Paypal Alternative - FREE $25+
gstarling
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Ok, I waited until the money hit my account before posting this. I'm going to do my best to make this not come across like a Nigerian email so here goes:
Revolution Money Exchange is a new way to send money for free between account holders. It is free to sign up, transfer money to and from your checking account, and transfer money to other users.
This service was started by former AOL chairman, Steve Case - Washington Post Article
The good news is that every new account setup before the end of March will be instantly credited with $25 that is yours to spend or withdraw. Paypal did the same thing when it started. There is also a $10 referral bonus so if you and your significant other both sign up, you can pocket $60 ($25 x 2 +$10 referral), this is what my wife and I did.
Check it out, and if so inclined, please PM me with your email address for a referral email before signing up.
You don 't have to have enter banking accounts for each account. You can enter banking info for just one account and transfer the money from other accounts to this one before withdrawing. This is what we did. Or you can not give them any banking info. and just request a check for a $2.50 fee.
One drawback is you do have to enter your SSN when setting up your account. This is just a the whole US banking standard stuff, but I know that makes some nervous. I withdrew $35 and left $25 in my account. The $35 hit my account today. It's pretty straight forward, just make sure you accept the $25.
An advantage it has over PayPal is that there are no transaction fees, but a huge disadvantage is you cannot use credit cards. Hopefully, this will get big enough to be a viable alternative to PayPal.
Revolution Money Exchange is a new way to send money for free between account holders. It is free to sign up, transfer money to and from your checking account, and transfer money to other users.
This service was started by former AOL chairman, Steve Case - Washington Post Article
The good news is that every new account setup before the end of March will be instantly credited with $25 that is yours to spend or withdraw. Paypal did the same thing when it started. There is also a $10 referral bonus so if you and your significant other both sign up, you can pocket $60 ($25 x 2 +$10 referral), this is what my wife and I did.
Check it out, and if so inclined, please PM me with your email address for a referral email before signing up.
You don 't have to have enter banking accounts for each account. You can enter banking info for just one account and transfer the money from other accounts to this one before withdrawing. This is what we did. Or you can not give them any banking info. and just request a check for a $2.50 fee.
One drawback is you do have to enter your SSN when setting up your account. This is just a the whole US banking standard stuff, but I know that makes some nervous. I withdrew $35 and left $25 in my account. The $35 hit my account today. It's pretty straight forward, just make sure you accept the $25.
An advantage it has over PayPal is that there are no transaction fees, but a huge disadvantage is you cannot use credit cards. Hopefully, this will get big enough to be a viable alternative to PayPal.
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2004 Tommie Harris SPX Printing Plate (White Whale will pay top $$$)
1994 SP Football Die Cuts PSA 10s
2004 Tommie Harris SPX Printing Plate (White Whale will pay top $$$)
1994 SP Football Die Cuts PSA 10s
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It's fine if you have your own site, though.
googlecheckout is suffering the same fate.
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googlecheckout works great.
The one advertised in this thread might be fine, too.
Both could be used on the BST boards; neither on EBAY.
That being said, there have been a lot of times I've paypaled guys on here cash + paypal fees for cards delivered. This could be something we could use here to transact business without the fees. I think it's a solid idea.
2004 Tommie Harris SPX Printing Plate (White Whale will pay top $$$)
1994 SP Football Die Cuts PSA 10s
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"With hurricanes,tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another,& with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks,"Are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?"" Jay Leno 2006
As for Paypal, I like them ok. I've had my account frozen twice and lost a claim where I was right once for over $500. I like the oversight of the feds a bit.
2004 Tommie Harris SPX Printing Plate (White Whale will pay top $$$)
1994 SP Football Die Cuts PSA 10s
Their using it as a "loss leader" for their credit card.
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