True, however I use PayPal sometimes for payments to e.g. US suppliers of software having no European affiliates, so I don't need to provide my credit card data each time over the internet. Henk Op 2021-05-04 om 00:02 schreef Bob Pdml: > There’s no need for things like PayPal accounts in Europe for person to person payments; we can pay directly and instantly into other people’s accounts with our online banking apps. For commercial transactions the payment providers accept bank cards, and credit cards provide very high levels of protection and chargeback in case of dispute. > >> On 3 May 2021, at 22:48, jcoyle@iinet.net.au wrote: >> >> Bob's issue may be a UK only issue - like Paul I've used PayPal for many years and never had a problem. >> >> ohn in Brisbane >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Paul Stenquist <pnstenquist@comcast.net> >> Sent: Tuesday, 4 May 2021 6:34 AM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >> Subject: Re: It's about that time, kids >> >> I’ve been using it several times a week for over 10 years. No problems. In fact, they helped me retrieve funds from a dishonest merchant. >> >> Paul >> >>> On May 3, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Bob Pdml <PDMLBW@hotmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>  >>>>> On 3 May 2021, at 19:46, Paul Stenquist <pnstenquist@comcast.net> wrote: >>>> PayPal is free and safe. What’s the problem here? >>>> >>>> Paul >>> I had an account with them a few years ago and paid for a few things with my credit card through the account, re-entering my credit card details each time. After a while I had a message from them saying I could no longer do it that way but would have to link to a bank account. >>> >>> I have heard a number of horror stories over the years from trustworthy people, including a member of my family, who linked bank accounts and ended up in some sort of dispute which ended with PP taking money from their accounts which, in my informants’ opinions, they weren’t entitled to do. >>> >>> So basically Paypal can fuck off. >>> > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

I'm done. I do have a paypal account, I just couldn't remember the password. I found where I wrote the password down & got into my account. On 5/3/2021 15:34:38, Paul Sorenson wrote: > Well...Paypal has instructions for paying without an account but everything on > the page the send you to wants you to download/install their app.  However, if > Doug could create a "paypal.me" link and post it, anyone going to that link can > send him money from several sources including a credit card.  For example:  You > could send money to me at this link. > > paypal.me/inspector6 > > Any accidental donations will be appreciated  😁😁 > > -p > > On 5/3/2021 2:03 PM, mike wilson wrote: >> No account and (very _very_ long story) no way of getting one.  Without the >> link to a page for paying direct by cc, I can't contribute. >>> On 03 May 2021 at 19:46 Paul Stenquist <pnstenquist@comcast.net> wrote: >>> >>> >>> PayPal is free and safe. What’s the problem here? >>> >>> Paul >>> >>>> On May 3, 2021, at 2:38 PM, John <jsessoms002@nc.rr.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>  >>>>> Send him a check in the mail? >>>> I can do that if Doug wants to send me a snail mail address? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 5/2/2021 14:31:07, Larry Colen wrote: >>>>>>> On May 2, 2021, at 11:05 AM, mike wilson <m.9.wilson@ntlworld.com> wrote: >>>>>> It allowed you to pay without an account, though.  Any way to do that >>>>>> without the gateway it provided? >>>>> Send him a check in the mail? >>>>> BTW, I discovered something called Zelle, when my tango instructor asked to >>>>> be paid by it rather than paypal.  No fees and it goes directly into your >>>>> bank account rather than into a paypal account where you need to eventually >>>>> transfer from into your bank account.  If Doug can set that up, it might >>>>> expedite getting money without using paypal. When I was trying to pay >>>>> someone via check on online banking, WF suggested zelle instead, so it can >>>>> be easy to set up. >>>>> -- >>>>> Larry Colen >>>>> lrc@red4est.com >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow >> the directions. > -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question.