posted on January 23, 2003 07:00:10 PM
just received this in my email. thought maybe you c2it users might fin dthe info helful.
[i]Dear c2itSM member,
Effective February 23, 2003, there are important changes to c2it
pricing and terms of use. Please be sure to read the revised Terms &
Conditions and Fees on our website for complete details regarding
these changes to your c2it membership. By logging on and using the
service after this effective date you are agreeing to these new Terms
& Conditions.
* New Domestic Send Cash Pricing
* Changes to the Add Cash Feature
New Domestic Send Cash Pricing
In order to maintain our high level of customer service, we will begin
charging a fee for each domestic send cash transaction. Domestic Get
Cash and Transfer Cash transactions will remain free.
* Domestic Send Cash Transaction Pricing
* 2.0% of transaction amount for each domestic send with a
minimum fee of $0.30
Continue to take advantage of our low $10 flat fee for each
International Transaction!*
Changes to the Add Cash Feature
You will no longer be able to conduct an Add Cash transaction from
your linked MasterCardŽ or VisaŽ credit or MasterCardŽ or VisaŽ debit
cards. We will continue to provide you with the convenience of
conducting Add Cash transactions from your Linked Bank Account(s).
THIS DOES NOT CHANGE YOUR ABILITY TO CONDUCT
INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC SEND CASH TRANSACTIONS
FUNDED BY YOUR LINKED CREDIT OR DEBIT CARDS.
To Send Cash funded from your credit or debit card:
* Go to the International Page or Domestic Send Cash Page
* Enter your transaction information as you do today
* In the "Send from which account" drop down menu, select the
credit or debit card you wish to use
* Continue through the transaction as you do today
Use this method when conducting your next Domestic or International
Send Cash transaction funded from your credit or debit card.
Thank you for taking the time to review this important notice about
your c2it service. Please be sure to read the Terms & Conditions and
Fees on our website for complete details regarding these changes to
your c2it membership.
posted on January 23, 2003 07:24:26 PM
Did you really think it would stay free forever? It isn't possible to offer this type of service long term without paying a fee. Guess they figured they weren't going to get much bigger, if people were going to leave paypal they would have already...I've never had a single customer ask me to accept payment this way. I would have signed up (and still will) if they ask, but they don't...
posted on January 23, 2003 07:55:12 PM
Maybe they will fix all the problems they have with it and make it a service that will have paypal looking over its shoulder
posted on January 24, 2003 05:03:32 AM
nah i didnt expect it to stay free. i have only used it once to pay since the seller asked that i do instead of paypal. i also accept it as a payment option. i have never ever been paid using it.
posted on January 24, 2003 07:24:47 PM
I paid a seller with c2it about four months ago. After a couple of weeks, I got a nice email from the seller saying that she hadn't received payment. Of course I had forgotten that I paid via c2it, checked my paypal account (where it obviously didn't show up) and apologized profusely and sent her payment via paypal. About a month later, she emailed me that she *found* the c2it payment and was refunding it.
I'm not quite sure what happened. Does c2it notify you if you have a payment?? If so, she didn't remember it. Luckily she was honest but it did raise questions about the c2it system.
posted on January 25, 2003 12:06:36 AM
They don't seem to improved either. I was looking at that email they sent and clicked a link in it and get this message
"17131: We're sorry. We are temporarily unable to process your request due to system difficulties. Please call Customer Service (see "Contact Us" below).
If they were not worth using for free then who would pay for using that mess?
