Tooling Leather

[funnygirl62221]

Hi All,

Does anyone else use paypal to pay for their leather? I am looking for a supplier. I've been buying on ebay but it's kindve a crap shoot there.

Thanks for your help

Ellen

[rdb]

I don't know why, but this question fascinates me.

Firstly, If I can put money into my paypal account, I should be able to write a check to purchase things too, or use a debit/credit card.

With all the great suppliers here advertising on this forum, I have not seen a paypal button on their sites.

The reasons are numerable, from the extra expenses cost paid to paypal, or to just technologoical inexpertise of the website builder. Why anyone would not be willing to take monies by any ways possible still astounds me. But, that seems to be the way it is.

In order to accept payment over the internet, the established method for physical stores is just credit card numbers. There are actually many ways to be paid over the internet, paypal, gunpal, whatever. Only the Virtual stores like Amazon, Ebay, or similars offer the alternative methods. Physical stores seem to rely only on CC's.

It actually costs you more to use paypal, etc. So my advice would be to call the advertisers on LW, and give the CC number for purchases.

[funnygirl62221]

I don't know why, but this question fascinates me.

Firstly, If I can put money into my paypal account, I should be able to write a check to purchase things too, or use a debit/credit card.

With all the great suppliers here advertising on this forum, I have not seen a paypal button on their sites.

The reasons are numerable, from the extra expenses cost paid to paypal, or to just technologoical inexpertise of the website builder. Why anyone would not be willing to take monies by any ways possible still astounds me. But, that seems to be the way it is.

In order to accept payment over the internet, the established method for physical stores is just credit card numbers. There are actually many ways to be paid over the internet, paypal, gunpal, whatever. Only the Virtual stores like Amazon, Ebay, or similars offer the alternative methods. Physical stores seem to rely only on CC's.

It actually costs you more to use paypal, etc. So my advice would be to call the advertisers on LW, and give the CC number for purchases.

Thanks for the reply With the economy being what it is and the magical properties of a credit card (ie Poof! I just spent money I don't have!), I cut up all my cards several months ago. So essentially I pay cash for everything using paypal. I have found that even when I have money on my paypal debit card not many online businesses treat it like a regular debit or credit card and I can't use it. Strictly speaking I pay with "echecks" through paypal but I dont know if that costs the businesses extra money or not. It's no biggie if no one knows. I just thought if anyone else was in the same boat they might have the inside scoop on a good leather site.

Take care,

Ellen

[Mick]

http://www.brettunsvillage.com/leather/sides.htm Brettuns Village takes paypal, they have veg tan, both sides and bellies.

[funnygirl62221]

http://www.brettunsv...ather/sides.htm Brettuns Village takes paypal, they have veg tan, both sides and bellies.

Thank you Mick

[Desert Moon]

http://www.desertmoonleather.com/ takes pay pal, also paypal offers a debit card that works as a visa and deducts from your paypal accout.

[BIGGUNDOCTOR]

PayPal is a division of Ebay. I used to have a PayaPal account until I learned of their anti-firearm policies. I know folks who have had their PayPal accounts frozen, etc, so they are not for me. One website I used did group buys on firearms parts. When PayPal found out that some of their customers were doing these group buys they contacted the site owner. PayPal asked Gary to send them the personal information of his members paying with PayPal, as well all used handles , he told them to go pound sand. Everything purchased was above the board, and BATFE approved items, so nothing illegal was being done. As a matter of fact a big part of the board was information to keep things legal.

Cutting the credit cards is a good first move, now just replace them with a debit card. I see no reason to use PayPal at all. A debit card is just like writing a check, or paying cash.