no sites use credit card payment ?

[coach]

Originally Posted by kaiu

I've always just selected Paypal to charge me in the store's currency, and conversion is done through my CC company which is cheaper.

Bingo! I use both my CC and bank account and my bank account actually gives a better exchange.

Originally Posted by Armyissue

I'll take your Money any way you want to get it to me.

Truth!

But if you visit this man in person, he does the heavy work for you. He slips the money out of your wallet so you don't have to lift a finger.

Damn, I just realized I need to visit for some supplies...

[Blackthorne]

Originally Posted by R1ghty

Paypal is great until you have a problem with them... then you will hate them.

Credit cards normally do instant, and free currency conversion. If I bring my visa to NY, it will be straight up exchange rate. Paypal doesn't offer that, And like stated above, plays with exchange rates always in their favor.

I personally HATE paypal, but due to their market monopoly end up putting money in their pockets time and time again. I think Interact needs to step up the game and bankrupt these fuckers.

Agreed. They says they have a fair process but it's anything but.

INTERAC is moving in the right direction but the hoops you have to jump through with regarding branding and how the cart functions are a PITA and I think it's slowing adoption.

The Royal Canadian Mint is working on a new digital currency where micropayments as little as 1 cent will be possible, with little in the way of service charges. Digital cash if you will. I hope PayPal fucking chokes on it.

[jordan7831]

Originally Posted by Blackthorne

I hope PayPal fucking chokes on it.

Smartest comment I have read all day.

[venture]

Canadian digital currency. I hope it flies. Great idea

[R1ghty]

Canadian digital currency sounds like something out of a low budget sci-fi.

I think that Interact needs to do two things...
1) Hard Advertising, online and television. The 1/20 scale dump truck isn't doing it. They need to make some ads that show they are an option vs paypal.
2) Buy/partner with a large software company. They definatly have the IT infrastructure, its just a matter of making an easy to add environment that current paypal users can switch to. Adhere to standards and be creative with the API and they'd be good to go.



My uneducated $0.02.

[Armyissue]

Naming your Money C.D.C. cannot be good for the economy.
Call it CAD..nope then everyone will want it.

[R1ghty]

Originally Posted by Armyissue

Naming your Money C.D.C. cannot be good for the economy.
Call it CAD..nope then everyone will want it.

DCAD?

Digital Canadian Dollar?

[Blackthorne]

It's called "MintChip"

[Armyissue]

Originally Posted by R1ghty

DCAD?

Digital Canadian Dollar?

That's "Dickhead" in Quebecois

Mint Chips?


If they go that way they should leave it alone and let the Canadians name it the same way we named the Loonie, The Raptors & SkyDome.

[Grizzly0679]

I noticed the same thing. That is, a lot of sites didn't allow CC's. The posters in this thread are right though, you can set up a paypal account with your credit card (or chequing account). I was lucky enough to find a retailer that took credit cards for my rifle, but for 90% of the rest of my gear, I went ahead and made a pay pal account. After setting it up, I'm happy I did because as you noticed a lot of places require it

[Dustin_d]

Yeah i just hooked up my chequing account to my paypal.
just need a pay cheque now :P

[lurkingknight]

Originally Posted by R1ghty

Credit cards normally do instant, and free currency conversion. If I bring my visa to NY, it will be straight up exchange rate. Paypal doesn't offer that, And like stated above, plays with exchange rates always in their favor.

This is wrong. They do not do free conversion. They chose a conversion rate that includes their conversion fee, just like any other currency exchange market.

You might see the rate at XE.com, that's the base rate. Every financial institution and lender will take that rate and add their fee to it. This is why when you travel abroad you can actually shop around to convert your cash from banks and exchange offices. It's all a business.

[Grizzly0679]

Originally Posted by Dustin_d

Yeah i just hooked up my chequing account to my paypal.
just need a pay cheque now :P

Well if you get AV'd I know a good site that accepts CCs. If I'm allowed to do that, send me a PM. If I'm not (I don't see why not after he's been AV'd) then someone please let me know.

[Styrak]

Originally Posted by Grizzly0679

I noticed the same thing. That is, a lot of sites didn't allow CC's. The posters in this thread are right though, you can set up a paypal account with your credit card (or chequing account). I was lucky enough to find a retailer that took credit cards for my rifle, but for 90% of the rest of my gear, I went ahead and made a pay pal account. After setting it up, I'm happy I did because as you noticed a lot of places require it

You don't even need to have a Paypal account to use a credit card through Paypal.

[Dustin_d]

Originally Posted by Grizzly0679

Well if you get AV'd I know a good site that accepts CCs. If I'm allowed to do that, send me a PM. If I'm not (I don't see why not after he's been AV'd) then someone please let me know.

I was AV'd yesterday by Dutch13 here in winnipeg .. but it might take a few days - weeks before it shows up on here and i get access to the av'd stuff

might just see what i can all get local its easier :P