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Originally Posted by doreenjoy
As a consumer, I can't imagine giving my credit card info to a random site. And not all buyers want to use PayPal.
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So, I guess you only buy products from sellers like Amazon, B&N, etc? Or do you actually use PayPal yourself?
I've occasionally heard about personal consumer issues with PayPal not accepting credit cards, or transactions from certain countries, but I've never had the opportunity to find out how widespread these problems are. I've also gotten the impression much of the dislike of PayPal comes from its being an American company, and so was distrusted by citizens of some other countries. Similarly, I've heard the same distrust of PayPal-analogues in other countries by Americans, and have to conclude that some of these reactions are nationalistic prejudices, and not all caused by actual problems or issues with consumers.
Money-handling trust can be hard to come by these days, and a seller has to balance their trust in a money-handling system against the desires of their customers. I am satisfied with using PayPal on my site, but I also sell my books through Amazon, B&N, Smashwords (and eventually others), to give consumers more distribution choices that work for them.