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

Outstanding!  Muchas Gracias!

On Mon, 15 Jan 2001 16:02:15 -0800 Mark Reindl <mreindl@pacbell.net>
writes:
>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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