Re: Mmmh, its definitely a cock-up when it becomes world-wide news ....
"If I set up a shop and accept payment by paypal, you don't need a paypal account to pay; you can just use your credit card, through the paypal platform. I'm willing to bet he doesn't have a paypal account, so this is what's happening."
Exactly, the dilemma occurs when sellers have only one payment option: Pay Pal and buyers refuse to sign-up.... The problem is Pay Pal hoards your CC and other personal info indefinitely, long after the transaction has completed or forever... But since the buyer doesn't have a Pay Pal account its an impossible process to get one-time payment info deleted because Pay Pal support doesn't give a sh*t!
Biting the hand that feeds IT
