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I can say that I’m very up to date on internet scams and try my best to always be on alert. I get lots of Paypal and Ebay emails claiming to be official but I know from the beginning it’s not when they start with Hello Paypal/Ebay User. If they don’t even know your username […]

Days after Google opened up their new checkout system that will probably be 100% better than Paypal, Ebay has banned it. They have of course managed to upset users who are not and have not been pleased with Ebay for some time.
Before they banned them, they slowly but surely removed auctions by sellers who even […]

I always check any link claiming to be from Paypal by running my mouse over the link to see what the real address is and even then, I go to IE and type in Paypal’s address physically rather than clicking on the link just to be safe.
However some losers with too much time on their […]

Although Paypal has been around for years I’m still surprised at how many people hate it. Although it intergrates well with Ebay, which is one of the biggest reasons they bought it, unfortunately for them they also bought a bad reputation.
For years people have been furious with Paypal and it has even caused some people […]

Via Auction Bytes, a story in the Wall Street Journal reports that Google is expanding its online payment program, which is sure to put more pressure on PayPal and eBay to cut or eliminate auction and payment fees.
Google Base, Google’s online classified site, is allowing a limited number of seelers to accet payments through […]

Be careful if you’re behind on your payments to eBay…
For Seller accounts that have balances more than 180 days overdue, eBay may collect the overdue balance owed from that seller’s PayPal account. The vast majority of our sellers settle their balances on time or before 180 days. eBay will resort to a PayPal withdrawal only […]

Source: PayPal
PayPal has announced that merchants who accept PayPal can now offer online gift certificates to their customers. Just in time for the holiday shopping season, PayPal enables online businesses of all sizes to set up customized gift certificates, offering their customers more choice when shopping for family and friends.
Merchants pay no startup costs or […]

Source: PayPal
Dell now accepts PayPal payments from U.S. consumer and small business customers, adding to the company’s many forms of payment options in advance of “Black Friday,” the traditional start of the holiday shopping season.
Tens of millions of online shoppers looking for notebook computers, televisions or music players can pay for Dell purchases with their […]

Source: HackintheBox
Some customers may be using offshore credit cards to evade paying income taxes and illegally transferring money out of the country. PayPal will likely cooperate with authorities should a federal judge in San Jose, California allow the Internal Revenue Service to request those customer records.
A spokesperson for PayPal said she could not comment […]

Source: eBay
From now through Saturday, December 31, 2005, when you use PayPal Buyer Credit for purchases of more than $50, you’ll make no payments for 3 to 12 months and pay no interest if paid in 3 to 12 months. See information page to learn more.
This limited-time offer is free of charge to […]