posted on September 14, 2000 06:59:08 AM new
Damon has been postnig a JULY email as "proof" of something. However, here';s one from June 13th ... headers available on request. And it specifically states "
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PAYPAL LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE!
PayPal is proud to announce the unveiling of our new, redesigned website. We've simplified the navigation, improved the
appearance, and -- best of all -- added a host of new features:
* Premier/Business Accounts for businesses, groups, and individuals
* $100,000 of free insurance on every account
* Easier ways to include a PayPal logo in your auctions
* Faster, easier bank account transfers
* PayPal for mobile phones
* And Much More!
Check it out at http://www.paypal.com!
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NEW! PREMIER/BUSINESS ACCOUNTS
PayPal's new PREMIER/BUSINESS ACCOUNT is the easiest way for businesses and groups to send and receive money online. E-commerce has never been easier!
Premier/Business Accounts include all the benefits of your current PayPal Personal Account PLUS the following PREMIUM FEATURES:
* Ability to do business under a corporate or group name.
* Exclusive 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week CUSTOMER SERVICE HOTLINE.
* Automatic sweep of your PayPal balance into your bank account at the end of each day. This feature is optional and carries a modest 0.6% fee.
And in the weeks and months ahead, PayPal will be launching many new features for Business/Premiere Accounts, including:
* Download your transaction history into QuickBooks or Excel.
* Accept PayPal payments on your own website.
* Make mass payments by uploading a batch file of your recipients' email addresses.
* Receive interest on your account balances.
* Optional ATM/Debit cards and checks.
* Frequent special promotions, like free listing days on eBay and double ($10) referral bonuses.
* And, most important of all, Premier/Business Account members will be FEATURED IN OUR UPCOMING SHOPPING TAB, where over 2 million PayPal customers will be able to make instant, online purchases from your business.
Pricing on a Premier/Business Account is only 1.9% on payments received, with NO FLAT FEE. That's less than half of what you'd pay with other payment services. (For instance, eBay's Billpoint (TM) starts at 3.5% plus $0.35 per transaction.) Plus, all
Premier/Business Account holders continue to get a $5 bonus for every referral, and our $5 signup bonus lets businesses effectively offer a $5 savings to all first-time buyers at no cost!
For businesses and groups already enjoying the use of a Personal Account, it's easy to upgrade to a Premier/Business Account.
Just log in to your account and click the "UPGRADE" button. It takes less than a minute. New users can sign up by going to
https://secure.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_business-register.
Premier/Business accounts are also available to individuals who would like to take advantage of the premium features. However, no one will be forced to upgrade to a Business/Premier Account.
Personal Accounts will remain FREE for individual use!
And as PayPal was providing AUCTION LOGOS on personal accounts almost from the start, they knew damned well that there were sellers among their early members!
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NEW! FREE INSURANCE PROTECTION ON EVERY ACCOUNT
PayPal balances are now even safer since we've insured every account against unauthorized transactions up to $100,000.
Coverage is provided by Citigroup's Travelers Insurance (TM). You can read more about our insurance policy at
http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/travelers-outside.
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NEW! AUTOMATIC AUCTION LOGOS
Attention auction sellers! With PayPal's AutoLink tool, you can automatically insert PayPal logos in all of your auction listings
on eBay (TM), Yahoo! (TM), and Amazon.com (TM). And if you choose the Automatic Daily Updating option, we'll continue to place your favorite PayPal logo in future auctions. You'll SAVE TIME while making sure that buyers know you accept PayPal. Plus, you'll get $5 referral bonuses for every new user. You'll find these convenient features under the new "Auction Tools" tab, once you log in to your account.
No mention that auction Sellers are businesses ... and many of the "auction tools" are STILL available to personal accounts. The ONLY User of a PayPal logo is an Auction SELLER!
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NEW! FASTER, EASIER BANK ACCOUNT TRANSFERS
PayPal is making it even easier to LINK A BANK ACCOUNT to your PayPal account in order to transfer funds electronically. You
can move money into your PayPal account to fund your payments or move money out at any time. Electronic deposits and withdrawals
are ALWAYS FREE!
You'll be pleased to know that we've also made it easier to verify your bank account. In the past, we required you to send
us a voided check before you could transfer bank account funds into your PayPal account. We've now instituted a faster, simpler process that achieves the same level of security. Just log in to your account to check it out!
Use unlimited bank account funding to pay for transactions. PayPal also allows users to fund their account with up to $2,000
of credit card funding every 6 months. (Please note that all users' limits have been reset to $2,000.)
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NEW! INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS
PayPal is now available for citizens of US territories such as Puerto Rico or Guam, as well as for US military personnel and
their families stationed overseas. And coming soon, PayPal will be available for INTERNATIONAL USERS, too. Stay tuned!
It's been nothing but static since JUNE!
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NEW! PAYPAL FOR MOBILE PHONES
PayPal users can now send money on-the-go using an Internet-enabled mobile phone. Just type www.paypal.com or www.X.com (for
some phones all you have to do is type the letter "X" into your phone's Web browser and log in to your account; there's no
software to download. Splitting up a dinner bill or paying back a friend for movie tickets was never more convenient! To read
more about PayPal for Cell Phones, go to
https://secure.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/mobile_phone-outside.
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NEW! PAYPAL PARTNERS
PayPal is pleased to announce that we've teamed up with some of the Web's premier sites. These include community leaders eGroups (TM) and eCircles (TM), and invitation service Evite (TM). In
the online auction market, we're working with AuctionWatch (TM), GoTo Auctions (TM), and Honesty.com (TM). Visit our press center
at http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/press-outside
for the latest on our partnerships.
And on AW, their representatives CLEARLY STATED that there would be NO FORCED UPGRADE ...
into your phone's Web browser and log in to your account; there's no