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[harvey]

You can use Paypal as a processor for credit card transactions
The purchaser does not need a Paypal account
Millions and millions of people are familiar with it through eBay
I think the main issue for the developer is ease of customization


At 12:54 PM 6/6/2005, Mitch Pirtle wrote:

>On 6/6/05, Leila Lappin <damovand at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Just a point of curiosity why not PayPal?  Is there
> > something wrong with them?
>
>Too many horror stories, too much frustration for non-PayPal clients
>to get started, and too much difficulty dealing with PayPal in
>general.
>
>If you want to sell something online, PayPal only represents a small
>percentage of the market - as everyone has a debit/credit card
>nowadays, but few use PayPal.
>
>I think being technical skews our perspectives - when you talk to a
>non-geek, it becomes painfully clear that PayPal is only ancillary,
>and not a major provider.
>
>-- Mitch
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