[geeks] ebay electronic check

[Mike Nicewonger]

I have been on the receiving end of PayPal check card things and they seem
to work just as well as a regular PayPal transaction with the exception of
it taking 3-4 business days to clear.

Mike N
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joshua D. Boyd" <jdboyd at cs.millersville.edu>
To: <geeks at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 1:10 AM
Subject: [geeks] ebay electronic check


> I might have just gotten a great deal on a USB CDRW (assuming that the
> seller doesn't default).  It was such a great deal, that I clicked on buy
> it now despite the fact that the seller didn't indicate that he accepts
> Money Orders (my usual way of paying for things).  I sent him an email
> asking if I could send him a money order.
>
> However, this guy accepts ebay payments in addition to paypal.  In case he
> says no to the money order, I thought I might try the electronic check
> payment option that ebay payments offers.  The basic idea is that I enter
> some information off my check, and ebay can process the check without
> actually having the paper check.  I enter things like check number, bank
> routing number, and the checking account number, as well as personal
> information.
>
> I have two questions.  Has anyone ever heard of any security breaches at
> ebay where personal information was stolen?  A quick search on google
> didn't turn up anything.
>
> Second, has anyone actually tried this feature?
>
> If the electronic checking is a bad idea, and the guy refuses money
> orders, I'll have to find a friend willing to loan me a credit or visa
> check card.  I have a person or two in mind, sister might be one (just
> got her Mac card, don't know if she said it works as a visa debit card
> or not though)...
>
> --
> Joshua Boyd
>
>
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