Author:  PurpleDave  Posted:  Mar 18, 2018 21:52  Subject:  Save Offsite Paypal!  Viewed:  322 times  Topic:  Suggestions  Status: Implemented Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card PurpleDave (969) Location:  USA, Michigan Member Since Contact Type Status Jun 28, 2003 Buyer

Bricklink famously ground to a halt, twice, because it got hacked. The site may have been restored to working condition, but a lot of us want nothing to do with risking exposure of our financial accounts to anyone who may be lurking behind the scenes. Sellers don't want to give Bricklink the level of control required to accept payments through Bricklink. Bricklink has announced that in about a month, they plan to scuttle offsite Paypal as a payment option, without even taking any input from their core membership. The reason stated was that new, usually one-time buyers, can't figure out where the payment button is when they select offsite Paypal as a payment option, so they plan to basically cut off any buyers and sellers who refuse to use any other form of payment, and who especially want nothing to do with any onsite Paypal options. Make offsite Paypal an opt-in payment option. Sellers obviously have to select up front which payment options they will accept. Make all _buyers_ voluntarily choose to see offsite Paypal as a payment option when checking out. If a seller does not accept any other payment options, have them flagged as "does not ship to you", just like if they were from another country and didn't have your country enabled for shipping options. If a new buyer signs up, they should be required to read an explanation of how offsite Paypal works, and confirm that they want to be able to choose that as a payment option before they even see it appear in lists. But seriously, don't chase away a bunch of your regular customers in the hope that you might be able to "grow your business" on the bank accounts of people who just get sent here to buy a replacement part that LEGO Consumer Affairs can't provide, or who are looking for just one retired set, and will never log in again after they receive their shipment.

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Re: Save Offsite Paypal! - Dalika (1287)

[...] Yes, please. I really hope they continue to offer Off-site as a payment option. I really don't want to close my store next month. That said, I will not be linking [...] (75 months ago, Mar 18, 2018, to Suggestions)

Re: Save Offsite Paypal! - alahaka (645)

I agree that flexible payment options should remain for both buyers and sellers with regard to BrickLink. This among other considerations allows for a community-driven village [...] (75 months ago, Mar 19, 2018, to Suggestions)

Re: Save Offsite Paypal! - alahaka (645)

So whatever simpler arrangement I had set up with BrickLink and PayPal -- onsite payment or instant payment or whatever it was called other than Instant Checkout -- is [...] (75 months ago, Mar 19, 2018, to Suggestions)

Re: Save Offsite Paypal! - calsbricks (8514)

[...] Couldn't agree more. If they really are having so many tickets about the Pay button, refer those tickets to the store(s). I am sure there are far more tickets [...] (75 months ago, Mar 19, 2018, to Suggestions)

Re: Save Offsite Paypal! - chetzler (2328)

I'm curious if BL will continue to offer the multitude other off-sites methods. Anyone looked at what is still available? There's a bunch I've never even heard [...] (75 months ago, Mar 19, 2018, to Suggestions)

Re: Save Offsite Paypal! - WoutR (920)

[...] Was there not a page in my account settings where I could select my payment methods? And a filter that hides stores that do not accept my payment types? Then all what [...] (75 months ago, Mar 19, 2018, to Suggestions)

Re: Save Offsite Paypal! - mikmo (1391)

I am completely lost here. If i already have PayPal onsite activated, do i have to sign up for PayPal marketplace to continue to recieve PayPal payments, og will the current [...] (75 months ago, Mar 19, 2018, to Suggestions)

Re: Save Offsite Paypal! - legoman77 (3628)

[...] Could a seller put in his terms 'Please pay directly through the paypal site to XXXXX.net (PayPal address)? That would take it out of bricklinks venue. [...] (75 months ago, Mar 19, 2018, to Suggestions)

(Cancelled) - RecycledBrick (8939)

(Cancelled) (75 months ago, Mar 19, 2018, to Suggestions)

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 Msg 1 « - PurpleDave (969) 75 months ago Mar 18, 2018 to Suggestions
 Msg 2 - Dalika (1287) 75 months ago Mar 18, 2018 to Suggestions
 Msg 3 - alahaka (645) 75 months ago Mar 19, 2018 to Suggestions
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 Msg 21 - PurpleDave (969) 75 months ago Mar 20, 2018 to Suggestions
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