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Big online sites that take Paypal ?

  • 05-09-2012 12:59PM
    #1
    NeVeR
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    Big online sites that take Paypal ?

    I know there is ebay and i use it alot, But just wondering if there are places like Amazon that accept Paypal ?

    thanks.


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  • #2
    rubadub
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    Paypal take a % of the sale so many big places will not use them. Paypal are more suited to small timers, since the small company will not have the resource to run an online payment system. Also buyers tend to trust paypal more (more chance of a refund if stuff goes wrong) so buyers prefer to buy from a small possibly dodgy site who offer paypal.

    If a shop like amazon were to offer paypal and get the same profits they they would have to increase prices across the board to cover the money paypal will take.

    Chainreactioncycles are a big online store who accept it, I never use it for 3 reasons.
    1. I trust them.
    2. I get a better exchange rate with my bank.
    3. If everybody were to use paypal then in the future I would expect to see increased prices from this shop, who I will be buying from again.


  • #3
    NeVeR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,360 ✭✭✭NeVeR


    I get ya.. Make sense I suppose.

    thanks.


  • #4
    Alibear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 487 ✭✭Alibear


    www.asos.com

    I use them for clothes and they're very good :)


  • #5
    Miaireland
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    Dorothy Perkins take paypal.


  • #6
    recipio
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    ;) Ebay own Paypal which is a direct competitor to Amazon, so I doubt Amazon will be using them anytime soon.
    The fees to the seller are a put off for a lot of retailers.


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  • #7
    NeVeR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,360 ✭✭✭NeVeR


    recipio wrote: »
    ;) Ebay own Paypal which is a direct competitor to Amazon, so I doubt Amazon will be using them anytime soon.
    The fees to the seller are a put off for a lot of retailers.

    Yes I know they own them.. I never said Amazon would take paypal. I was looking for sites like amazon that took it.

    thanks for the replies.


  • #8
    Miaireland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,066 ✭✭✭Miaireland


    https://www.paypal-shopping.co.uk/retailers/

    This gives the same of some places that take paypal. Seems to be mainly Uk based


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