01-14-2009, 01:37 PM | #16 | |
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And Debit card fees? It that a monthly fee, or just an interest charge on any mony borrowed? In the UK, Debit cards are issued for most if not all bank accounts free of charge, and there is usually no fee when using it to pay for purchases. Some small sellers do impose a surcharge, but nowadays its usually been for credit cards, not Debit cards. The only charge is if you overdraw you account and have to pay a un arranged borrowing fee. |
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01-14-2009, 01:43 PM | #17 |
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Some interesting info here, particularly for the UK users who have Visa branded debit cards. No joy for those of us with Switch/Maestro, it seems, though
PilotBob - how do you generate this "one time use" credit card number in Paypal? I'm searching the site and can't find out how, and this might be an answer to my problems! |
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There is no borrowed money (credit) with the debit card... so no interest. The card is declined in the balance won't cover it. I also got my son a "pre-paid" Visa card for while he is at college. I (banks software) automatically put $x on it every month out of my checking account. He uses it as a Visa for incidental stuff. It has zero fees but there is no credit line, you can't charge more than the current balance. (I love my bank.) I'm not sure about the Electron brand. BOb |
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01-14-2009, 01:52 PM | #19 | |
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Then on the right under the secure cards title there is a little menu. Click on "Generate a New Card". It will ask you if you want "single use" or "multi-use". The primary source will be listed as your PalPay balance... I don't think you can change that. Secondary source you choose one of your verified bank accounts. Actually, it doesn't even list my credit cards as a source... so you must not need a CC registered to use this. There is also a browser plug-in you can install. I know it works for Windows and IE... not sure if it supports firefox or not... so you can gerate them on the fly as needed. good luck, BOb |
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Yep. they replaced the Electron card.
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I think credit cards are a little harder to get, not that much but a little. Also, while Debit cards don't have a credit limit, you can pretty easily get a bank overdraft, turning you current account into a pseudo Credit card, at least for me as I tend to keep most of my money in my savings account, just transferring over enough every month to cover expenses. Oh, and you can use some debit cards as Cheque Gurantee cards, though I've never had to use it that way and seen someone use it for that in real life. |
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Speaking of other options, have you checked out those books at www.cyberread.com There is a new code (Valid till 21/1/2009) which will give you 50% off your purchases. The code is: MREAD1 Clint just announced that they've just started accepting paypal, so its a viable option. |
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http://www.geek.com/articles/news/pa...card-20071120/ Perhaps send them email and ask them if you can use the "secure cards" option with your account. BOb |
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What they do offer is their own Credit Card (Mastercard) which you can apply for, or their Paypal Top Up card, which is apparently a VISA debit card similar to what we were talking about earlier in the thread. Links Paypal Topup Card Paypal Credit Card |
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EDIT: Ah, I see bbusybookworm's discovered what I have, too. There's no way I'm applying for a Paypal Mastercard or Debit card, though. A more cynical man than I would suggest that withholding the plugin might mean that overseas users actually apply for Paypal's Mastercard, rather than use secure cards, but clearly I'm not that cynical. Obviously. |
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Well, now that I think about it, a few retailers used to charge extra for debit cards (mostly fast food places, if I recall), but I have not seen that in a few years. The Bandit |
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I know that it won't let you proceed to checkout unless all address lines are filled out prior to checkout which is a bit odd. |
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Paypal have the topup visa card it costs a few £ to start and topup but not a lot you might be able to get round it with one I always used to use debit card but some scumbag cloned my business one and cleaned me out and the overdraft I got everything back but it was the 5 weeks wait and getting new cards and the mess sorting everything out so all my payments on the internet is done with credit card and I try to pay of every month but gone a bit mad this month so its a little over but not too much
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I'll take your word that you can buy PDF and ePUB titles through Firefox without issue, though - as I don't have any valid payment methods for Smiths, I can't check that! Cheers for the info, though. I'd forgotten all about that quirk with the address, too - another (albeit minor this time) irritation. |
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