Doug, if you are going to be that careful then why do shun using a secured server?
Not that keying in paypal.com doesn't take you to the address that I posted....
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I guess I don't understand your question, and when I don't understand, I have to give my universal reply, "There's no reason for it. It's just my policy". I should say that for ebay purchases I do follow the paypal links on ebay, so that is using a secured server, I suppose. But, like I said before, I don't try to get to paypal through any email. Most of my other online purchases are through Amazon, and they take credit cards but not a paypal transfer, to my knowledge.Denny wrote:Doug, if you are going to be that careful then why do shun using a secured server?
Not that keying in paypal.com doesn't take you to the address that I posted....
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I think Amazon DOES take PayPal, actually. I'm pretty sure I've paid for things via Amazon Marketplace using PayPal.Doug_Tipple wrote:I guess I don't understand your question, and when I don't understand, I have to give my universal reply, "There's no reason for it. It's just my policy". I should say that for ebay purchases I do follow the paypal links on ebay, so that is using a secured server, I suppose. But, like I said before, I don't try to get to paypal through any email. Most of my other online purchases are through Amazon, and they take credit cards but not a paypal transfer, to my knowledge.Denny wrote:Doug, if you are going to be that careful then why do shun using a secured server?
Not that keying in paypal.com doesn't take you to the address that I posted....
PayPal is a secure system.
I agree with not accessing anything like this through an email. I don't even click on links for my bank through an email...it's just too easy to fall prey to a phishing scheme. But a website that has a PayPal link is a different animal.
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secure is better than not....
Amazon does take Paypal. Has for quite a while.
Amazon does take Paypal. Has for quite a while.
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I guess I have overlooked the Amazon paypal payment option. I'll look again the next time that I make an Amazon purchase, which I am sure won't be long. However, with regard to the comparative benefit of using a credit card versus a paypal payment, I'm getting a 1% cash back when I use my credit card, whereas, I don't think that paypal pays me anything when I use their service. Just think, if I bought a thousand dollar flute with my credit card, I would get $10 cash back. That is enough to take my wife out to dinner (the dollar menu at McDonalds). I walked into my bank today, and a 13 month CD is paying 1/2 % interest. That makes me think that I may as well buy flutes with any extra that I have.Denny wrote:secure is better than not....
Amazon does take Paypal. Has for quite a while.
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Meaning that is a good thing, I take it?Redwolf wrote:But a website that has a PayPal link is a different animal.
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I've used PayPal for 10 years or more, and nary a problem.
If you use PP only for making payments and not receiving them, I'm not sure I understand the need for a separate secure bank account. If you link to a credit card, PP works as a credit card proxy. And I'd rather give my card # to PayPal once than spread it around to umpteen vendors.
If you use PP only for making payments and not receiving them, I'm not sure I understand the need for a separate secure bank account. If you link to a credit card, PP works as a credit card proxy. And I'd rather give my card # to PayPal once than spread it around to umpteen vendors.
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A very good point, that.MTGuru wrote:And I'd rather give my card # to PayPal once than spread it around to umpteen vendors.
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Doug_Tipple wrote:However, with regard to the comparative benefit of using a credit card versus a paypal payment, I'm getting a 1% cash back when I use my credit card, whereas, I don't think that paypal pays me anything when I use their service. Just think, if I bought a thousand dollar flute with my credit card, I would get $10 cash back.
Me too, worth the $10MTGuru wrote:I've used PayPal for 10 years or more, and nary a problem.
If you use PP only for making payments and not receiving them, I'm not sure I understand the need for a separate secure bank account. If you link to a credit card, PP works as a credit card proxy. And I'd rather give my card # to PayPal once than spread it around to umpteen vendors.
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I was on the Amazon payment screen this evening and failed to see a paypal option. This is understandable since Amazon has a competing online payment similar to paypal. They definately don't want you to pay with paypal. As I can gather from reading the online comments (searching "Amazon paypal"), the only way that you can make a Amazon payment with a paypal account is to have a paypal debit card, which you submit in the credit/debit payment boxes. I have had a paypal account for years, but I have never applied for a paypal debit card, since I figured that I have enough cards already. So, for me, I am not able to make a paypal payment for an Amazon purchase.Denny wrote:secure is better than not....
Amazon does take Paypal. Has for quite a while.