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zickit
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 Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 8:31 pm Post subject: PayPal meltdown wreaks havoc on some ecommerce websites |
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/17/paypal_ipn_meltdown/
| Quote: | A glitch in PayPal's payment verification system is wreaking havoc on some ecommerce sites that depend on the service. For more than 48 hours, the bug in PayPal's instant payment notification has made it impossible for them to process orders, owners of these businesses complain.
Making matters worse, the glitch causes credit card holders who place orders to be billed even though they are unable to take delivery of the goods or services they've just purchased. PayPal customers began reporting the difficulty on Thursday morning and at time of publication - more than two days later - PayPal owner eBay was still struggling to fix the problem.
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hoodat-teeshirts-andmore
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 11:08 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the heads up BTM. |
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momsretro
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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I started offering free shipping or upgrades to Priority Mail for people who use Google Checkout instead.
This is a golden opportunity to offer BETTER alternatives to our customers (and loosen the grip of evil companies.) |
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makusan
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 11:57 am Post subject: |
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| Google needs to extend its services outside US too...quick..qucik |
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momsretro
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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OK, I'm taking off PP for a while.
I've been doing a little reading offsite that has scared the stuffing out of me.
I think Google Checkout is the wave of the future anyway. Thanks for the heads up. |
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asaneagifts
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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| makusan wrote: | | Google needs to extend its services outside US too...quick..qucik |
Sorry, I'm not quite sure what you mean. Please help clarify. Google does provide Google Checkout services for international buyers too?
Thanks BT for sharing this article with us! |
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acread
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 5:31 am Post subject: |
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| asaneagifts wrote: | | makusan wrote: | | Google needs to extend its services outside US too...quick..qucik |
Sorry, I'm not quite sure what you mean. Please help clarify. Google does provide Google Checkout services for international buyers too?
Thanks BT for sharing this article with us! |
Means merchants outside US and UK cannot use Google Checkout to accept money. |
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asaneagifts
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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Ah, Makusan meant on the merchant side. OK!  |
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