Paypal question...
 

I've been avoiding signing up/opening an account with Paypal for a long time now which means I can only bid/get things from ebay which I can pay with cash/cheques/credit cards directly...So...can anyone tell me how safe it is and/or any bad experiences?...I'd really love any comments on this. Thanks in advance :wink:

My mom and husband have been using it for a long time and haven't had any bad experiences with it. :D

I have used it for years and have had no problems either.

Kathleen

by far the best ,most reliable way! 8) honestly. Really quite safe as well.. i ONLY pay for things on ebay if they accept paypal!

andi

ktf

In my experience thus far it has been very safe and easy to use.

Becky

I wanted to join but they wouldnt except my credit card...or my friends..something about how my bank wouldnt let them...

Must be irish credit cards though cos it happened to my friend too.

I've been using it for a few years now and I've only had good experiences with Paypal.

Another question:

Until now I only used Paypal for paying things but never received money through it. How does it work when I want to receive money? do I have to pay a special fee for getting money?

If you receive money from a person, paypal gets a small fee of it. But it depends on the amount you get.

Normally what I do is: take the total amount you are getting. Take 3% of it and add $0.30. That's the fee they charge you (at least that's what the website says).

All details of the fees are on the website. Cause you have 2 different kind of account!

Thanks everyone for all the replies, really appreciate them! I have two more questions :roll: ...sorry...how long does it take to use the account once you open/sign up for it? and can you close/cancel it if you don't use that much?...Many many thanks!!! :wink: