Registered: May 2000
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Posts: 163

I've noticed a few folks using this when they want to sell/buy things. What is it? How does it work? What's the down side/up side?
Thanks in advance for responses.

Registered: Dec 1999
Location: Connecticut USA
Posts: 2682

PayPal is basically an ecommerce provider. You can send and receive payments as easily as sending email. Very easy and gaining popularity, too.

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Registered: Jan 2000
Location:
Posts: 434

But they are no longer Palm friendly!

They used to offer a Palm OS client that allowed you to beam money between Palm OS devices. Then PayPal was purchased by x.com, and the Palm OS client got dropped. Seems that one of the cell phone manufacturers has a stake in x.com, and wanted to "refocus" software support and development on a more "universal" platform. There are alternatives to PayPal. I know that I am looking elsewhere . . .

Registered: Jun 2000
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
Posts: 181

You can also get more information at the PayPal site.
http://www.x.com/
http://paypal.com/

Registered: May 2000
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Posts: 163

User Experience With Paypal

Thanks for the helpful responses. Has anybody been burned using it?

Registered: Jun 2000
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
Posts: 181

PayPal, Billpoint review in Wall Street Journal

The Mossberg Report, Wall Street Journal, has a review of PayPal, Billpoint and several others with details of how they work, pros and cons, etc.

"Easy Payments: New ways to zap money to just about anyone over the Internet"

http://ptech.wsj.com/report.html

Registered: May 2000
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Posts: 163

Thanks For The Link To the Review

Thanks for the help.

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Sydney Australia
Posts: 1883

I only wish the would start international support soon...

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