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Nexus Nash

Undercover Linden

Join date: 18 Dec 2002

Posts: 1,084

01-05-2005 13:33

I've been bugging Lindens for a while about this, and i'm sure some of you out there have too! For those of us that are NON-Americans, the conversion is a killer on the credit cards! Probably more so for the people who own private islands!

I for one would like to see some sort of PrePayed PayPal thing. I would be glad to cover the 0.50USD + 2.9% it's much less then the conversion my creditcard charges me! I guess this could work as a prepaied system. Where the amount of money you put in prepays for X days.

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Strife Onizuka

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Join date: 3 Mar 2004

Posts: 5,887

01-05-2005 14:05

I think they should require a CC still, so that if you cancle the payment back from LL they can put the charge on the CC.

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Charlotte Gillespie

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Join date: 19 Nov 2004

Posts: 1,101

01-05-2005 14:09

I agree. Then I could go over to just using my Switch card via PayPal, and ditch that silly little Visa Electron account I have to keep transferring money into in order to pay for SL.

I refuse to get a Visa, Mastercard or AMEX credit card. Too risky.

Charlotte Gillespie

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Join date: 19 Nov 2004

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01-05-2005 14:11

From: Strife Onizuka

I think they should require a CC still, so that if you cancle the payment back from LL they can put the charge on the CC.

If you cancel the payment, they cancel your account. Fair.

Madame Maracas

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Join date: 7 Jun 2004

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01-05-2005 14:23

I'm in the United States, and I'd like the option as well ... for my Non-U.S.A. buds as well as for myself. If one is converting and transferring game currencies, it's already making it's way into PayPal, to have to add one more (often time-consuming) step to the process by sending the money TO my bank? Yick.

I know that they're working on it...Philip said so in a Town Hall and it's been in the forums, so I guess what I really mean is ...

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Roberta Dalek

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Join date: 21 Oct 2004

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01-05-2005 14:34

ooh yes - this would allow me to stop being a basic

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01-05-2005 14:40

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Zonax Delorean

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Join date: 5 Jun 2004

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01-05-2005 15:18

I'm not in the USA but PayPal is NOT AVAILABLE here. While a credit card IS!

I think the conversion rate is pretty good, though, it's much better than on the streets/banks, converting to cash.

Nexus Nash

Undercover Linden

Join date: 18 Dec 2002

Posts: 1,084

01-05-2005 17:08

thx for the responses... keep them coming!

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Cristiano Midnight

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Join date: 17 May 2003

Posts: 8,616

01-08-2005 18:24

From: Madame Maracas

I'm in the United States, and I'd like the option as well ... for my Non-U.S.A. buds as well as for myself. If one is converting and transferring game currencies, it's already making it's way into PayPal, to have to add one more (often time-consuming) step to the process by sending the money TO my bank? Yick.

I know that they're working on it...Philip said so in a Town Hall and it's been in the forums, so I guess what I really mean is ...

BUMP!

Madame,

Just as a side note, there is a free Mastercard Paypal Debit card available that is attached to your Paypal account - so it can be used anywhere Mastercard can - it just draws off of funds in your Paypal account. This won't help in the non-US prepay situation, but it is a convenient way to access the funds without transferring back to your bank.

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Roberta Dalek

Probably trouble

Join date: 21 Oct 2004

Posts: 1,174

01-11-2005 16:09

From: Cristiano Midnight

Madame,

Just as a side note, there is a free Mastercard Paypal Debit card available that is attached to your Paypal account - so it can be used anywhere Mastercard can - it just draws off of funds in your Paypal account. This won't help in the non-US prepay situation, but it is a convenient way to access the funds without transferring back to your bank.

Yes someone suggested this to me but it is US only.

With the pending cuts in stipend affecting basic account holders more than most could this be sorted out as a priority? I would love to be a premium but cannot be so at the moment.

It would also make it more accessible if you accepted switch/solo cards - using paypal would merely be a workround to paying with my solo card.

Charlotte Gillespie

2 - 0 Lindens

Join date: 19 Nov 2004

Posts: 1,101

01-12-2005 07:18

Sadly, Solo's probably asking a little bit too much - even most shops don't accept them!

