Comments on: PayPal: Make room for Revolution MoneyExchange http://queercents.com/2009/01/05/paypal-make-room-for-revolution-moneyexchange/ We're here, We're queer, and We're not going Shopping without Coupons Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:23:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Nina http://queercents.com/2009/01/05/paypal-make-room-for-revolution-moneyexchange/comment-page-1/#comment-183069 Nina Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:59:58 +0000 http://www.queercents.com/?p=5676#comment-183069 <strong>Meredith:</strong> Technically, you're correct. From <a href="https://www.paypal.com/helpscr?cmd=_help&locale=en_US&countrycode=US&_dyncharset=UTF-8&t=solutionTab&ps=solutionPanels&solutionId=13138" rel="nofollow">PayPal's site</a>: <blockquote>Here are 2 common situations where you might pay low fees: - If you have a Personal account, you have the option to accept credit card payments, and you'll pay a small fee if you choose to accept a credit card payment. - If you have a Premier or Business account, you'll pay a small fee to receive payments.</blockquote> That said, I consider a Premier account to still be peer to peer transactions. When I pay "individuals" from my Premier account, the individual receiving the payment pays a fee. <strong>Plonkee:</strong> Unfortunately, you have to be a U.S. resident. From their <a href="https://www.revolutionmoneyexchange.com/WebSite/Help.aspx" rel="nofollow">FAQ page</a>: <blockquote>Q. Can I send or receive money internationally? A. At this time, money cannot be sent or received internationally. You must be a U.S. resident to register for MoneyExchange. In addition, your MoneyExchange account can only be linked to a U.S. bank account at this time. If you are interested in sending or receiving money internationally and would like to have MoneyExchange add this option, please let us know by filling out the form on the <a href="https://www.revolutionmoneyexchange.com/WebSite/ContactUs.aspx" rel="nofollow">Contact Us</a> page.</blockquote><p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-183069">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Meredith: Technically, you’re correct. From PayPal’s site:

Here are 2 common situations where you might pay low fees:

- If you have a Personal account, you have the option to accept credit card payments, and you’ll pay a small fee if you choose to accept a credit card payment.
- If you have a Premier or Business account, you’ll pay a small fee to receive payments.

That said, I consider a Premier account to still be peer to peer transactions. When I pay “individuals” from my Premier account, the individual receiving the payment pays a fee.

Plonkee: Unfortunately, you have to be a U.S. resident. From their FAQ page:

Q. Can I send or receive money internationally?

A. At this time, money cannot be sent or received internationally. You must be a U.S. resident to register for MoneyExchange. In addition, your MoneyExchange account can only be linked to a U.S. bank account at this time. If you are interested in sending or receiving money internationally and would like to have MoneyExchange add this option, please let us know by filling out the form on the Contact Us page.

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]]> By: plonkee http://queercents.com/2009/01/05/paypal-make-room-for-revolution-moneyexchange/comment-page-1/#comment-183065 plonkee Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:51:44 +0000 http://www.queercents.com/?p=5676#comment-183065 Sounds interesting. Does it work for non-Americans?<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-183065">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Sounds interesting. Does it work for non-Americans?

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]]> By: Meredith http://queercents.com/2009/01/05/paypal-make-room-for-revolution-moneyexchange/comment-page-1/#comment-182992 Meredith Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:46:31 +0000 http://www.queercents.com/?p=5676#comment-182992 I might be wrong, but, I thought that paypal only took a cut of peer to peer transactions when they were funded through credit card versus checking account. :::runs off to check guidelines::: On the other hand, I wholly support competition, so look foward to trying Revolution MoneyExchange- thanks for making us aware!<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-182992">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> I might be wrong, but, I thought that paypal only took a cut of peer to peer transactions when they were funded through credit card versus checking account. :::runs off to check guidelines:::

On the other hand, I wholly support competition, so look foward to trying Revolution MoneyExchange- thanks for making us aware!

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]]> By: Serena http://queercents.com/2009/01/05/paypal-make-room-for-revolution-moneyexchange/comment-page-1/#comment-182956 Serena Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:01:17 +0000 http://www.queercents.com/?p=5676#comment-182956 This is awesome. I'm sick of the cut PayPal takes out of all my transactions.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-182956">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> This is awesome. I’m sick of the cut PayPal takes out of all my transactions.

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