Paypal Friends and Family vs. Paypal Goods and Services16583

Originally Posted by Towmater
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Originally Posted by Davethebrave
Finally, in the real world I have seen that people who are outwardly, self-proclaiming rule followers or moral compass holders are, in practice, often the biggest hypocrites.

Perhaps they are former law enforcement officers who spent years incarcerating criminals and seen the effects of those criminals' actions on the innocent. As a result, they have no issue identifying a duck nor spend time attempting to mold it into something it isn't.

Apparently, your milage varies.

Originally Posted by Davethebrave

Paypal is likely allowing massive amounts of grey zone F&F to continue because it makes them big $ long-term vs upsetting clients.

Now I would guess their algorithms do choke out people transacting big primarily or exclusively under F&F and not G&S… regardless of a potentially broader application of their UA.

Originally Posted by HexView
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Originally Posted by Davethebrave
Finally, in the real world I have seen that people who are outwardly, self-proclaiming rule followers or moral compass holders are, in practice, often the biggest hypocrites.

I find that people who make a post like this are trying to convince others that their shady behavior isn't shady.

Originally Posted by 00slim
I met a guy locally to sell my FF 48 recently. He wanted to pay me via PayPal. We had discussed possibly using Friends and Family. My concern had nothing to do with avoiding fees. I was handing him the book in-person. If he later had Buyer’s remorse, he could claim there was an issue with the transaction

Originally Posted by EbayMafia
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Originally Posted by HexView
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Originally Posted by Davethebrave
Finally, in the real world I have seen that people who are outwardly, self-proclaiming rule followers or moral compass holders are, in practice, often the biggest hypocrites.

I find that people who make a post like this are trying to convince others that their shady behavior isn't shady.

@HexView When we were doing a fundraiser for @jesse_o I auctioned some comics on the forum to donate the money to him. The person who won the auction knew the money was going to @jesse_o, If the person who won the auction had paid me by friends and family...do you consider that shady behavior? Should one or both of us have had our Paypal accounts locked? Is there really no gray area?

Originally Posted by EbayMafia
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Originally Posted by 00slim
I met a guy locally to sell my FF 48 recently. He wanted to pay me via PayPal. We had discussed possibly using Friends and Family. My concern had nothing to do with avoiding fees. I was handing him the book in-person. If he later had Buyer’s remorse, he could claim there was an issue with the transaction

This is really a great point. When doing a face to face transaction, the seller is actually put at a disadvantage by not using friends and family. It creates an opening for scamming that a buyer would not have if they had paid by friends and family. I hadn't thought about it before, but a buyer who insists on paying G&S for an in-person transaction could have bad intentions.

Originally Posted by CaptainCanuck
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Originally Posted by EbayMafia
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Originally Posted by CaptainCanuck
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Should divers who fail to make a full stop at a stop sign, turn themselves in?

definitely not divers, lol.

Sorry, was driving and typing.

Originally Posted by xjagnew
I pay F&F and ship Media Mail. Bad boys for life.

Originally Posted by HexView
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Originally Posted by CaptainCanuck
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Originally Posted by HexView
If you're going to use PayPal, follow their rules or you're in the wrong. A comic book is "goods" no matter how you spin it.

If you use PayPal to pay your nephew for mowing the lawn, should you use “services” or “family”?

This is not rocket science - was this payment for a service or good(s)? Yes. Who supplied that service is irrelevant.