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Re: [OM] PayPal goes international at last!

Subject: Re: [OM] PayPal goes international at last!
From: "Keith Berry" <k.berry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 01:01:41 -0000
Andrew Fildes wrote:
> I tried to register for Paypal's new International service but stalled
when
> it told me my phone number was invalid (still trying to sort that one
out!).

I got that too but it accepted it after I took out all spaces between
digits.

> The 'Personal' account is for up to $500 in any SIX months - obviously
> designed to get you in but at a level that wouldn't hold you for long. The
> Premium account is probably a better bet.

Six months, yes, sorry. That wouldn't last long!

> I think Billpoint is unpopular because it simply mails the seller an
> International Money Order - which most buyers should be able to do anyway
> (emphasis on SHOULD - it seems too hard for some!) It certainly isn't much
> of a service when what you require is simple speed of payment through
> direct funds transfer.

Well, an International Money Order is all I require but it saves me a trip
to the bank to buy one, saves me the UKP 8 the bank charged for the last one
I bought, and another trip (and the postage) to the post office to send it
by Recorded Delivery to qualify for the insurance. The bank wouldn't accept
a credit card payment either and it had to be deducted from my
none-too-healthy account, whereas with Billpoint (and BidPay) you can pay by
CC in the middle of the night or at weekends. It's also faster as many
sellers will ship as soon as Billpoint has notified them that an MO is on
the way. A bank-to-bank wire transfer is very expensive from the UK.

Regards,
Keith Berry, Birmingham, UK.



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