Chile Forum

eeuunikkeiexpat wrote:PayPal charges 1% currency fee which is still a very good deal.

Yes, quite reasonable. Citibank charges US$10 per ATM transaction. Plus when I asked them about a business account for our monastery, they made wet strangling noises about 'security regulations' for a while, and then never got back in touch. And they wonder why their company has become a penny stock?

I will never do buisness with Pay Pal again (as a buyer or a seller). They cost me about $8,000 in money they just took out my account, after locking up the entire account for 6 months for a "review". If you sell something using pay pal, no matter how many contracts you have, no matter if they had already received the good or services, Pay pal can just give your money back at any time. In other words, no sale is ever final with pay pal. Even better, they will charge you for helping someone take your money.

Your money is completely unsecured, and any whim of one of their account reps and they will wipe your account out. They use to also wipe out peoples linked bank accounts, before the New York attorney general sued them. If you read the fine print, you have absolutely 0 recourse. They are not a bank, but act like one. They are currently under investigation by multiple State attorney generals offices, and are constantly on the verge of being shut down for different types of consumer fraud (the company, not just the users).

I have been using Google Checkout for a couple of years now without a single problem, both my clients and I love it.

I have a Google Checkout account but have never funded it or used it. My concern is that there are not so many online merchants that take it, whereas PayPal usage is very widespread.

Gents, now that you are keeping my ad at the top of the list.....could I offer you some of my products? I don't use Paypal so the money is deposited directly to my bank account and since I live in Chile and deal within the country only, ( for now) that's good enough for me.But anyhow, check also Made in Chile by yours truly

I'm already Green

John

even my vehicle is green...

davidbrucehughes wrote:For any kind of online business try PayPal, they are really reliable and if you get their debit card, just as convenient as a bank account and there are no international ATM withdrawal fees.

Why use PayPal when Servipag is free?? Besides, Gloria doesn't accept online payment or it wouldn't have been such a pain in the ass!

ak405 wrote:Why use PayPal when Servipag is free?? Besides, Gloria doesn't accept online payment or it wouldn't have been such a pain in the ass!

Because most of our clients are in the US where PayPal has 90% of the online payment market. I never even heard of Servipag.

PayPal accounts are allowed in Chile and they can even send a check to you in Chile.

As someone in the middle of researching payment options for both the net-savvy Chilean and the well-equipped with modern electronic financial tools gringo crowd, it is an option that should not be ignored. I am afraid of PayPal abuses to innocent account holder's though (research what admin has said and the net for other person's experiences with them).

For in-Chile payments, a BANCO ESTADO CUENTA RUT account may be the THING if you qualify for it. Any experiences out there with this account? Does anyone know if this account can do an overseas wire transfers?

This thread has died and needs some CPR...seriously.....have you gone green lately? Bring on those ideas.

The bags and their designs are of pretty good taste, and the theme of going green is also good. However, the timing of reviving this thread might not be as good: I saw that the presidential candidates have been passing out FREE bags with their names on for the past few weeks. Needless to say, the competition is fairly tough
TP

T_ROBO wrote:The bags and their designs are of pretty good taste, and the theme of going green is also good. However, the timing of reviving this thread might not be as good: I saw that the presidential candidates have been passing out FREE bags with their names on for the past few weeks. Needless to say, the competition is fairly tough
TP

Ahhhh T_Robo....so much for raising one's confidence! But never mind the candidates who are willing to give away their mothers for free just to get your attention My bags are prettier and much more lasting than their candidacy so I'll be pushing forward to bring attention to the world.

The bags are lovely, and hey, look, it's not too late to ship Christmas presents to The States.

Shopping bags are all the rage, every store sells their own (unattractive) version. It would be a timely status symbol to appear in the local market with such a smart recyclable shopping bag.