# Alternate to paypal?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-to-paypal/364528>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 14, 2006, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-to-paypal/364528 "2006-07-14T20:13:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-to-paypal/364528/1 "2006-07-14T20:13:04Z")

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Was anybody here done any business with [www.gearpay.com](http://www.gearpay.com) ? I’m less than enthusiastic about paypal.  
Thanks,  
mangeorge

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**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-to-paypal/364528/2 "2006-07-14T22:05:08Z")

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What will you be using it for? If you’re on the merchant side of things, you may want to check out [Google Checkout](http://checkout.google.com).

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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-to-paypal/364528/3 "2006-07-15T18:18:22Z")

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[QUOTE=Gozu Tashoya]  
What will you be using it for? If you’re on the merchant side of things, you may want to check out [Google Checkout](http://checkout.google.com).  
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I would be a buyer.

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**Author:** ![JCorre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3da27b/32.png) [@JCorre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JCorre)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2006, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-to-paypal/364528/4 "2006-07-16T06:59:28Z")

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[QUOTE=mangeorge]  
Was anybody here done any business with [www.gearpay.com](http://www.gearpay.com) ? I’m less than enthusiastic about paypal.  
Thanks,  
mangeorge  
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As a buyer do you have reasons why you’re not enthusiastic about PayPal?

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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2006, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-to-paypal/364528/5 "2006-07-16T13:56:34Z")

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[QUOTE=JCorre]  
As a buyer do you have reasons why you’re not enthusiastic about PayPal?  
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Of course I do! 😕  
But my question is about gearpay, not paypal.  
Peace,  
mangeorge

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**Author:** ![JCorre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3da27b/32.png) [@JCorre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JCorre)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2006, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-to-paypal/364528/6 "2006-07-16T16:02:11Z")

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Got it. You might not get much feedback then since they’ve only been in business a little over 2 months according to the business license posted on their site.

Good Luck.