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Thinking about not using paypal.

clouds4india

New Member
paypal is best in terms of flexibility and reliability it has never been down only draw backs are seller protection since our business involves digital goods which cant be verified we are at a disadvantage incase a client files a dispute

Either way 2checkout is good too
 

coreyman

Active Member
Verified Provider
To all of you suggesting 2Checkout - I'm already using this right with paypal for people that do not want to use paypal. I decided to keep paypal simply because like most of you said - people trust it.
 

Schultz

New Member
Paypal is a great platform, internationally accepeted, close to no downtime & flexible for both buyers & sellers.

2Checkout is the only thing that could probably come close to paypal in terms of what I've said above. Corey, have you looked into Bitcoin and such? No fees, instant & very reliable.

Cheers,

Boxode
 

coreyman

Active Member
Verified Provider
Paypal is a great platform, internationally accepeted, close to no downtime & flexible for both buyers & sellers.

2Checkout is the only thing that could probably come close to paypal in terms of what I've said above. Corey, have you looked into Bitcoin and such? No fees, instant & very reliable.

Cheers,

Boxode
The only problem with bitcoin is the fluxuation to real money.
 

splitice

Just a little bit crazy...
Verified Provider
BitPay. Paid in the amount your charge in the currency of your choice.
 

nunim

VPS Junkie
For people using bitpay, what's the percentage of payments done via BTC vs PayPal?

I would assume it's quite low, less than 10%, unless you aggressively market to the BTC community, especially now that BTC has crashed and the hype has died down.

I still think it's stupid for an online business targeting the English speaking market not to accept PayPal.
 
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JFSG

New Member
Verified Provider
Sometimes, we just have to "suck it up". Dropping PayPal will definitely hurt business since it is the most popular channel for online payments. Until they have a strong competitor fighting for their marketshare, PayPal will be indispensable. 
 

splitice

Just a little bit crazy...
Verified Provider
Approximately 10% of payments come through Bitpay for us. We haven't overly advertised it. With Bitcoin most payments are greater than $50 as well, most Paypal payments are less that that.

We support the Payza gateway which gets far less usage.
 

RobertM

New Member
You're going to have issues with any payment plan you've got.  Paypal is good, as others have said, if you give them a call and talk to a representative directly.  I've been using Paypal for years, and yes, I have had my downsides to them, but a large sum of clients/potential clients are using Paypal and without the option of paying, you'll be losing a large sum of clients.

I'd recommend getting a good friend at Paypal (be friendly with a certain rep) and once you've got one that will help you with your issues, life will be much easier.  In the hosting industry you're going to lose and keep money, that's an obvious fact.  Sometimes you're going to lose more than other with one payment, the key is, to look at how much money/clients are actually coming from that payment option.  I personally wouldn't go without Paypal unless it was critical.
 

shovenose

New Member
Verified Provider
I would be interested to know what providers here have their MaxMind set at - I have had orders that passed MaxMind and have looked completely legit even after some research and poking around, but then check in FraudRecord and they have tons of complaints.
 

Aldryic C'boas

The Pony
I would be interested to know the recipe for Popeye's Biscuits.  Or the rolls at Logan's Roadhouse.  Perhaps for Jack Daniel's iced tea as well.

I always have to stop and do a double-take when someone underhandedly begs for confidential information.  Or when people straight out ask "Hey, that's a nifty feature you offer, how do I set that up for my company?". 
 

Francisco

Company Lube
Verified Provider
I would be interested to know what providers here have their MaxMind set at - I have had orders that passed MaxMind and have looked completely legit even after some research and poking around, but then check in FraudRecord and they have tons of complaints.
Honestly maxmind settings are unique to every company since it's based entirely around what kind of customers you're bringing in. Maxmind's DB is great for some places but complete trash in others.

Francisco
 

Sam

New Member
Verified Provider
I would personally stick with PayPal because:

1) People often keep a certain balance in the PP account.

2) Customers trust Paypal.

3) PayPal has low fees compared with other payment processors.
 

cspacews

New Member
Verified Provider
PayPal a trusted payment processor world-wide now and preffered choice.

We are running on PayPal only as matter of Online Payment,Haven't felt to have lost any business.
 

sz1hosting

New Member
I have looked into this quite deeply i found "worldpay uk" do fraud protection and chargeback protection sent them a email no reply yet will ring them soon and see what they say!
 
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Srvify

New Member
Verified Provider
Honestly not being a fan of PayPal I feel it would be detrimental to any online business not to accept it. They are to widely used and trusted. It sounds like you have already made your decision but we feel offering at least a secondary option is also a smart business decision. 
 

Benelux Servers

New Member
Don't do that. I mean do not go with another gateway this will cause you loss. People prefer PayPal usually over others. If you want to win those disputes call them. 
 
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