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newbie
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January 29, 2013, 04:25:11 PM
#29
Avoid PayPal like the plague. They rob your money. My son right now has over $50K USD stolen by PayPal that they say they are going to keep frozen for 6 months "in case he has any chargebacks." F*&*n thieves rob your money and they invest it earming interest while they screw sellers.
$50K ?? Do you think you will get your money back ever?
legendary
Activity: 3472
Merit: 4801
January 29, 2013, 08:27:21 AM
#28
you can exchange paypal for bitcoin with people . . .
This is a terrible idea.  Do not try this.
legendary
Activity: 3066
Merit: 1147
The revolution will be monetized!
January 29, 2013, 08:25:33 AM
#27
Since I have switched to bitcoin I have not used Paypal. IMO, it can't touch bitcoin.
newbie
Activity: 56
Merit: 0
January 29, 2013, 08:15:53 AM
#26
you can exchange paypal for bitcoin with people, and in my opinion each one have his false and pros
member
Activity: 103
Merit: 10
It From Bit
January 18, 2013, 05:41:00 AM
#25
Compare the content at paypalsucks.com with bitcoinsucks.com - which sucks more?  Cheesy
legendary
Activity: 1078
Merit: 1006
100 satoshis -> ISO code
January 18, 2013, 05:36:51 AM
#24
I'm seeing a lot of horror stories from paypal but it seems like mostly people selling. They seem to be pretty buyer oriented when it comes to chargebacks etc, is my assumption right?

In any market it is the buyer that ultimately pays. When sellers get screwed by paypal then they add a premium to their prices to cover this "overhead" of doing business. Some more than others, but it averages out to a percentage. So all buyers pay this percentage more to have "intermediaries" like paypal in the loop,

I will be nice to see paypal join the typewriter on the scrapheap of history.
Mae
newbie
Activity: 22
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January 17, 2013, 11:29:28 PM
#23
I don't recommend to mix bit coins with paypal. You can also get a chargeback very easily
member
Activity: 84
Merit: 10
January 04, 2013, 11:01:41 PM
#22
The benefits of BTC far outweigh those of Paypal. With BTC's, you don't have to worry about chargebacks and anything like that. Paypal, you get charged back frequently when you're dealing with the blackmarket and forums that revolve around trading. Paypal charges fees as well, and there is microscopic fee's for BTC users. The only thing that I'd say PP has over BTC is security (I've heard of wallets getting hacked, and people losing their BTC's) and stability, and wider variety of usage. I'd say if BTC were to be accepted in a wider variety of places, the price would flatten out and become a lot more stable.
legendary
Activity: 1288
Merit: 1227
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January 04, 2013, 10:51:54 PM
#21
I'm seeing a lot of horror stories from paypal but it seems like mostly people selling. They seem to be pretty buyer oriented when it comes to chargebacks etc, is my assumption right?
It's easy to end up losing either way if the opponent is determined to scam you, no matter if you're buying or selling. Scammy sellers could set up anonymous cards from Russia and withdraw once the transaction is done, leaving the buyer cold. Scammy buyers could reverse charges easily, as we all know.
legendary
Activity: 1596
Merit: 1012
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January 04, 2013, 10:50:47 PM
#20
I'm seeing a lot of horror stories from paypal but it seems like mostly people selling. They seem to be pretty buyer oriented when it comes to chargebacks etc, is my assumption right?
It's essentially the same thing. If the seller has a significant risk of being ripped off by the payment processor, they'll have no choice but to pass that cost on to the buyer. That why if you try to buy Bitcoins and pay with PayPal, you'll wind up paying more.

It leads to a death spiral. Say Bitcoins are selling for $10 each. But due to the additional risk, I'll have to charge $12 if you're going to pay with PayPal. Well, scammers don't care if they have to pay extra because they aren't actually going to pay anything. But this will cause some legitimate users to go to in person or major exchanges instead. So my ratio of scammers to legitimate users will go up. Soon I find that $12 isn't enough and I have to charge $14. Scammers still don't care, so I don't get rid of any scammers. But now, even fewer legitimate users are interested in using PayPal, so the price again has to go up.

newbie
Activity: 6
Merit: 0
January 04, 2013, 10:49:19 PM
#19
I'm seeing a lot of horror stories from paypal but it seems like mostly people selling. They seem to be pretty buyer oriented when it comes to chargebacks etc, is my assumption right?
newbie
Activity: 6
Merit: 0
January 04, 2013, 07:29:00 PM
#18
Avoid PayPal like the plague. They rob your money. My son right now has over $50K USD stolen by PayPal that they say they are going to keep frozen for 6 months "in case he has any chargebacks." F*&*n thieves rob your money and they invest it earming interest while they screw sellers.

This video is 100% true. I only still use them for sales on eBay because that is what so many people use to pay there. Otherwise I would not touch PayPal with a 10 foot pole.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV2fk56ktVE

Paypal steals peoples money;

bitinstant.com

best way to get bitcoin fast

Paypal is a thief. They just wants to fill their pocket. My wife got scam, they didn't do anything but took her money away & shut down her paypal account. They even charged her the dispute fee which they actually didnt do anything.
newbie
Activity: 7
Merit: 0
December 31, 2012, 01:51:40 PM
#17

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It changes constantly since it is traded on an open market.  You can see the current exchange rate from several online exchanges in various currencies here:

http://bitcoincharts.com/markets/


Beautiful that is what I was looking for Thanks.
member
Activity: 66
Merit: 10
December 31, 2012, 01:35:38 PM
#16
Avoid PayPal like the plague. They rob your money. My son right now has over $50K USD stolen by PayPal that they say they are going to keep frozen for 6 months "in case he has any chargebacks." F*&*n thieves rob your money and they invest it earming interest while they screw sellers.

This video is 100% true. I only still use them for sales on eBay because that is what so many people use to pay there. Otherwise I would not touch PayPal with a 10 foot pole.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV2fk56ktVE

Paypal steals peoples money;

bitinstant.com

best way to get bitcoin fast
legendary
Activity: 3472
Merit: 4801
December 31, 2012, 01:20:06 PM
#15
Ok that is fairly easy to understand. My next and last question is, What is or what would be the conversion rate from $ to BTC or vice versa? Or am I going to far off topic.
It changes constantly since it is traded on an open market.  You can see the current exchange rate from several online exchanges in various currencies here:

http://bitcoincharts.com/markets/
newbie
Activity: 7
Merit: 0
December 31, 2012, 12:59:01 PM
#14
Ok that is fairly easy to understand. My next and last question is, What is or what would be the conversion rate from $ to BTC or vice versa? Or am I going to far off topic.
newbie
Activity: 1
Merit: 0
December 31, 2012, 02:37:59 AM
#13
paypall all dayyyyy
full member
Activity: 229
Merit: 103
December 31, 2012, 01:40:54 AM
#12
Paypal and Bitcoin are different in many aspects, I think it is not comparable. But Paypal is useful yet, sometimes. Even to buy Bitcoins and make some arbitrages. (in my case, for example, that's hard to me to buy MtGox directly).
hero member
Activity: 504
Merit: 500
December 31, 2012, 01:35:42 AM
#11
paypal : free to take your money
full member
Activity: 229
Merit: 103
December 31, 2012, 01:34:43 AM
#10
E&G, it's free to open the account!! Grin
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