OT [nzlug] Vendor of bits & pieces in NZ who does Paypal

[Robert]

Well try having your funds freezed without explanation.. that certainly 
puts you off perhaps look at http://www.paypalsucks.com/

Rob

Vik Olliver wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-07-11 at 09:20 +1200, Hadley Rich wrote:
>   
>> I don't think that is the problem. IMHO the problem is that PayPal aren't a 
>> bank and aren't local. This means that they don't really answer to anyone 
>> around here so theoretically could do anything they like with your money. 
>> That and the fact that they don't do NZ$ so you are looking at extra fees 
>> means that paypal isn't an attractive option for a merchant. 
>>     
>
> Um, no, they can't do anything they like with my money any more than the
> Australian-owned ASB can. Mastercard and Visa aren't local either. Last
> I checked Mastercard was based in New York, and Visa in San Francisco.
>
> They do NZ$ - I have transferred money from my own Paypal account into
> my own NZ$ Visa account for a very nominal fee.
>
> What I'm picking up is an aura of distrust by many people specifically
> concerning Paypal, and I want to know where it comes from.
>
> Vik :v)
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