PayPal has gotten rid of the bother screen

A fairly well-traveled post of mine, “Why PayPal makes it a chore to pay by credit card,” needs an update.

I bought some replacement batteries for our wireless phones off of eBay last night (how I can get two of them from Hong Kong, shipped, for under $6, I’ll never know) but when I logged into PayPal to pay, it was a little different. It actually has been for a while, but I just noticed it.

I still had to change the payment type from “withdraw from my linked checking account” to “charge my credit card,” but the bother screen was gone. That’s the screen that asked me to “confirm” my choice of paying by credit card by clicking on a “yes” button when the “no” button was in boldface. This time, after I selected my credit card, it took me right back to the payment screen.

Even better would be to allow me to set my preference for paying by credit card, but regardless, what they’ve done is a change for the better.

Thanks PayPal! AAAAA++++ Will Do Business Again!

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4 Responses to “PayPal has gotten rid of the bother screen”
By Free Coupons on Jul 14, 2009 | Reply

I agree 100% on this. I HATE how paypal makes me pay with the linked account “Instant Transfer” (they make it sound sexy) than using my Credit Card.

I wish I could set in my preferences to always pay with CC. I think 1 out of 5 transactions I do on paypal I forget to select credit card options.

Also there are the Points…I want to put on my CC to get Points!!
By Frank @ ab rocket on Jul 23, 2009 | Reply

I am not a huge fan of paypal….since they screwed me for some money a few months ago. But I can understand the frustration with paying with paypal. This is why I hear that a lot of consumers do not like going through paypal to submit their order. They would rather use a private online merchant account for their transactions.
By Beads on Nov 26, 2010 | Reply

This time, after I selected my credit card, it took me right back to the payment screen.
By MadChas on Sep 14, 2011 | Reply

Hi,

First, I wanted to say I like your site.

I was looking around for something else and stumbled upon your site and the 2 posts regarding paypal and credit cards.

I’ve used paypal for a very long time to run my Business.

I also use them to make purchases, although there are times I use a credit card.

The trick to paying with a credit card, is to not login to your account.

Sure, paypal will pop up and tell you they know you have an account and will ask if you want to login, but simply decline and pay without logging in.

Then all you need to do is enter you card info and click pay.

I would like to note one other thing here…

Sellers who use paypal do have the option of requiring the buyer to have a paypal account, before they make a purchase.

Personally, I don’t use the setting and not sure why people do. I find that most, if not all, of my buyers have paypal accounts.

Ya’ll have a nice day,

Chas