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Topic: Now Accepting Visa/MC (sort of) |
b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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erik
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Posted 21 Jun 2000 3:28 pm |
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Great idea b0b! I have been reading eBay ads a lot and notice how common this service is. I am however going to the P.O. tomorrow to get a money order to send you for my first order... that is, if i don't forget, AGAIN!  |
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John Gretzinger
From:
Canoga Park, CA
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Posted 21 Jun 2000 3:42 pm
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b0b -
I signed up, but there was no place to indicate who referred me to the site. I sent them an email comment. Let me know if you do not receive the referal fee.
John
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 21 Jun 2000 4:07 pm
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John, I think that the referral is automatic if you go through the link I've pasted into this message. I did get notification that you and two other Forum members have signed up for PayPal, and they have credited my account $5 for each of you. I can transfer that money directly into the Forum bank account so...
 Thank You Very Much!!
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 21 Jun 2000 6:10 pm
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Great idea, b0b. I believe one of those three would be me. Supposedly I also get a $5 credit for signing up. Cool.
Now--I'm sure I will figure this out but....what is the procedure to order something from you? Do I email you $$ via the utility on the paypal page and write my order in the box? I assume so and I look forward to trying it out.
What a country! |
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Mark van Allen
From:
Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Posted 21 Jun 2000 9:53 pm
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I've had great luck with paypal, used it for buying and selling a bunch of steels and such on the net. there have been a few complaints about them holding money for an extra day or so when requested for payment but I've never had any problems, it sure makes online purchases easier. If you go to send bOb (or anyone) money, you need to know the email address and the last name on the account to send the money to. Paypal gives you an eamil form to give all the information you need to buy the items including your shipping address and any other info you want to add.
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Mark van Allen-"Blueground Undergrass" Pedal, Non-Pedal, Lap, and Dobro |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 21 Jun 2000 10:05 pm
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That should work, Jon. Write your order in the PayPal email box and I expect that I will receive the order and the money at the same time. Don't forget to include your name and shipping address!
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-b0b- ... Click Here for Forum Products
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 22 Jun 2000 4:53 am
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Bobby Lee
From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 22 Jun 2000 9:17 am
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Personal accounts are free. Business accounts take 1.9%, which is comparable to most Visa/MC merchant accounts.
As I understand it, they make most of their money on the "float", the time between when you send the money and when I deposit it to the Forum's bank account. It's really a win/win situation for people who use it, as far as I can tell. |
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Howard Parker
From:
Maryland
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Posted 22 Jun 2000 10:37 am
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Just completed my transaction with b0b. Very slick and went without a hitch.
Nothing like new technology to get my consumer impulses rolling :-)
h
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www.resoguit.com
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Bobby Lee
From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 22 Jun 2000 10:56 am
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It's true. Howard sent his order and payment via a PayPal-generated email, and I'll be shipping it this afternoon. This is the first email order I've filled. It's exciting how fast the transaction can take place. Very cool!
Also, PayPal's Refer-a-Pal $5 credit is great! And their web site is one of the most coherent I've ever seen. I'm very happy about all this. I can't wait until they go international!
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 Bobby Lee quasar@b0b.com gigs CDs
Sierra Session S-12 (E9), Speedy West D-10 (E9, D6),
Sierra S-8 Laptop (D13), Fender Stringmaster D-8 (D13, A6) |
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Howard Parker
From:
Maryland
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Posted 22 Jun 2000 11:15 am
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Also true that PayPal gave _me_ a $5 signing bonus....of which I squandered on Forum products.
Life is very good!
Gawd...How I love technology.
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Howard Parker
www.resoguit.com
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Dave Van Allen
From:
Doylestown, PA , US , Earth
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Posted 22 Jun 2000 11:46 am
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well- it's almost too easy now b0b...
worse than watching HSN with a phone in one hand and a Visa in the other
watch out!!!
(but Honey, I really NEEDED those Jagwire Strings and the Dave Ristrim CD and...the coffee mug and ... the hat- oh yeah I already got a hat- but this one's a DIFFERENT COLOR...Honey, put down that rolling pin... wait...) |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 22 Jun 2000 3:08 pm
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Cool! I just completed a deal and got confirmation from b0b that it was done right. Couldn't have been easier.
You use the Email Money tab and enter quasar@b0b.com in the recipient box----remember, it's -b- -zero- -b- b0b.
You put all your order info and shipping address in the message box. Simple. And since you don't have to write a check that means it's free, right?
Next month you just shrug when you don't remember the charge on your card and you pay it, like all those other forgotten charges you go ahead and pay.
---Bartender! Was I in here last night and did I spend $20 on whiskey?
---You sure were and you sure did, sir.
---Whew!! That's a relief. I thought I lost that $20![This message was edited by Jon Light on 22 June 2000 at 04:10 PM.] |
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Howard Parker
From:
Maryland
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Posted 24 Jun 2000 7:42 am
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**Delivered Today**
Waaay too easy!
Have to up my credit limit now!!
Thanks for the great service b0b!
h
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Howard Parker
www.resoguit.com
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 26 Jun 2000 9:02 am
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The system seems to work real well. It should be available for people outside of the US by the end of the year.
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-b0b- quasar@b0b.com
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