Sunday, November 01, 2009

Excuse me while I scream.....

I went out and put my Christmas shopping money on a prepaid visa card to use online. I bought some gifts off Ebay, and then attempted for 2 days to pay for those items. I then found out today, that Paypal NO LONGER accepts prepaid credit cards. It would've been nice if they had TOLD me. So I have contacted all 6 sellers and explained my situation, and now I'm waiting for their answers and HOPEFULLY suggestions.

I also discovered that Amazon has stopped accepting them as well. Why are they not accepting prepaid cards?? Don't they realize that's the safest way to pay? I'm so frustrated I can scream.
I'm starting to think that eBay no longer wants my business since they did away with check and money order options.

2 comments:

aunty carol said...

Yes, I do hear that scream. Tough situation you've got. I hope your sellers have mercy on you and work with you.
I also didn't realize they did away with check and money order options. I thought that was the sellers' decision. Ahhh...but since eBay OWNS Paypal, maybe they want Paypal used exclusively so they can collect the fees. They are going to lose customers!

Carrie said...

Wow. I didn't know they did away with checks also.

I think there may be a way to set up your Paypal account to automatically withdraw the funds from your bank account, which would be similar to a debit card I guess.