dead horse/paypal

[kurtbel5]

Sorry if this does not belong here, (but its about buying and selling archery gear)

I have stopped using paypal for about the last year, but had a balance left of money, well it looks like I was hacked and I have lost some money.(not a life changing amount)

I am looking into just sending/accepting bank wire transfers, they look like they are free and very safe and you don't have to leave home to send/receive someone's money.

Does anyone else have experience with wire transfers pro and cons

 Thanks  Kurt

[ksbowman]

I just had a guy I didn't know try to get money wired to my bank  for a piece of farm equiptment and his bank told him that transaction couldn't be done over the phone. He needed to go to the bank in person to do it. I was standing next to him when they told him. He was an FBI agent and couldn't understand why I wouldn't take a personal check from him with all his ID and badge.

[TonyW]

Hi Kurt!

The banks are bad or worse than Paypal. Everybody wants to hold onto your money for a few days to collect interest. I think a personal check or money order is cheaper than a wire transfer, if the goods can't be "wired," why worry about a few days to wait for a check to clear?

Make sure Paypal didn't just absorb your balance! They might have some minimum balance policy hidden in fine print. I never leave 50 cents in PayPal - get it out as fast as you can.

PS - I am still using the chromatography paper in my labs.


PNC Bank WIRE TRANSFERS
Domestic Wires
> No charge for Performance Select Checking
> $25 per outgoing wire (no minimum wire amount)
- Additional $15 fee for Telephone Customer Service Representative assisted wire.
> $15 per incoming wire (no minimum wire amount)
Telephone Confirmations
> $5 per incoming wire
International Wires
> $45 per outgoing wire ($100 USD minimum wire amount)
- Additional $15 fee for Telephone Customer Service Representative assisted wire. This additional fee
is not charged for Performance Select Checking.
> $15 per incoming wire (no minimum wire amount)
> $15 per tracer
> $5 per incoming wire telephone notification

[Hud]

Try POW WOW it is a better forum for your question.

[kurtbel5]

Hi Back Tony
Thanks for the answer's guys, I already accept personal checks and money orders, and that's the way I pay also.

I am waiting to hear from a paypal,I am wondering about paypal absorbing my money too.

Good to hear from you

Kurt

[TonyW]

Hey Kurt, this topic is all about "collecting," and right on topic.

[LONGSTYKES]

Postal Money orders is the way for me. Works Great

[d. ward]

I buy and sell old vintage archery tackle with my pay pal as well.And so far so good knock on wood.The one thing I do kind of like a little better with pay pal is when buying vintage archery tackle with pp.Is you always get your prize a little sooner bd

[d. ward]

man thats really funny I just bought some vintage archery tackle with my pp account and guess what ? I hit one wrong key and sent 120.00 bucks to someone else by mistake.I been on the phone with PP in india for the last 3 hours trying to cancel that 120.00 I sent to the wrong email addie.After 3 hrs I still did not get my dough back unbefu&^%inglivable bd

[kurtbel5]

BD
 I am trying on the PP community forums, I can't spend 3 hrs on the phone, I'd pop a gasket.

Funny yesterday someone sent me payment through paypal, so they don't mind money going to me, just me leaving it unspent for to long.  

I am going to set it up for paypal to go to a separate bank account, I will use only for paypal, I have heard having it link to your main account is a risk, so is just leaving with paypal

 Kurt

[Moooseran]

Screw Paypal.........**** is wxxxE and only interested in making an extra an buck with there charges at cost to seller..........
my thoughts                 moose

[PAPALAPIN]

I never had any problem with PayPal.  I also never leave a balance in the account.  My account is linked to my debit card.  Any time a make a payment through PayPal, it just debits my checking account.   Don't know what to tell you anout money actually sitting in ou PayPal account because I have never had any.   Just like abything else, we can all have different experience with PayPal or any thing else.  So far all myn experiences have been good...Knock on wood.

[Bjorn]

I always have a Paypal balance- sometimes lots, depending on what's happening. To me it is just a bank account and has nothing to do with cards. I have used wire transfers-too many numbers and too much information to be user friendly.

[vintage-bears]

Originally posted by the real bowdoc:
man thats really funny I just bought some vintage archery tackle with my pp account and guess what ? I hit one wrong key and sent 120.00 bucks to someone else by mistake.I been on the phone with PP in india for the last 3 hours trying to cancel that 120.00 I sent to the wrong email addie.After 3 hrs I still did not get my dough back unbefu&^%inglivable bd

That is unbefu^%$@ lievable Donnie. Don't let em getaway with it!
Did you say India?
Only in America.......philip

[Ron Roehrick]

BowDoc, I sent you a ptivate message about your paypal fiasco, I think I can help. Ron.

[Earl E. Nov...mber]

I pretty much took a two year hiatus from collecting, etc.
My PP had a few bucks in it but the account hadn't been used.

Card was out dated etc, but when I reactivated it, my $6.00 was still there.

[seven crows]

Thats unfortunate, been using paypal for years with never an issue. always feels more secure . I tooo will keep fingerscrossed. But I will also take any kind of check. buyers are just informed they need to wait until they clear.