Paypal (was Re: [Gllug] OT : Credit cards in a MySQL Database)

[Rev Simon Rumble]

On Tue 17 Jun, Alistair Mann bloviated thus:

> Last I heard, paypal was being castigated for losing people's money, taking 
> months to sort out problems, and so forth. Have things changed? Thus far I've 
> avoided using it either as buyer or seller; is it mature enough now to do 
> reconsider? Does anyone else here use it, and care to comment on their 
> experience?

Worse, they perform bank type functions but they aren't a bank.  In
other words, if they go broke you can get in line to get your money
back, behind the employees, tax man and secured creditors.

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