collector wrote:The same Security Key ALSO works with eBay - one key works with both sites. It protects you on BOTH sites.
Redled, if you are serious about using Paypal, you should read all about their proceeses , procedures, pitfalls, etc. Their procedures MUST be followed exactly. If not, as an example and contrary to what most LED sellers say as far as no returns etc etc, it is unbelievable how easy a buyer can get their money back from the seller!!! "Just read the Paypal portion of eBays discussion boards.
That sounds like a good system, well worth the hassle of the added log-in complication.
I think i'm pretty well aware of the problems with Paypal, that's why i'm so reticent to 'join the club', but I think I have little choice if I want to ramp up my ebay selling significantly.
I've also been on ebay a number of years. although i've mostly been a buyer, i've also sold some things. ebay certainly is not a perfect system, and adding the unfairness of Paypal into the equation in no way helps, but I think what redeems the whole enterprise is that in the end you're dealing with people (I mean buyer-to-seller, NOT ebay's beauracracy). I believe my experience on ebay accurately reflects the make-up of modern society: most people are honest and trustworthy, but there is a small group of lunatics that it is almost impossible to deal with in a fair and straightforward way and to walk away from uninjured. Out of perhaps 200 transactions, I have had 'bad' experiences of one form or another (from mild to severe) in perhaps 2-3% of them. I would expect that my experience is typical. Since nothing is ever 100% either way, this isn't a bad statistic, and it's probably impossible to improve it much no matter the system ebay or Paypal uses.