matter of time before their purchase would also be banned by Paypal.

 

[ProStreet]

On what grounds are they canceling accounts?
Unless someone has committed a crime or is delinquent they have no right to do so.

Let me speak to a few attorney's Monday, we may be able to benefit from this.

I don't like segregation...

Great article for the Wall Street journal this...

They can do what ever they want. They are not a bank and they can make there own rules however they see fit. Lets face it here. It is time puresmoker steps up and gets a real check out system like other major retailers in which they can directly accept credit and debit cards.

 

[quovadis]

I agree, but It's expensive to become a credit card merchant.
When you open an account they ask you all sorts of questions on what you sell, how much etc.

It's funny that Paypal has not shut down any of the Chinese accounts...just the ones in the USA...

 

[doots]

PP will shut everyone down that sells ecigs as soon as they are aware of the seller. they are sort of slow but they will get to you sooner or later. Ive dealt with PP since 1999 and they have limited our business acct a few times for dealing in advertising sales. There is nothing legally you can do to PP.

Get a merchant acct. It takes a couple of days and is not expensive.
Then get a cart system that will accept cc's and a gateway provider like autorized.net.
Most merchant acct providers work with a gateway usually and will set all that up for you. Merchant Accounts - Accept Credit Cards and Credit Card Processing | Applied Merchant is the best I have found with no cancellation minimum. very reasonable monthly fees and you can cancel at any time with no penalty. Try them out, they are fast ans easy to deal with imo.

also if you want a great cart system use 1shoppingcart.com

 

[BBanshee]

Guys, we're working on this. Steve is out of town until Tuesday, so it will be at least until then before anything is resolved. Sorry for the inconvenience!

I had a question about with pay pal shutting down. I submitted my order (ticket number 19147) I was wondering if that will effect my order?