PayPal ?

Discussion in 'The Chatterbox' started by wyatt46, Feb 5, 2010.

  1. wyatt46

    wyatt46 Well-Known Member

    I usually purchase my products at Fendrihan, a Canaidian company located in Mississauga.
    http://http://www.fendrihan.com/
    I pay directly on a secure page with my MasterCard.
    I was perusing the items in the Shaving Den Store and noticed they use PayPal.
    I am not familiar with PayPal, could someone give me a brief explanation of the service. Thanks

    Wyatt
     
  2. ThePossum

    ThePossum Member

    Just go to www.paypal.com. You can get all the details you want there. It is a great way to pay for stuff on the web.
     
  3. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    For what it's worth, I've used PayPal with no problems. Easy way to pay.

    And while you're at the Den's store, check out the exclusive Soap of the Quarter Club! I just used it this morning. JoAnna makes a fantastic product. It lathers easily, gives a close, comfortable shave, and smells great! CAN I GET A WITNESS? :D
     
  4. Dridecker

    Dridecker Sherlock

    :1respect AMEN BROTHER!

    Preach the gospel of JoAnna's Soaps!
     
  5. rodd

    rodd Knotty Boy

    I use paypal whenever I can online. It is kind of nice just giving your bank/credit information to one large company, and letting them take care of getting the money where you want them to get it. Convenient.
     
  6. wyatt46

    wyatt46 Well-Known Member

    Amazed

    I am continually amazed at the replies I get on this site, and the wealth of information that is shared. Thanks again to everyone. I cant believe how much knowledge I have obtained since joining.
     
  7. bigstick

    bigstick Member

    PayPal

    works very well and is easy to use. Check it out. While you are at, if you do online banking, check into EMT (electronic money transfer). Very similar to PP but run by the individual banks. The more you are capable of, the more vendors you can deal with, on this or any other forum.
     
  8. wyatt46

    wyatt46 Well-Known Member

    Paypal

    I signed up with PayPal this morning.
    Thanks for the help.

    I ended up on eBay
    Was cruising around and came across
    DE razors...Dam.

    I ended up buying a Weishi Gold Plated, Matte Finish, Classic Double-Edge Razor.
    WSH002.jpg
    This stuff is addictive.
    This all started recently when I couldn't Find DE razors for my old Gillette at Walmart anymore.

    ...My wife is going to kill me

    Wyatt
     
  9. bigstick

    bigstick Member

    too easy

    well done Wyatt. Now the money can flow smoothly and swiftly directly from your bank account straight to those rapacious purveyors of everything manly. I got the polished chrome Weishi, it's hidden away until I grow tired of the straight razor. But why did you not order yours from Fendrihan? Much safer than eBay, where there be dragons.....
     
  10. Eliut

    Eliut New Member

    The big advantage of using PayPal is...

    That they usually protect you from fraudulent sellers on eBay and they REFUND your $$$ if someone tricks you. That alone is worth using it, in addition to the incredible convenience of not having to enter your card info manually each time.
     
  11. wyatt46

    wyatt46 Well-Known Member

    Funny thing

    I bought it on eBay then received a letter from
    Alfred at Fendrihan thanking me for purchasing the item.

    I payed $4.00 more for shipping and had to pay the exchange rate for USD, about $5.00.
    For an item that I could have purchased direct from Fendrihan.

    The Fendrihan outlet is about an hours drive from my
    front door.

    Live and learn

    No bad feelings though, I would deal with Fendrihan again.

    Maybe show my wife around eBay and she will forget about my purchases.;)

    Wyatt
     
  12. bigstick

    bigstick Member

    wife will forget

    rotflmao oh wyatt46, wives NEVER forget. Not ever. Not anything. Live with it.
     
  13. CeskiKorun

    CeskiKorun New Member

    Just a little warning about Paypal

    It's great for buying, absolutely no problem there, BUT not so great for selling - they have a "holding" policy so beware . . . if you sell and a customer pays, Paypal will check out your "selling history" to see if you have a reputation . . . if you don't, or it's slim, they'll hold whatever money your customer sends for as long as they feel like it. I recently sold something using them, and it's using a Paypal business account - they held the money that was sent to me for 21 days, and then didn't release it on the scheduled release date . . . I had to call them to find out what was going on. They released the money, but acted like I'd done something wrong by not keeping tabs on the tracking numbers of the items I'd mailed to the buyer, even though I had the receipt from the post office of the items in question and the buyer never complained of not receiving the product. Then they sent me a slew of emails on how to "properly" use Paypal to sell . . . total b.s.

    Google this issue and you'll see a ton of other people complaining of the same problem. Just a heads up.
     
  14. ccgnet

    ccgnet New Member

    I have used paypal problem free for 5 years both buying and selling.

    Chris
     
  15. ek.310

    ek.310 New Member

    I do admit paypal is an easier way to pay for items..but if its a seller dispute who doesnt wanna budge on your refund..paypal doesnt get involved because there is no real contract except for Ebay transactions as they both do have a moneyback process..hope this helps!
     
  16. jimmyfingers

    jimmyfingers Member

    I am a pretty big fan of paypal. It allows us to send money to each other instantly with a click of the mouse. You can transfer that money into a bank account and it only takes 2-3 days.

    Paypal isn't perfect, but for the amount of transactions that come though that place every day, it runs very smoothly
     
  17. Rene

    Rene Well-Known Member

    Same here :happy088

    The majority of transactions where eBay related. But I never had any problems with the non-eBay related transactions, so I cannot comment on that.....
     
  18. crackstar

    crackstar Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    I will NEVER use Paypal again. I had a big problem with them a few years ago, so, no thanks.
     
  19. Dexterous

    Dexterous Member

    I have used PayPal since shortly after it's inception. I have had no problems with them and they quickly adjudicated a complaint in my favor when an eBay seller failed to ship the items I purchased. That said, I let no one have access to my bank accounts and tie my PayPal account to a credit card. This gives me greater appeal procedures through the issuing bank as well as PayPal's own. It means that I am not "Verified" (you have to be linked to a bank account or a PayPal credit card) but it has never been a problem in making or receiving payments.
     
  20. Batmang

    Batmang New Member

    So what is your alternative method Jeff? (Just curious.)
     

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