"Bruce" wrote in message ...
wrote:
I've never had a problem with PayPal, but even if you do think they're
"sharp" my point was that by backing it with a credit card, it's not
your money that's at risk, it's the CC company's.
That is no longer the case. Many credit card issuers will not refund
PayPal transactions. Some even treat a PayPal transaction as a cash
advance, and charge you a 2.5% surcharge - plus you incur interest from
Day 1, not the date of your next statement.
Visa on Barclaycard don't and they're probably the largest single CC provider
in the UK. They were also among the first. There's no annual charge,
no charge for using Paypal, and zero interest payable if the outstanding balance
is cleared each month. Together with a detailed monthly statement. All
totally free to the user and paid for by the merchant.
If people instead choose to get ripped off by their clearly inferior competitors
then whose fault is that exactly ?
michael adams
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