Re: Paypa; was Re: [SG] Possible FAQ - Ordering GZG from the States?

The website is www.x.com.  What you need to do is to set up an account
and
provide bank acct. information.  Once they verify your information, you
can
transfer money from your bank account to your Paypal acct. to send to
other
people.

Mark

Glenn M Wilson wrote:

> (may be forged)) by scotch.csua.berkeley.edu (8.11.0/8.11.0) with
ESMTP id
>  f0FNM0Z91240 for <gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>; Mon,
>  15 Jan 2001 15:22:00 -0800 (PST)
> X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 2-9,11-95
> References: <20010115224644.432.qmail@web1405.mail.yahoo.com>
>
> Okay.  Since I don't have credit cards anymore, the Paypal people have
a
> system where I can pay through paypal.com via a bank draft type
system?
> What's their e-mail, please?
>
> Gracias, Glenn/Triphibious
> You don't have to be French to be a 'frog', or even human!
> Nektons - Real Marines!
> Starguard, Dirtside 2, Full Thrust, Ratner's Space Marines, Stellar
> Conflicts and Uprisings, and Full Thrust/2nd.  Resistance is
everything!
>
> On Mon, 15 Jan 2001 14:46:44 -0800 (PST) Michael Llaneza
> <imperialdispatches@yahoo.com> writes:
> >I'd like to throw in a plug for my favorite e-commerce tool: PayPal
> >(www.paypal.com). SInce they recently went international (and have
> >recovered
> >from Xmas). It's a simple way to send money securely. They'll even
set
> >up an
> >account with a bank draft so you don't even need to use a credit
card.
> >
> >All GZG has to do is open a business account (there's a small
> >rake-off, which
> >is how they pay their bills) and presto, 'they' accept credit cards.
> >This
> >simplifies the matter and is far more secure (anyone who can steal
one
> >email
> >with a credit card # can steal the two with half each).
> >
> >--- Ground Zero Games <jon@gzg.com> wrote:
> >> >On Mon, 15 January 2001, "chubbybob" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>      I live in Spain...Different location but the principle is
> >the same..
> >> I
> >> >> E-mailed my order direct to GZG.. I then sent my card number in
> >two
> >> separate
> >> >> mails as suggested by Jon.. worked fine.. he got paid , i got
the
> >goods ..
> >> >> everybody happy!!!!
> >> >
> >> >I've ordered from Jon, doing the same thing, from Canada. Worked
> >out
> >> >great. The best delivery time was the day I sent the e-mail on the
> >Monday
> >> >morning, and the package was in my mail box Thursday night when I
> >got
> >> >home.
> >> >
> >> >Send an e-mail with your order and half your credit card info (I
> >usually
> >> >send half the credit card numbers). Send the other half in a
second
> >e-mail
> >> >along with the name on the card and expiry date. Make sure your
> >address is
> >> >in one of the two e-mails. Works great.
> >>
> >> Thanks for that, Allan (and everyone else who has responded to
> >Mark's
> >> original query); we can't always guarantee to be QUITE this fast
> >(!), but
> >> we try to do our best....! regarding security, while there are no
> >cast-iron
> >> guarantees we reckon that the split-email method Allan's outlined
> >above is
> >> about as safe as you can get; if you are still worried then feel
> >free to
> >> mix the 4-digit number blocks of the card - eg: first and THIRD
sets
> >of
> >> four numbers in one message, and second and fourth sets in the
other
> >- as
> >> long as you make it clear to US which way to read it, I honestly
> >can't see
> >> any kind of nasty email-interception software being able to make
> >much sense
> >> of it......
> >> We've been taking orders like this for a couple of years now, and
to
> >date
> >> not one customer has had any problems that we've been made aware
of.
> >>
> >> BTW (and this applies to everyone ordering from us by email) please
> >address
> >> order emails to <orders@gzg.com>, and not to <jon@gzg.com>; this
> >isn't
> >> essential, but it does mean they get filtered into a separate
> >mailbox which
> >> makes them much easier to deal with (otherwise they just stay in
the
> >mass
> >> of list mails and other stuff!).
> >>
> >> Jon (GZG)
> >
> >
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