BidPay?

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ulrich.von.lich · #1 Post by **ulrich.von.lich** » Sun May 18, 2008 8:11 am

Is it safe? Why do some sellers prefer BidPay to PayPal? Is there anything I should know before signing up?

If anyone has experience with it, would you please post it here? I'd really appreciate it!

Thanks in advance!

Cheers,
Tony

Rick Aguinaldo · #2 Post by **Rick Aguinaldo** » Sun May 18, 2008 9:15 am

Bidpay closed shop on December 31, 2007. I used them and found no problems when they were in business. Some eBay sellers have not updated their web pages; hence, the reference for Bidpay.

ajkula66 · #3 Post by **ajkula66** » Sun May 18, 2008 9:29 pm

You may want to look into moneybookers...many people, especially in Europe, prefer this service by far...

My $0.02...

ulrich.von.lich · #4 Post by **ulrich.von.lich** » Mon May 19, 2008 6:06 am

Thanks Rick and George for the help!

I've never heard of moneybookers but I will look into it. I see you are not a fan of PayPal either. After I sold my T60p and calculated what I paid for eBay/PayPal fees, I've been looking for some alternatives.

I haven't yet found anything in France that can replace eBay. Some French online marketplaces charge even higher transaction fees than eBay (10-15% for Priceminister for example) and they are definitely not as popular. French checks turn out to be the best alternative to PayPal so far but they took time.

ajkula66 · #5 Post by **ajkula66** » Mon May 19, 2008 6:10 am

BTW, moneybookers is not allowed on eBay, but is in zillion other places...

Zender · #6 Post by **Zender** » Mon May 19, 2008 7:32 pm

If you search that word, there is a lot of listings on eBay with moneybookers accepted... are you sure it's not allowed?

ajkula66 · #7 Post by **ajkula66** » Mon May 19, 2008 8:32 pm

I'm positive for eBay USA, can't claim for the others...

#8 Post by **rkawakami** » Tue May 20, 2008 1:04 am

ajkula66 wrote:I'm positive for eBay USA, can't claim for the others...

I thought that this was true as well, but eBay's Accepted Payments page now says otherwise (under "Some Examples" heading):

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/acc ... olicy.html

eBay wrote:Payment Services permitted on eBay: Allpay.net, Bidpay, cash2india, CertaPay, Checkfree.com, hyperwallet.com, Moneybookers.com, Nochex.com, Ozpay.biz, Paymate.com.au, Propay.com, XOOM

#9 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Tue May 20, 2008 6:31 am

They conveniently do not show that paragraph when you first look at that page.
Another

for eBay being economical with the truth!

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