[mythtv-users] Supporting schedulesdirect.org
Mike Isely
isely at isely.net
Tue Aug 7 22:09:08 UTC 2007
On Tue, 7 Aug 2007, David Brodbeck wrote:
> On 8/7/07, Braindead <Braindead at diablops.com> wrote:
> >> Well, I guess it's by by to MythTV for me. I had too many
> >> problems with PayPal in the past, I'm certainly not going to get
> >> an account or otherwise use their services now (no way am I giving
> >> them a CC number that's for sure).
>
> Well, that's your choice, I suppose. Personally I don't worry too
> much about giving *any* company a CC number, because if there's a
> dispute the CC company will almost always go to bat for me. If you
> don't trust them, you might not want to give them your checking
> account number, though. (This is actually a much bigger problem than
> Paypal -- anyone with your account number and routing number can
> write a bank draft against your checking account, and you have very
> little recourse. I avoid paying with checks whenever possible.)
Paypal is an inept organization masquerading as a bank (putting it
nicely). I have also had a run-in with them, fortunately I did not lose
any money, however in the end they decided that I and my issuing bank
were "wrong" so they refused to honor my CC # for any future
transactions (the seller failed to ship and then disappeared, yet Paypal
still sided with the seller). I am through with them.
>
> I know a lot of people dislike Paypal, but there really aren't many
> other realistic options for accepting online payments. Getting a
> merchant account is a considerable ongoing expense and a major risk
> for a small company. One non-profit I know of that tried having
> their own merchant account nearly went belly up because scammers
> started using their website to check stolen credit card numbers to
> see which ones were valid. They were on the hook for all the invalid
> transaction fees, for thousands of attempts.
I attach value to those listings and I am willing to pay for them. But
if I must go through Paypal for it, then not a chance. It's not worth
it for me to tangle with Paypal again just so I can watch TV. MythTV is
the only reason these days I even watch any TV programming; this might
be my final excuse to give it up and just stick to DVD movies.
When the folks at lwn.net transitioned to a paid subscription model (and
yes I am a paid subscriber there), they arranged to accept credit cards
without too much trouble and AFAIK that's working fine for them.
-Mike
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