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gavroche

Getting old but not past it
Location
North Wales
Why is it that big retail firms don't accept paypal for payment? I have tried Amazon and Argos but they only accept debit or credit cards? Does anyone know?
 
paypal was originally for ebay, i think it's owned by them. it then became a convenient way of payment for online retailers, usually smaller ones... could be paypal has a lower charge system.

Amazon are always trying to get me to have one of their credit cards. also, ebay could be seen as a rival to amazon, so it's doubtful they'd use paypal for that reason.

there are also other aspects, such as insurance for failed transactions/theft that favour credit cards for the bigger companies. those would outweigh the additional service charges.
 
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