Paypal going after e-cig companies we got this today

[swedishfish]

Sorry, I haven't read the whole thread I just scanned quickly before I have to run out-

Ebay sells cigarette rolling machines (I bought one) and obviously used paypal to pay for it.
Top-O-Matic T2 Cigarette Rolling Machine - eBay (item 400183356685 end time Feb-22-11 13:20:53 PST)
There is some kind of disconnect here. How is it OK to buy everything but the tobacco on ebay and pay with paypal but not ecigs? I don't get it.

 

[swedishfish]

I despise PayPal, have never had anything but trouble from them. When we would sell something (despite having perfect rating) they would randomly "hold" our money until they confirmed delivery. Every single time we ended up having to call them to have our money released.

Can't imagine how many millions of dollars they steal using peoples money to generate free interest for themselves, on top of their ridiculous fees.

Don't get me started with Paypal. Unfortunately I have to deal with them. I sell on ebay and there's no way around it.

 

[b4cz28]

I hate paypal with a passion I can never fully explain. I once sold a labtop to a guy who messed it up by putting windows vista on it. He filled a claim and won with paypal. He admitted to messing it up, I was out $300 and had a broken computer to show for it.

 

[Zag]

Can't you just format the laptop?

 

[b4cz28]

He took it apart for some reason and its missing a ton of screws and others are all stripped out.

 

[jazdale]

3 thoughts from this thread.
It has to be something bigger than ebay. Why would ebay care?

the commercial..did she say "it isn't taxed, but now you can save up for when they do"?

The laptop...seems loading Vista would be reason enough to deny the buyer's claim.

 

[ElProximo]

This infuriates me to no end. 1. Paypal doesn't need to decide what I'm buying or not. Now its 'parenting' it seems. 2. People constantly purchase 'potentially dangerous devices' which could include corkscrews, beer bottle openers, rubber things for body orifices that (to my mind) seem medically impossible, lighters, weaponry any number of ......... or tobacco related paraphernalia... ...but for some reason let's stop people from using the service to purchase something that is probably IMPROVING their health.
But my stance is that its none of their business whether it does or does not improve health anyways. Of course, we all know this is lawyer stuff at the end of the day.
Annoying!

*Btw.. I don't like credit cards. So I tend to rely on PayPal for online stuff. So this is especially problematic for me. I shouldn't have to use Visa or Mastercard.
Grrrr!

 

[PoliticallyIncorrect]

*Btw.. I don't like credit cards. So I tend to rely on PayPal for online stuff. So this is especially problematic for me. I shouldn't have to use Visa or Mastercard.
Grrrr!

There's a third option (sort of). Get one of those pre-paid "credit" cards, load it with just enough to cover your online uses. If nothing else, your real credit cards aren't imperiled.

 

[ditch.the.pack]

After seeing this thread, I get a little chuckle whenever I use my PayPal debit card to purchase juice. Hehehehe

 

[pixiedust]

Bank of America will generate a one time use card but you have to have an account with them WITH online banking. I loved the paypal one time use debit card feature, I wish they hadn't gotten rid of it. I used it for ordering stuff that would auto renew unless I cancelled, it did away with that problem =)

 

[wazzup592]

What are Google checkouts policy's? Paying on there is almost as easy as PayPal. I'm beginning to hate PayPal anyways.

 

[Mario99]

We all Hate PAypal!
any one tried Liberty Reserve?

 

[aprioristic]

We all Hate PAypal!
any one tried Liberty Reserve?

LR requires ridiculous fees through 3rd party exchangers. Consumers and suppliers should all start adopting this: Dwolla

 

[pkj]

YES YES YES to Dwolla. This is an up and coming company and everything I've read about them has been positive. It appears they have mastered the technology to quickly kick them up the ladder.

Dwolla is one company to watch. I would love to see them in the ecig market.

No, I don't know them personally. I do not own part of their company. I have read about them and watched them progress for quite awhile. I think they are a good company and have the potential to become a Great Company.

Paula

 

[dspin]

Thanks for the info pkj - I'll check into them

YES YES YES to Dwolla. This is an up and coming company and everything I've read about them has been positive. It appears they have mastered the technology to quickly kick them up the ladder.

Dwolla is one company to watch. I would love to see them in the ecig market.

No, I don't know them personally. I do not own part of their company. I have read about them and watched them progress for quite awhile. I think they are a good company and have the potential to become a Great Company.

Paula

 

[aprioristic]

YES YES YES to Dwolla. This is an up and coming company and everything I've read about them has been positive. It appears they have mastered the technology to quickly kick them up the ladder.

Dwolla is one company to watch. I would love to see them in the ecig market.

No, I don't know them personally. I do not own part of their company. I have read about them and watched them progress for quite awhile. I think they are a good company and have the potential to become a Great Company.

Paula

Yay, somebody knows Dwolla. They just care that whatever goods sold aren't illegal. I made a thread trying to get more people to us it here.

 

[pkj]

They also have an interesting and informative page on facebook.
Please check them out.

http://www.facebook.com/dwolla?sk=wall&filter=1

 

[Gracchus Grey]

Scum. Subhuman scum.

 

[Gracchus Grey]

and the coolest (read: Only) paypal alternative is BitCoin. everything else reaaally sucks and will die off or steal your money. Bitcoin is here to stay

 

[aprioristic]

Bitcoin is up 500% since I started buying them, but it isn't exactly user friendly. Dwolla is still a lesser evil and let's face it you really can't buy much of anything with bitcoin yet.