with things like cash app, ebay not requiring payment via them, virtual credit card apps for security/privacy, etc.

do you still find use for a paypal account?

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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

And I still use PayPal when it's an option for online purchasing.

Only reason I have it is to make sales on eBay and Swappa.

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...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

edit: i use paypal on ebay too because alot of sellers have it.

An old friend and I had narrowed our topics of conversation down to just baseball. Like, literally the only thing we ever talk about. Then he got married, moved to the suburbs, and had a pair of kids like... instantly. The friendship is valuable to me, but not so valuable that I'm willing to drive out to McLean once or twice a year. So, we text and he recruited me to join the world's stupidest, most complex fantasy baseball league in the world. This is my third year in it and the rules are still largely a mystery to me. I just maintain a team, talk to my old friend, and finish mid-pack every year.

But it costs 40 dollars to entry and the commissioner wants either paypal or a paper check and I don't think I've written one of those in a half decade. So paypal it is.

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"Get ready....for your blessing....."
"Bury me by my Grand-Grand and when you can come follow me"

No reason not to.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

but that was one reason, also I can use it for google pay without directly linking my card, which is still troublesome with my credit union

www.engadgethd.com - the other stuff i'm looking at

i use Paypal to pay my babysitter and a few other things online. i use Google Pay for anything else.

I opened a chime account to sit between my bank account and the cash app.

I also have a venmo account because I have to deal with millennials..

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Sometimes you have to look reality in the face and say 'No!'
-Ben (Reaper)

If you need any help, don't. Hesitate to ask.

I'd never heard of that shit until we got my daughter into a Black ballet troup and the parents group was always saying that they accepted Cash App for dues payments, and fund raising donations...

so you know exactly what it does

Venmo announces when you get money. Dumbest idea ever.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

>so you know exactly what it does
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>Venmo announces when you get money. Dumbest idea ever.
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*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...

I was at celebrate Brooklyn and a guy wanted to buy a nutcracker and asked if the seller had cash app. He did and that’s how he paid for it....

My tax preparer only accepts cash or cash app.

I like the cash app debit card which you can have inscribed with your signature and emojis

Venmo has an annoying social feed.

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Sometimes you have to look reality in the face and say 'No!'
-Ben (Reaper)

If you need any help, don't. Hesitate to ask.

Cashapp had to find another lane.

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Love,
Nopayne

I love using it almost more than my credit union checking account.

...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

Hmm. What do you like about it? My first time hearing about it.

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"rick ross got old african woman swag" (c)nayaa

So I dumped everything PayPal and never looked back.

Such a horrible, poorly documented API.

PayPal sends/receives money just fine. Plus so many people are using different platforms now which kind of defeats the point.

I really don't understand the thing on Venmo where you can see who is sending money to who. Why tf would I want to see that or have my info public??

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This is what I'm thinking. I don't understand why people hate PayPal so much.

I heard one horror story from a seller where PayPal held her funds and tried to ban her for no good reason but that's it.

I've used PayPal for at least 15 years as a buyer and seller. I haven't had any problems.

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"Just stay loose, keep it raw, and bang ya drums out sometimes." - Madlib

- PayPal gives me instant access to my funds

- Many of the small businesses that I order from online use PayPal as the sole option or one of many options. Think Okayplayer, Philadelphia Printworks, Oyin Handmade...so many.

- I like don't like putting my debit/credit/checking information directly into individual websites. I like a middle man, like PayPal, for online transactions. To me, it's safer.

- I am open to using Google Pay and Amazon Pay, too, but I still websites using PayPal more often.

- Outside of the web, I use CashApp, as the customer for food/catering pop-ups in the city. I don't like the informality of CashApp for conducting business. I think it's more appropriate for family and friends--not paying for a kid's extracurriculars! PayPal has seller/buyer protections, a formal invoice process, etc.

As an aside, this post is very timely because I just learned, very late into the game, that eBay is switching to "managed payments." All of this is likely the result of the split between eBay and PayPal.

I'm so mad because it means I won't have instant access to my funds anymore. Sellers are going to have to wait at least 1-2 days.

My financial situation has drastically improved and I won't need instant access to funds as I did before but I'm still upset. eBay had an advantage over sites that make you wait days or weeks for payment, e.g. Amazon Marketplace, Poshmark. I feel for people who are cash strapped and rely on eBay for emergencies. eBay got me through a rough period of unemployment and some folks are going to SOL in 2021.

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"Just stay loose, keep it raw, and bang ya drums out sometimes." - Madlib

business like getting money from people that owe me money, or repaying someone, or chipping in on a meal, splitting check etc....
Also I use Google Pay to accept payment from clients because they don't charge a fee like PayPal does....I know you can get around the PayPal fee by categorizing it as a friend to friend transaction though....

It never seems to work unless I use the CC I have on file.

Seems pointless but maybe I’m doing it wrong.

When people say they hate PayPal is it a political thing? Based on who made it? Cause I don’t get the frustration.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

Originally had it for ebay but now I use it for uber, uber eats, grubhub, bandcamp, etc. Easier to have my bank account tied to these accounts since it won't expire or the number changing like a credit or debit card.

If selling on eBay there’s no way around it
For freelance work, I had people pay me as a “friend” until I switched over to Google Pay....


"Get ready....for your blessing....."
"Bury me by my Grand-Grand and when you can come follow me"

It’s how I pay my rent.

every month

They mail the check for me. I've never bought stamps in my life.

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