Switch, on the other hand, is accepted pretty much everywhere in Europe, but LL don't seem to want to know.

splat1 Edison

Registerd Nut

Join date: 6 Sep 2004

Posts: 353

01-12-2005 07:30

switch cannot confirm age as far as I know. Only the main CC do.

Tho i do fully agree that a card should be on your account just incase you forget to pay that month or what not.

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Charlotte Gillespie

2 - 0 Lindens

Join date: 19 Nov 2004

Posts: 1,101

01-13-2005 05:50

I don't own a credit card.

I'll not own a credit card - I refuse to on principle.

I do, however, own a Switch card which is linked to a bank account with considerable funds. Why should I not be able to use SL?

CrystalShard Foo

1+1=10

Join date: 6 Feb 2004

Posts: 682

01-13-2005 11:08

*stamp*

Not american, and I'd prefer to use paypal.

Roberta Dalek

Probably trouble

Join date: 21 Oct 2004

Posts: 1,174

01-16-2005 02:26

From: splat1 Edison

switch cannot confirm age as far as I know. Only the main CC do.

Tho i do fully agree that a card should be on your account just incase you forget to pay that month or what not.

Switch and Visa Delta are only available to people 18 and over. Solo and Visa Electron are available to people 16 and over.

However... afaik some credit cards are available in the US to people under 18 and LL accept those.

