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coffeenap Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 10:02 AM
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Why are political campaigns not using PayPal on their contrib. sites?
I know some people hate it, but others find it safe and convenient--it could even enable people to make a quick, emotional contribution with a couple of clicks.
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 10:05 AM
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1. It would indeed be handy for those who had a PayPal account but no credit card.
John Edwards had a PayPal button for contributions on his website while he was running in the primaries. I thought it was a great idea.
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chemp Donating Member (569 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 10:37 AM
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2. paypal taks their "cut"
They are worse than credit cards in the percentage taken as fees.
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aikoaiko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 11:07 AM
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3. I don't use paypal because they discriminate against firearm transactions, even parts/accessories
Edited on Fri Aug-08-08 11:08 AM by aikoaiko
FU paypal.
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uncle ray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 12:09 PM
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4. a single contested transaction can freeze all funds in the paypal account.
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ellacott Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 12:21 PM
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6. I agree
This can be a big problem with Paypal. If an account gets frozen it takes a long time to unfreeze it. Also they will cancel your account if you get a lot of disputes.
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coffeenap Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 12:14 PM
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5. Thanks--all interesting information. I wonder if people would be
willing to cover the fee in order to have the convenience and/or if more contributions would be generated so the fee would not be an issue in overall money-raising.
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TexasObserver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 12:23 PM
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7. I've heard a lot of negatives about them.
Heard of people who couldn't get their money from them.

Heard of problems that appear to be politically based.

Bottom line: some people do not trust them.
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