posted on March 23, 2006 02:24:35 PM
I phoned Paypal & got two different answers regarding whether it is safe to accept Paypal payments from International buyers (referring to only accepting payments from buyers with confirmed addresses). One person said that addresses can now be confirmed in both Canada & the United Kingdom, therefore, it is safe to accept Paypal payments from those two countries. Then another person at Paypal stated that Paypal customers in all countries with a credit card on file have confirmed addresses and it was safe to accept Paypal payments from those people no matter which country they lived in. Anybody know the real truth? Thanks for any help.
posted on March 23, 2006 02:49:42 PM
Unfortunately the first person was right.
What the second person stated is the way it should be.
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Many misleading tricks in 2006. The new Demomoron slogan.
[ edited by stonecold613 on Mar 23, 2006 02:51 PM ]
posted on March 23, 2006 03:58:16 PM
I think the first was correct as well.
If the payment says it's confirm - then it is. But don't forget it has to have online tractability as well, so that may make a difference on how you can ship it.
posted on March 23, 2006 04:25:55 PMNOTE THE CONTRADICTION IN THESE TWO DIFFERENT ANSWERS RE: SPP & UK+CA:
"The Seller Protection Policy is available for payments made between United States, United Kingdom, and Canada as well as to payments between buyers and sellers that both reside in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada"
NO WONDER the PP phone reps cannot answer a simple question...SIMPLY!!!
"As you can possibly see, I have an injury myself—not here at the hospital, but in combat with a cedar. I eventually won. The cedar gave me a little scratch."
—After visiting with wounded veterans from the Amputee Care Center of Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 1, 2006
posted on March 23, 2006 08:50:44 PMThen another person at Paypal stated that Paypal customers in all countries with a credit card on file have confirmed addresses and it was safe to accept Paypal payments from those people no matter which country they lived in. Anybody know the real truth?
The Truth is Out There
It's safe to accept a credit card payments from customers no matter which country they lived in provided you have a Merchant Account. However it's not safe if they use PayPal...
Merchant Accounts run the CVV number printed on the back of the credit card and compare it to the registered billing/shipping address of the customer and flag any potential fraud before it happens. PayPal doesn't bother until after the fact and will simply reverse the transaction and possibly freeze the seller's account at the first hint of fraud. It's cheaper and easier for PayPal this way, but not for sellers. PayPal are well insulated against fraud (read their TOS) since the seller is always liable for the chargeback plus associated fees.
[ edited by agitprop on Mar 24, 2006 02:39 PM ]
"As you can possibly see, I have an injury myself—not here at the hospital, but in combat with a cedar. I eventually won. The cedar gave me a little scratch."