Paypal going after e-cig companies we got this today

[Stosh]

Changing the name of the forum would reduce the negative vibes it gives us, but I would be afraid it might greatly lessen the traffic in the New Members forum. It took me 3 months to stumble across ECF after starting vaping. Searching for the e-APV Forum, or even e-PV Forum, you guys might be missing my pearls of wisdom to this day....

 

[EddardinWinter]

tigerlilly is correct. Paypal only discriminates against US companies selling vaping merchandise.

The reason for this is the president of ASH, back in late 2009 sent a letter to Paypal stating that vaping was dangerous, just as bad as smoking and threatening a boycott if they didn't stop handling money transfers for a product that is deadly.

ASH is approximately 95% funded by the Big Pharm industry.

We need to find a way to take this fight to ASH. If we just sit on our hands and react to their attacks, we will never win.

We have a CASAA meeting today. Maybe as a group we can come up with something. When we get these punks on their heels, they will have a hard time trying to take what is ours (our right to Vape!!) We have a large well-funded organization attacking a (relatively) safe product to mazimize the profits of their product. How do we exploit it?

"The Lion knows the Power of the Pride!"

 

[JohnnyVsGirl]

Does anyone know if this effects Square? In my other life I sew and design cloth diapers and most of my sales go through Square. It's a little white device I attach to my iPhone that puts the money into my bank account. There's a 3% fee but it's nice when I show up to craft fairs and such that I can swipe someone's card and take their money. I wonder if Square is an option for e-liquid sales and other accessories.

 

[invididual]

Does anyone know if this effects Square? In my other life I sew and design cloth diapers and most of my sales go through Square. It's a little white device I attach to my iPhone that puts the money into my bank account. There's a 3% fee but it's nice when I show up to craft fairs and such that I can swipe someone's card and take their money. I wonder if Square is an option for e-liquid sales and other accessories.

a lot, if not all the vendors at VapeStock in June were all using Square.

 

[Jetmec]

Something I don't understand is PP prohibits the use of there service for any e-cig transactions and they sign their letter
PayPal Brand Risk Management Department
PayPal, an eBay Company
You can go to EBay and find all kinds of e-cig products, isn't this a double standard?

 

[SpringzVz]

I have paypal mobile and GOPAY. Go Pay is just as easy to use.

 

[Enigma32]

Something I don't understand is PP prohibits the use of there service for any e-cig transactions and they sign their letter
PayPal Brand Risk Management Department
PayPal, an eBay Company
You can go to EBay and find all kinds of e-cig products, isn't this a double standard?

No, they're banned from ebay too.

This is all very old news to us vendors, and only the new guys that are wet behind the ears still are the ones who don't realize you need to take credit card and pay the exhorbitant fees. What we really need to pay attention to now is the upcoming deeming regulations, which includes a sizable "user fee" on everything. AKA it may add several dollars to every bottle/cartomizer etc. You guys are discussing a problem we have come to terms with 2 years ago.

This thread should be closed already...

 

[Koman]

Damn, this is a disaster.

 

[SpringzVz]

I am loyal to my family, health, countrymen and last but not least my financial institutions that protect me and my transactions. Paypal does not have to support my personal decisions to retain my business they just have to do what they say they do and be the best at it.
As long as they don't come out explicitly and oppose my freedoms they are good in my book. Since they do not lobby against me they have satisfied me.

 

[Oliver]

What Enigma said. This thread is over 2 years old and nothing is going to change Paypal's US policy.

Thread closed