Don't buy/sell firearms/stuff using PayPal - Page 2

P95Carry · April 11th, 2006, 12:44 PM

I too hate this policy aspect but OTOH find it too darned useful to actually wish to boycott it - I don't think the small voices of us gunnies would even be noticed by them sad to say.

I just make very sure that when I describe an ''item'' it is pretty vague and not over specific - that succeeds in keeping things below radar level, or has so far!

Tangle · April 11th, 2006, 02:26 PM

We got similar thing going on with UPS and FedEx. What other than handguns do they demand be shipped overnight at premium rates?

QKShooter · April 11th, 2006, 04:08 PM

I've never had a problem.
It's IMPORTANT NOT to pay any attention to or take any action from any Paypal E-mail. Always link to your paypal account from a trusted location & not any E-mail.

Make sure you only type your password in if you have the Https: as part of the URL address for secure page.

Do not pay ANY attention to ANY
Dear Member Or...
Dear Paypal Member....or any:
Your Account Has Been Compromised ~ E-mails

Or: Your Paypal Account Has Been Suspended E~mail Notifications.

THEY ARE ALL FAKE.

ssssthesnake · April 12th, 2006, 02:52 AM

repose to qk shooter damn stuff like you brought to our attion makes me so proud to live in kaliforniastan
(sarcasim)

Rob72 · April 12th, 2006, 01:10 PM

Hey, ssss, lots of building going on in OK and TX, with oil going up. We'd be proud to "adopt" you!

ssssthesnake · April 12th, 2006, 08:04 PM

why thatnks rob lived in oklahoma when i was younger might just move back

SammyIamToday · April 13th, 2006, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QKShooter

I've never had a problem.
It's IMPORTANT NOT to pay any attention to or take any action from any Paypal E-mail. Always link to your paypal account from a trusted location & not any E-mail.

Make sure you only type your password in if you have the Https: as part of the URL address for secure page.

Do not pay ANY attention to ANY
Dear Member Or...
Dear Paypal Member....or any:
Your Account Has Been Compromised ~ E-mails

Or: Your Paypal Account Has Been Suspended E~mail Notifications.

THEY ARE ALL FAKE.

I can definitely second all of this. If you get an email about paypal stuff, make sure that the links in the email are correct. For example, the blue part you click on will probably say something like paypal.com or fix your paypal account. However, if you look in the bottom left corner (firefox and IE) or mouseover the link with Opera, it will tell you the real link, which is usually not paypal.com. This process is called phishing and is an easy way to get identity theft.

AutoFan · April 13th, 2006, 08:21 PM

Paypal is such a paint in the donkey that I don't even bother with it unless I have absolutely no other options.

April 11th, 2006, 12:44 PM	#11
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,366	I too hate this policy aspect but OTOH find it too darned useful to actually wish to boycott it - I don't think the small voices of us gunnies would even be noticed by them sad to say. I just make very sure that when I describe an ''item'' it is pretty vague and not over specific - that succeeds in keeping things below radar level, or has so far! __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

April 11th, 2006, 04:08 PM	#13
QKShooter Assistant Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Off Of The X Posts: 20,000	I use it all the time I've never had a problem. It's IMPORTANT NOT to pay any attention to or take any action from any Paypal E-mail. Always link to your paypal account from a trusted location & not any E-mail. Make sure you only type your password in if you have the Https: as part of the URL address for secure page. Do not pay ANY attention to ANY Dear Member Or... Dear Paypal Member....or any: Your Account Has Been Compromised ~ E-mails Or: Your Paypal Account Has Been Suspended E~mail Notifications. THEY ARE ALL FAKE. __________________

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

April 11th, 2006, 02:26 PM	#12
Tangle Senior Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chattanooga Posts: 5,801	We got similar thing going on with UPS and FedEx. What other than handguns do they demand be shipped overnight at premium rates?

April 12th, 2006, 02:52 AM	#14
ssssthesnake Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: utah Posts: 554	repose to qk shooter damn stuff like you brought to our attion makes me so proud to live in kaliforniastan (sarcasim)

April 12th, 2006, 01:10 PM	#15
Rob72 VIP Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: OKC, OK Posts: 3,047	Hey, ssss, lots of building going on in OK and TX, with oil going up. We'd be proud to "adopt" you!

April 12th, 2006, 08:04 PM	#16
ssssthesnake Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: utah Posts: 554	why thatnks rob lived in oklahoma when i was younger might just move back

April 13th, 2006, 08:21 PM	#18
AutoFan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Sunshine State Posts: 945	Paypal is such a paint in the donkey that I don't even bother with it unless I have absolutely no other options.