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FakeNoose

(32,594 posts) Sat Feb 6, 2021, 03:51 PM Feb 2021

I want to renew membership without using Paypal

How can I send money by credit card payment?
I've done this before but it's not working now.
Paypal is insisting that I have an account with them, but I do not.

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I want to renew membership without using Paypal (Original Post) FakeNoose Feb 2021 OP

One of the choices allows you to pay by credit card w/out Paypal. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #1

That's what I just tried to do FakeNoose Feb 2021 #3

I have always used credit cards, Why not ask the administration? question everything Feb 2021 #2

IT'S ALL GOOD! FakeNoose Feb 2021 #4

I'm glad you were able to figure it out, my dear FakeNoose! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #6

should have waited until tomorrow or Monday Kali Feb 2021 #7

Does the same thing with me. I have heard several DU folks patricia92243 Feb 2021 #5

I've stopped using PayPal due to "authentication" requirements. Shrike47 Feb 2021 #8

Paypal is a terrible company, and they're not a bank FakeNoose Feb 2021 #9

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,525 posts)

1. One of the choices allows you to pay by credit card w/out Paypal.

Reply to FakeNoose (Original post)

Sat Feb 6, 2021, 03:58 PM

Feb 2021

It's only good for a year.

The heading is Pay what you want. One-time payment.

FakeNoose

(32,594 posts)

3. That's what I just tried to do

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 6, 2021, 04:06 PM

Feb 2021

... and Paypal intruded and said that I already have a Paypal account. Which I do not.
Shocking and bizarre.

Now Paypal won't let me pay by credit card as a "guest."

question everything

(47,437 posts)

2. I have always used credit cards, Why not ask the administration?

Reply to FakeNoose (Original post)

Sat Feb 6, 2021, 04:00 PM

Feb 2021

Go to “contact us” at the bottom of the page

FakeNoose

(32,594 posts)

4. IT'S ALL GOOD!

Reply to FakeNoose (Original post)

Sat Feb 6, 2021, 04:15 PM

Feb 2021

I've renewed my membership and used the "guest" option.
Sorry for the mixup.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,525 posts)

6. I'm glad you were able to figure it out, my dear FakeNoose!

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #4)

Sat Feb 6, 2021, 04:17 PM

Feb 2021

Kali

(55,004 posts)

7. should have waited until tomorrow or Monday

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #4)

Sat Feb 6, 2021, 04:29 PM

Feb 2021

hearts are coming (but they may cut you some slack and give them to you anyway...or ask after it starts)

patricia92243

(12,592 posts)

5. Does the same thing with me. I have heard several DU folks

Reply to FakeNoose (Original post)

Sat Feb 6, 2021, 04:15 PM

Feb 2021

mention it. It probably beats DU out of getting money because it is so complicated. It needs to be made easier AND be pinned to every page.

Skinner mentioned there was a great deal of debt - it needs to be easy for us to help pay it off.

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)

8. I've stopped using PayPal due to "authentication" requirements.

Reply to FakeNoose (Original post)

Sat Feb 6, 2021, 04:35 PM

Feb 2021

They want to send info by text. I don’t have a telephone that accepts texts. They have no way to contact a human on a landline telephone. I have begun to dislike them intensely.

FakeNoose

(32,594 posts)

9. Paypal is a terrible company, and they're not a bank

Reply to Shrike47 (Reply #8)

Sat Feb 6, 2021, 04:43 PM

Feb 2021

They don't have to follow standard US banking rules, they just make up whatever suits them. I refuse to give them my banking account info, and I suggest everyone else do the same.

You don't have to take my word for this. Just Google "Paypal sucks" and see all the awful stories that have been posted about them over the years.

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