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Re: Why I Can't Use PayPal To Buy Your Product

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Post by EwanG »

coderdude wrote: post #43
pbiggar wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Completely off topic, but I wish this could have just said "my wife uses her own last name" or something like that. It reads like your wife needs an excuse to keep her last name, which I'm sure isn't the case, but is indicative of the weird - slightly misogynistic - society we're in where the default is for women to give up their names at marriage.

(US-centric point of view:) Most women like that part of getting married. They get excited about it. They want their kids to have the same last name as both parents and they want to share the name of their husband. Please try to not turn it into some male domination thing, as so many discussions on here needlessly turn to that. It's like the HN version of "all discussions eventually lead to Hitler," or however that g…

We're both off-topic, but since you chose to go there...

My wife was 18 when we got married. She wasn't "well known". She wasn't a feminist. But she kept her last name and it has never been a problem - except for PayPal.

Our kids have her last name as their middle name and my last name as their last name for convenience - mainly the school's convenience.

Personally I hope some day we go to a system where you turn 18 and pick the name you want. I've known at least two couples where when they got married they didn't choose either name, but took a name for "them". I personally would like to see more of this, but then I'm a bit of a romantic.

Re: Why I Can't Use PayPal To Buy Your Product

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Post by ricardobeat »

greyfade wrote: post #26
dazzla wrote: post #9

I'm pretty sure you can go to pay while not logged in to PayPal. Then enter your credit card directly. They will tell you it's linked to an account and do you want to login. But there is still an option to go ahead and just use the card.

I've tried that, and when it complained that the card was linked to an account, it wouldn't let me proceed until I logged in. At the time, my account was locked down because I had the audacity to go to a conference in a town 80 miles away and try to use my Paypal account for something. They wouldn't let me unlock my account until I gave them a new landline phone number (which I didn't have) or fax them my ID (which I…

I have an account with a linked credit card, and have used the same card without logging in on a few occasions without any trouble. Maybe the policy is different for each country?

Re: Why I Can't Use PayPal To Buy Your Product

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Post by pud »

warp wrote: post #11

I've worked around this in the past by changing my e-mail address in my current paypal account, and then just creating a new account. (and then deleting my previous, now useless account). The limit is large enough that I so far have only needed to do this once. (I don't trust paypal enough to link it to an actual bank account).

This is a good idea.

Ridiculous. But a good idea.

Re: Why I Can't Use PayPal To Buy Your Product

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Post by andymurd »

grecy wrote: post #35

Another PITA issue I've hit with PayPal is trying to link Bank Accounts or Credit Cards from multiple countries to the same account... can't do it. So even though I'm an Australian living in Canada, I'm stuck charging my Australian Credit Card and Bank account whenever I use Paypal. Sigh

I had the same issue when I moved to Australia from the UK. I had to open a new PayPal account (with a different email address), which was a hassle but having two accounts is working fine for me now.

Re: Why I Can't Use PayPal To Buy Your Product

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Post by beedogs »

EwanG wrote: post #51
coderdude wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

(US-centric point of view:) Most women like that part of getting married. They get excited about it. They want their kids to have the same last name as both parents and they want to share the name of their husband. Please try to not turn it into some male domination thing, as so many discussions on here needlessly turn to that. It's like the HN version of "all discussions eventually lead to Hitler," or however that g…

We're both off-topic, but since you chose to go there... My wife was 18 when we got married. She wasn't "well known". She wasn't a feminist. But she kept her last name and it has never been a problem - except for PayPal. Our kids have her last name as their middle name and my last name as their last name for convenience - mainly the school's convenience. Personally I hope some day we go to a system where you turn 18…

> My wife was 18 when we got married.

o_O

Re: Why I Can't Use PayPal To Buy Your Product

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Post by drx »

warp wrote: post #11

I've worked around this in the past by changing my e-mail address in my current paypal account, and then just creating a new account. (and then deleting my previous, now useless account). The limit is large enough that I so far have only needed to do this once. (I don't trust paypal enough to link it to an actual bank account).

This is clever, but likely an easy way to get perma-banned from PayPal, as they run checks for unusual behavior to detect fraud.

And even if they didn't notice, they will if your account is ever under review.

Re: Why I Can't Use PayPal To Buy Your Product

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Post by [deleted] »

mdc wrote: post #27
lomegor wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

PayPal does let you use the same joint bank account in two accounts. The only problems is that you need to be married and share the same last name. This may make sense in the US, but in a lot of other parts of the world, you don't take your husband last name when you marry. I'm tired of PayPal too, but just wanted to let you know that there may be a solution to your problem.

>share the same last name. This may make sense in the US That counts me out. My wife was well-known professionally before we were married, so she kept her name. In my circle of friends, I know a handful of others to whom this also applies. Paypal's policy might have made sense in 1950's US, but not in the US as it is now.

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Re: Why I Can't Use PayPal To Buy Your Product

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Post by robomartin »

Want to experience real pain? PayPal + eBay. Talk about some horror stories.

Here's what's interesting: It's YOUR MONEY. This isn't a credit card. It's a payment system that allows you to take your money --real cash-- and pay for things. Why are they placing limits on people's own money? If the account has enough balance for the purchase in question (and the money has been there for a while) you should be able to spend it as you wish.

As for linking a bank account. Not a big deal these days. You can open an account with $100. I don't see this as a problem, particularly if you are talking about paying thousands for conferences. Yes, it's a pain to keep track of. That's what Quicken/Quickbooks is for.

Re: Why I Can't Use PayPal To Buy Your Product

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Post by nwmcsween »

warp wrote: post #11

I've worked around this in the past by changing my e-mail address in my current paypal account, and then just creating a new account. (and then deleting my previous, now useless account). The limit is large enough that I so far have only needed to do this once. (I don't trust paypal enough to link it to an actual bank account).

My account was restricted once and I ran through all the paperwork - faxing my id, my credit card statments (unbelievable) talking to a csr and it was still deemed I was somehow in the wrong. After all that I deleted my account and just created a new one - when the truth doesn't work lie.
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