eauctionmgnt
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posted on December 23, 2005 09:23:41 AM
Well... this certainly was not the news I wanted to wake up to today! Bidpay is closing, effective December 31st 2005. They will no longer be providing their money order services. This is going to kill my international sales! Any suggestions on alternate services? Here's a link to their website so you can read the notice:
www.bidpay.com
Just thought I'd pass the information on...
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cashinyourcloset
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posted on December 23, 2005 09:27:45 AM
What a bummer!
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on December 23, 2005 09:38:37 AM
Sorry to hear that, eauctionmgmt. It's a jolt to realize you have to reconfigure the way you do business. Not the pleasantest thing to find out during the holidays.
fLufF
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buyhigh
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posted on December 23, 2005 09:51:11 AM
Curious to know how you learned of this and where on their site is this mentioned?
buyhigh
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cashinyourcloset
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posted on December 23, 2005 09:58:16 AM
I especially like the long lead time  and the email that I DID NOT receive. You would think that any registered user (whose registration ID is an email address) would get an email. But hey!, they've got 8 days before they shut down, why rush to tell us?
Postal money orders work fine too, I guess, but I preferred BidPay.
Now I have to revise my boilerplate and auctions prepared for January
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cashinyourcloset
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posted on December 23, 2005 09:59:50 AM
buyhigh,
Try http://www.bidpay.com/
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buyhigh
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posted on December 23, 2005 10:08:02 AM
Thanks! This link worked and it is there on top. Bummer for those who sell overseas and the notice is a bit short. One would think they would have psoted it at least 30 days in advance.
buyhigh
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max40
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posted on December 23, 2005 10:11:09 AM
They were never a large part of my auction payment methods, but did fill a void since I don't take PP.
Hopefully somebody else will take their place.
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roadsmith
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posted on December 23, 2005 10:34:07 AM
So some of us will have to go in and revise our terms, right? I don't suppose Ebay or Vendio would automatically take Bidpay out.
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sparkz
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posted on December 23, 2005 10:57:01 AM
Strange. Here's a copy of an email I got from Bidpay on the 20th of this month:
Click here to view the web version if you are having difficulty viewing this message.
Dear BidPay.com consumer:
BidPay.com treats consumer privacy as a serious issue. We value our relationship with you and therefore work hard to protect your personal information by employing reasonable security safeguards to protect that information.
We also want you to understand the privacy policy we have adopted to protect your personal information. To review our Online Privacy Statement, simply click here. We encourage you to take a moment to review this Statement and to become familiar with it. You may review and change your personal information and privacy preferences at any time by logging into your online account.
Thank you again for using BidPay.com. We greatly appreciate your business.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
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hwahwa
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posted on December 23, 2005 11:04:05 AM
your overseas bidders will have to go to western union office and wire you the fund,or if they are in Japan or Candada,they can buy you a postal order there.
Or thomas cook agency,american express offices or bank cashier check or cash.
OR if you can open a merchant account or use paypal,make them pay for trackable shipping.
/ lets all stop whining !! /
[ edited by hwahwa on Dec 23, 2005 11:17 AM ]
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sparkz
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posted on December 23, 2005 11:29:20 AM
Bidpay's decision may be based on Ebay's safe payment policy. Maybe they see the writing on the wall:
http://auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y05/m12/i22/s02
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
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vintagepostcardsdotorg
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posted on December 23, 2005 11:33:45 AM
of course eBay and VD won't take bidpay out of our terms. just went and manually removed it as a VD option and revoked their authorization token on eBay.
http://stores.ebay.com/postcards-postcards?refid=store
http://www.vintagepostcards.org
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mikes4x4andtruckrepair
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posted on December 23, 2005 12:38:17 PM
Ahhh, just great how ebay looks out for us sellers isn't it 
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vintagepostcardsdotorg
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posted on December 23, 2005 02:24:18 PM
important! don't forget to log into your bidpay account and update your settings - nearly forgot to. it's under account central - seller - auto banner insertion - disable.
otherwise, i guess they'd keep on inserting banners right up to the end. who knows? didn't want to take a chance.
http://stores.ebay.com/postcards-postcards?refid=store
http://www.vintagepostcards.org
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ebayvet
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posted on December 23, 2005 04:29:33 PM
Bidpay was not a large part of my business, only a few customers over the years used them. I also think 8 days notice is too abrupt, maybe it was a last minute decision, they wanted to finish everything in one tax year.
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agitprop
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posted on December 24, 2005 02:06:33 AM
No big deal really since I still have a US$ check book for purchases from US sellers, and I only really accepted BidPay and PayingFast from US buyers too lazy to send a regular money order. Buyers in other countries all pay direct into my bank accounts so no change for them...
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash 
Home of the best eBay auction fee & PayPal calculators: http://auctionfeecalculator.com
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hwahwa
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posted on December 24, 2005 10:20:24 AM
would this work?
http://www.payko.com/help.aspx#4
/ lets all stop whining !! /
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amber
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posted on December 24, 2005 11:52:25 AM
Is anyone concerned about money orders that are supposed to be en route? I have a lot of international buyers, and they mostly pay by Bidpay, I am reluctant to take Paypal, but I am not sure what else to do.
Has anyone on this board had problems with international Paypal payments? Most of my payments would be under $20.
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tOMWiii
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posted on December 24, 2005 12:23:45 PM
"Most of my payments would be under $20..."
Amber: you KNOW Ralphie's opinion on this subject, right?
"What is yer RISK TOLERANCE level?"
Personally, I feel that PayPal problems are extremely RARE...
So, for $20 orders, I'd accept orders from just about anyplace, including such uncivilized backwaters as ELBONIA and, even CANADA!
OTOH: when I sell a $1000 scientific balance, there better be a CONFIRMED USA ADDRESS WITH A SIGNATURE...
"We look forward to hearing your vision, so we can more better do our job. That's what I'm telling you." —George W. Bush, Gulfport, Miss., Sept. 20, 2005
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hwahwa
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posted on December 24, 2005 12:26:32 PM
take a look at payko,if they let buyers use paypal to buy a money order on payko,there may not be any chargeback
/ lets all stop whining !! /
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tOMWiii
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posted on December 24, 2005 12:50:24 PM
What is the maximum money order amount I can purchase?
Currently you can purchase up to $200.00 per day.
WhooHoo???
or
BooHoo???
"We look forward to hearing your vision, so we can more better do our job. That's what I'm telling you." —George W. Bush, Gulfport, Miss., Sept. 20, 2005
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tOMWiii
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posted on December 24, 2005 12:53:54 PM
PAYKO?
WHO are they??
WHERE are they??
Their "ABOUT" and "CONTACT" pages leave a LOT to be said:
http://www.payko.com/about.aspx
"We look forward to hearing your vision, so we can more better do our job. That's what I'm telling you." —George W. Bush, Gulfport, Miss., Sept. 20, 2005
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amber
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posted on December 24, 2005 03:03:31 PM
Thanks Tom, so far I have never had a single problem with Paypal, but it is hearing the horror stories that put you off. For the small amounts my sales usually are, I think I am going to accept Paypal. I have found that trying to get people to pay by more difficult means for them, causes the most problems.
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