[Closed] PAY PAL??? Whenever I see on the auction that a seller will ONLY accept Pay Pal, I wonder

I hear you Mark. But also don't assume that someone who wishes to pay by other means is dishonest either.

In my 17 buyer experiences on the D4C auction, I as the buyer have been the aggressor in making the transaction between me and the sellers go smoothly and quickly. With all but one of the transactions, I've been the one to make contact with the seller first to give my address and phone number, and ask how the seller wishes me to pay and where to send it.

Then the very next morning (usually a Monday) I'm off o the bank to get his cashiers check or make out my personal check and send it off immediately in the mail that morning.

I take my part in the transaction seriously and have no problem with the half hour (or so) it takes me to get it all done.

I'll point out that there have been a couple of sellers I've bought from that have not been as quick to make the contact or return my email request for their payment preference and/or their address.

In the end though all 17 transactions have been a good experience on both or our ends. And that is the way it should be.

As I said at the onset of this thread, I overlook any auction that will ONLY take Pay Pal. It's a seller's choice, but they also may lose a sale to a good and honest buyer.

Some of you know that I've compiled and written several books, and when I am at a book signing, if I were to NOT take a personal check from complete strangers, I'd NOT sell any books. I've never been stiffed!

I honestly don't believe there are people coming to my book signing with the intention of buying a book and giving me a bogus check.

Chav, if stores didn't make it the easiest for "their" customers (i.e. buyers) they wouldn't stay in business.

Those who are stubborn and will only accept Pay Pal, are only making it easy for themselves and saying they don't care what their buyer might wish to do.

Not good a thing in my opinion. As the buyer, I should be able to decide how I wish to pay for the purchase, and if the seller chooses to disagree, that is their option, but hey will lose a sale.

It would like if Target Stores said that they will no longer take cash, debit cards, or Visa/MC, and only allow payment using "their" Target card. I can guarantee you they would not only lose customers, but they have to close their doors quickly, because they'd be out of business.

George, everything you said is very logical until ...

... one realizes that 99% on the people use PayPal, and loosing 1% of the crowd is not a big deal compared to the hassle of inconvenient payment.

Chav, you and I will agree to disagree on the "inconvenient payment" you speak of.

Well, you surely must have looked as you know PayPal only accepted is near the bottom of the auction info.

Well of course I look at car I'd be interested in on the auction, but when I see the seller ONLY accepts Pay Pal, I move on. His (maybe) loss.