Members NotDead Posted November 27, 2008 Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 Okay, when I pay online, I generally use paypal, which withdraws from my checking account via e-check. I'm getting two dreadnoughts from MF for $90 total. I want to use e-check and paypal, but it takes 3-5 business days to clear. Does this mean I can't get the discounts or that I can? I e-mailed MF, and I'll use this if I can. Otherwise, I'll borrow a credit card and pay them back. Anybody have any info on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NotDead Posted November 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 bump? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NotDead Posted November 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 WAKE UP!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sangemon Posted November 27, 2008 Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 Dude, it's Thanksgiving! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samilyn Posted November 27, 2008 Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 Dude, it's Thanksgiving! +1 I'm too full of food to be anything but sleepy and stupid and I don't know the answer to your question anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sangemon Posted November 27, 2008 Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 +1 I'm too full of food to be anything but sleepy and stupid and I don't know the answer to your question anyway. Ramen and beer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samilyn Posted November 27, 2008 Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 Ramen and beer? Quiche and wine and cheesecake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NotDead Posted November 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 Quiche and wine and cheesecake. Three of my most favorite things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eor Posted November 27, 2008 Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 what discounts are you referring to? i used to use the stupid echeck thing and everything always worked out ok, even if it took forever. then i bought something using my credit card through paypal and now payments are instant again. love, eor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NotDead Posted November 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 The huge sale that ends today, the THNX code, SHIP29. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members revans513 Posted November 27, 2008 Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 I think as long as you hit 'buy' today and pay by paypal you'll be ok. I think i remember doing the same thing and it was fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NotDead Posted November 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 I think as long as you hit 'buy' today and pay by paypal you'll be ok. I think i remember doing the same thing and it was fine. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NotDead Posted November 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 turns out they flat out don't take e-check.So I'm using a credit card then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samilyn Posted November 27, 2008 Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 turns out they flat out don't take e-check. So I'm using a credit card then. That's probably the easiest in the long run anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Raymond55 Posted November 28, 2008 Members Share Posted November 28, 2008 I'm not understanding the problem. My Paypal account is set up to take the money directly from my checking account, too. Although I do have a debit card associated with that checking account. I buy a lot of stuff using Paypal and normally the merchandise is shipped out the same or the next day. I assume they got their money or they wouldn't ship. Even when I've sold stuff, the money's there immediately and I can transfer it to my checking account. I think it's as fast as a debit or credit card transaction as far as getting the funds from the buyer's Paypal account to the seller's. Does an e-check get physically mailed to the seller? Maybe if the recipient doesn't have a Paypal account there's nowhere to transfer the money so Paypal mails them a check? I would think that a business accepting Paypal would have an account, though. Even when I bought my Larrivee off Craigslist, the seller gave me an email address, I "sent" the money on Paypal, he acknowledged receipt and shipped the next morning. I agreed to pay an extra $20 or so to cover the fee Paypal deducted in order for him to receive that much in a single month. (But he covered shipping so it was all good.) So what's a Paypal e-check? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brokepick Posted November 28, 2008 Members Share Posted November 28, 2008 My understanding of PayPal is that you can select to pay by debiting your bank account, by e-check, or by your credit card, which you have on file with Paypal. Regardless of how you select to fund a transaction, it's backed up by your credit card. If you don't have funds in your account, they'll just bill your credit card for it. I think they call it backup funding. Given that, I wouldn't understand why a PayPal payment would be delayed more than a few hours at most (other than what they do to noobs on Ebay). I wouldn't imagine that anyone who will take a PayPal payment would even know or care how it was funded. Am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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