Comments on: PayPal and E-Online troubles might sink NAEB, an E Ink hardware buyer’s club inspired by Jim Baen’s e-book dreams http://www.teleread.com/drm/paypal-and-e-online-troubles-could-sink-naeb-an-e-ink-hardware-buyers-club-inspired-by-jim-baens-e-book-dreams/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:23:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Paul Durrant http://www.teleread.com/drm/paypal-and-e-online-troubles-could-sink-naeb-an-e-ink-hardware-buyers-club-inspired-by-jim-baens-e-book-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-698047 Paul Durrant Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:45:21 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/01/24/paypal-and-e-online-troubles-could-sink-naeb-an-e-ink-hardware-buyers-club-inspired-by-jim-baens-e-book-dreams/#comment-698047 I have full confidence in the NAEB board, who have been working hard to make this happen. My payment went to them (or, apparently, just to their CC processer) very shortly after they got the CC processing set up, and I'm hopeful that I'll still see my eBook reader before the end of February. I have full confidence in the NAEB board, who have been working hard to make this happen. My payment went to them (or, apparently, just to their CC processer) very shortly after they got the CC processing set up, and I’m hopeful that I’ll still see my eBook reader before the end of February.

]]> By: Branko Collin http://www.teleread.com/drm/paypal-and-e-online-troubles-could-sink-naeb-an-e-ink-hardware-buyers-club-inspired-by-jim-baens-e-book-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-697882 Branko Collin Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:23:08 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/01/24/paypal-and-e-online-troubles-could-sink-naeb-an-e-ink-hardware-buyers-club-inspired-by-jim-baens-e-book-dreams/#comment-697882 Hey, them's the breaks if you're dealing with Paypal. NAEB knew that going in. Hey, them’s the breaks if you’re dealing with Paypal. NAEB knew that going in.

]]> By: Michael Kohne http://www.teleread.com/drm/paypal-and-e-online-troubles-could-sink-naeb-an-e-ink-hardware-buyers-club-inspired-by-jim-baens-e-book-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-697318 Michael Kohne Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:17:01 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/01/24/paypal-and-e-online-troubles-could-sink-naeb-an-e-ink-hardware-buyers-club-inspired-by-jim-baens-e-book-dreams/#comment-697318 You know, if Paypal has any actual evidence of wrongdoing, they should step forward with it, but 'we're not comfortable with that buisness model' isn't really a good enough reason to be holding onto other people's money. I understand Paypal's desire to prevent fraud, but for crying out loud, a buyer's club is hardly a new idea. Just goes to show, I guess, that one can't depend on an unregulated bank. Some other folks who've had problems with paypal over the years: http://attrition.org/~squido/paypal/ (has lots of links) http://www.aboutpaypal.org/ http://www.paypalsucks.com/ http://www.paypalwarning.com/ Oh yea, lots of unhappy paypal customers. I wish there were something else that was half as convenient, but at the moment these guys are pretty much it. You know, if Paypal has any actual evidence of wrongdoing, they should step forward with it, but ‘we’re not comfortable with that buisness model’ isn’t really a good enough reason to be holding onto other people’s money.

I understand Paypal’s desire to prevent fraud, but for crying out loud, a buyer’s club is hardly a new idea.

Just goes to show, I guess, that one can’t depend on an unregulated bank.

Some other folks who’ve had problems with paypal over the years:
http://attrition.org/~squido/paypal/ (has lots of links)
http://www.aboutpaypal.org/
http://www.paypalsucks.com/
http://www.paypalwarning.com/

Oh yea, lots of unhappy paypal customers.

I wish there were something else that was half as convenient, but at the moment these guys are pretty much it.

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