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Nexus Nash Undercover Linden Join date: 18 Dec 2002 Posts: 1,084	01-05-2005 13:33 I've been bugging Lindens for a while about this, and i'm sure some of you out there have too! For those of us that are NON-Americans, the conversion is a killer on the credit cards! Probably more so for the people who own private islands! I for one would like to see some sort of PrePayed PayPal thing. I would be glad to cover the 0.50USD + 2.9% it's much less then the conversion my creditcard charges me! I guess this could work as a prepaied system. Where the amount of money you put in prepays for X days. _____________________ Nexus Nash Co-Founder GigasSecondServer AzureIslands Proposals Proposal 1165 - Inventory Shortcuts
Strife Onizuka Moonchild Join date: 3 Mar 2004 Posts: 5,887	01-05-2005 14:05 I think they should require a CC still, so that if you cancle the payment back from LL they can put the charge on the CC. _____________________ Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between the arms, the inhabitants argue for a lifetime as to which is the main river. - Cyril Connolly Without the political will to find common ground, the continual friction of tactic and counter tactic, only creates suspicion and hatred and vengeance, and perpetuates the cycle of violence. - James Nachtwey
Charlotte Gillespie 2 - 0 Lindens Join date: 19 Nov 2004 Posts: 1,101	01-05-2005 14:09 I agree. Then I could go over to just using my Switch card via PayPal, and ditch that silly little Visa Electron account I have to keep transferring money into in order to pay for SL. I refuse to get a Visa, Mastercard or AMEX credit card. Too risky.
Charlotte Gillespie 2 - 0 Lindens Join date: 19 Nov 2004 Posts: 1,101	01-05-2005 14:11 From: Strife Onizuka I think they should require a CC still, so that if you cancle the payment back from LL they can put the charge on the CC. If you cancel the payment, they cancel your account. Fair.
Madame Maracas Not who you think I am... Join date: 7 Jun 2004 Posts: 1,953	PayPal Option ... 01-05-2005 14:23 I'm in the United States, and I'd like the option as well ... for my Non-U.S.A. buds as well as for myself. If one is converting and transferring game currencies, it's already making it's way into PayPal, to have to add one more (often time-consuming) step to the process by sending the money TO my bank? Yick. I know that they're working on it...Philip said so in a Town Hall and it's been in the forums, so I guess what I really mean is ... BUMP! _____________________ RadioRadio - http://radioradiosl.com M 6 Hobbes Abattoir T 7 Sezmra Svorag W 4 Brian Mason W 6 Moira Stern W 8 Nala Galatea Th 6 Chet Neurocam F 6 Vertigo Paris F 9 Madame Maracas S 5 Madame Maracas S 8 TriNala Su 6 Trinity Serpentine http://madamemaracas.wordpress.com - Madame Maracas Blaaagh Plurk - http://www.plurk.com/user/MadameMaracas
Roberta Dalek Probably trouble Join date: 21 Oct 2004 Posts: 1,174	01-05-2005 14:34 ooh yes - this would allow me to stop being a basic
Khamon Fate fategardens.net Join date: 21 Nov 2003 Posts: 4,177	01-05-2005 14:40 /stamp _____________________ Visit the Fate Gardens Website @ fategardens.net
Zonax Delorean Registered User Join date: 5 Jun 2004 Posts: 767	01-05-2005 15:18 I'm not in the USA but PayPal is NOT AVAILABLE here. While a credit card IS! I think the conversion rate is pretty good, though, it's much better than on the streets/banks, converting to cash.
Nexus Nash Undercover Linden Join date: 18 Dec 2002 Posts: 1,084	01-05-2005 17:08 thx for the responses... keep them coming! _____________________ Nexus Nash Co-Founder GigasSecondServer AzureIslands Proposals Proposal 1165 - Inventory Shortcuts
Cristiano Midnight Evil Snapshot Baron Join date: 17 May 2003 Posts: 8,616	01-08-2005 18:24 From: Madame Maracas I'm in the United States, and I'd like the option as well ... for my Non-U.S.A. buds as well as for myself. If one is converting and transferring game currencies, it's already making it's way into PayPal, to have to add one more (often time-consuming) step to the process by sending the money TO my bank? Yick. I know that they're working on it...Philip said so in a Town Hall and it's been in the forums, so I guess what I really mean is ... BUMP! Madame, Just as a side note, there is a free Mastercard Paypal Debit card available that is attached to your Paypal account - so it can be used anywhere Mastercard can - it just draws off of funds in your Paypal account. This won't help in the non-US prepay situation, but it is a convenient way to access the funds without transferring back to your bank. _____________________ Cristiano ANOmations - huge selection of high quality, low priced animations all $100L or less. ~SLUniverse.com~ SL's oldest and largest community site, featuring Snapzilla image sharing, forums, and much more.
Roberta Dalek Probably trouble Join date: 21 Oct 2004 Posts: 1,174	01-11-2005 16:09 From: Cristiano Midnight Madame, Just as a side note, there is a free Mastercard Paypal Debit card available that is attached to your Paypal account - so it can be used anywhere Mastercard can - it just draws off of funds in your Paypal account. This won't help in the non-US prepay situation, but it is a convenient way to access the funds without transferring back to your bank. Yes someone suggested this to me but it is US only. With the pending cuts in stipend affecting basic account holders more than most could this be sorted out as a priority? I would love to be a premium but cannot be so at the moment. It would also make it more accessible if you accepted switch/solo cards - using paypal would merely be a workround to paying with my solo card.
Charlotte Gillespie 2 - 0 Lindens Join date: 19 Nov 2004 Posts: 1,101	01-12-2005 07:18 Sadly, Solo's probably asking a little bit too much - even most shops don't accept them! Switch, on the other hand, is accepted pretty much everywhere in Europe, but LL don't seem to want to know.
splat1 Edison Registerd Nut Join date: 6 Sep 2004 Posts: 353	01-12-2005 07:30 switch cannot confirm age as far as I know. Only the main CC do. Tho i do fully agree that a card should be on your account just incase you forget to pay that month or what not. _____________________ Splat Soft - We exsist in the RL to! Gigas Bunny (Mule) #### You see, our experts describe you as an appallingly dull fellow, unimaginative, timid, lacking in initiative, spineless, easily dominated, no sense of humour, tedious company and irrepressibly drab and awful. And whereas in most professions these would be considerable drawbacks, in chartered accountancy they are a positive boon.
Charlotte Gillespie 2 - 0 Lindens Join date: 19 Nov 2004 Posts: 1,101	01-13-2005 05:50 I don't own a credit card. I'll not own a credit card - I refuse to on principle. I do, however, own a Switch card which is linked to a bank account with considerable funds. Why should I not be able to use SL?
CrystalShard Foo 1+1=10 Join date: 6 Feb 2004 Posts: 682	01-13-2005 11:08 stamp Not american, and I'd prefer to use paypal.
Roberta Dalek Probably trouble Join date: 21 Oct 2004 Posts: 1,174	01-16-2005 02:26 From: splat1 Edison switch cannot confirm age as far as I know. Only the main CC do. Tho i do fully agree that a card should be on your account just incase you forget to pay that month or what not. Switch and Visa Delta are only available to people 18 and over. Solo and Visa Electron are available to people 16 and over. However... afaik some credit cards are available in the US to people under 18 and LL accept those.

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