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Miss Puddles · Aug 20, 2007, 08:27 PM // 20:27

"the vast majority of those who use PayPal have a credit card and therefore could use that to make a purchase"

voted no.
i don't like to have intermediaries when handling my money. not like i don't trust paypal, but i prefer to simply use a credit card directly.
however, this isn't entirely fair to those without a credit card. the option to use it would be beneficial to those who need that option.

margretli · Aug 20, 2007, 08:36 PM // 20:36

I have a credit card, but it's usually maxed. I prefer to do e-transfers directly from my account to the seller. It doesn't have to be Paypal per-se, but it would be nice to purchase on-line without having to use a CC.

pigdestroyer · Aug 20, 2007, 09:08 PM // 21:08

I'd rather use my credit card.

Shiro Katagari · Aug 20, 2007, 10:08 PM // 22:08

Voted no (rather use my card)

It's not that I don't particularly trust PayPal or anything, just that there will be additional costs involved and (for me) it links into my card anyway, so it's a pointless and inefficient step.

Phaern Majes · Aug 20, 2007, 10:39 PM // 22:39

I wouldn't use it simply because a credit card is much easier. However, I'm sure for many people it would be nice to have.

Solas · Aug 20, 2007, 10:54 PM // 22:54

theres a necro with resz in the forum...

i dont have a credit card, no paypal, prob wouldnt buy online if i did, saferty issues.

altho if there was sms, i would buy in a heartbeat.

ScorpDeception63 · Aug 21, 2007, 12:00 AM // 00:00

It would really help if we could pay via sending the money to you all or a check, would be better than paypal imo.

natuxatu · Aug 21, 2007, 12:27 AM // 00:27

Well from A.Nets point of view.. the more options the better as far as I can see.

Pae · Aug 21, 2007, 02:54 AM // 02:54

PayPal takes too much off of what you make (from talks with a game dev/manager). I've also known too many friends who've gotten "hacked". I don't know if it was a weak password or not; it's still not good. One of them had so much spent off of their acct and plunged him so far into debt that he never (few years by now) recovered from it.

Vitas · Aug 21, 2007, 03:06 AM // 03:06

No, I would not use PayPal. (Please explain):

Simply do a google search to find no less than 3 sites on the first page of results that warn about paypal horror stories. I've always heard bad things about paypal.

Code=007 · Aug 21, 2007, 03:32 AM // 03:32

I have Credit card i don't trust paypal, anymore once they said they refunded me but my bank has no account of that operation.

Railin · Aug 21, 2007, 04:45 AM // 04:45

I've been using paypal for a while since I don't have a credit card. There's nothing bad about it.

I don't see the point of this poll, people with credit cards will vote no because they can use that, but imo people with credit cards shouldn't be in this topic since it's another option, it's not like Anet will remove the option to pay with a credit card, just add another option for people WITHOUT one to pay.

Kula · Aug 21, 2007, 05:01 AM // 05:01

I like Google Checkout because sometimes they have promotions for certain vendors like $10 off every purchase of $30 or more. Last winter they had a promotion that was $30 off every purchase of $50 or more, god that was hawt.

For this game's online store I think it would be easier to just use a cc, but I'm not buying anything from them. UNLESS, they begin to run a promotion similar to GC, then I'd be all over it. I prefer to get rewards in the form of discounts than unlocking bonus PvE content, but that's just me.

Patrick Smit · Aug 21, 2007, 05:18 AM // 05:18

I can use my credit card, don't see now reason to use again another system next to the ones that suit fine.

seut · Aug 21, 2007, 06:02 AM // 06:02

no reason to resurrect this long dead thread..
paypal would've been a solution for many european players to use the ingame shop, since credit cards are exotic in debit card dominated continental europe.. (and paypal doesn't require a credit card!)

as a short term solution to quiet down the protesting masses, anet/ncsoft expanded the bonus mission promotion to the plaync.com store which offers "paysafecards" as a payment option. paysafecards are available in 7(?) euro countries.

additional payment options for the ingame store would've been nice since plaync.com doesn't have char slots or goty weapons for sale

now let this thread die again please..

ayame ftw · Aug 21, 2007, 06:42 AM // 06:42

No, I would not use PayPal. (Please explain)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

the fact that the vast majority of those who use PayPal have a credit card and therefore could use that to make a purchase.

i have a credit card
there is no reason for me to use paypal

Railin · Aug 21, 2007, 11:25 AM // 11:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patrick Smit

I can use my credit card, don't see now reason to use again another system next to the ones that suit fine.

^- My point. This system suits fine for you, but not for everyone. This is why this poll isn't going to work.

Vulkanyaz · Sep 09, 2007, 08:16 AM // 08:16

I'd use it - I dont have a CC but I do use a paypal account.

Superdarth · Sep 09, 2007, 08:19 AM // 08:19

I wouldnt use it, my creditcard works fine for purchuases so i would continue to use that.

mr_groovy · Sep 09, 2007, 12:44 PM // 12:44

I really don't get it. In the netherlands Credit cards are not mainstream, and never will be. Every store you pay we use the PIN system,and CHIP for small money amounts.
I Really would like to see that anet gives us an alternative to paying with a cc. They were doing research into paying by SMS. No I don't have a cc, because I don't need to have one. And no I won't get one, pay extra money a year to have one, just to make a purchase from the Guildwars Store.

Gaile, or Patrick any new news on this?

Quote:

no reason to resurrect this long dead thread..
.....
now let this thread die again please..

Until we have an alternative we should keep this thread alive. Because any other thread is modded in to the q & a section >.>