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Paying for Apple iTunes with PayPal

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the and-a-third-party-of-course dept.

MrIcee writes "While cruising eBay today I noted that some clever individual has apparently stepped up to fill the void left by the fact that Apple's iTunes service does not accept PayPal. While insisting that buyers follow Apple's terms of service, is buying and reselling the gift certificate legal or not? If legal, it's an interesting and simple idea that could be applied to many areas." It is pretty neat, even if the $16 markup is a little ludicrous. It's like the old adage: a fool and his PayPal account are soon parted.

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  1. What does that bring musicians cut down to? by chatooya · · Score: 5, Funny

    Great, another middleman between musicians and fans. Are we moving backwards through the internet??

  2. Re:Haha, how enterprising! by appleLaserWriter · · Score: 3, Funny

    Can I buy a put?

  3. Roll Over by CuriousGeorge113 · · Score: 4, Funny

    There's only 5 digits on that counter. I wonder how many times that thing has rolled over since this story's posting :)

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  4. Re:Fun by tommertron · · Score: 5, Funny
    Slashdot effect in real time.

    Well... maybe not quite the usual slashdotting. Thanks to your post, half the slashdotters are sitting on the page pressing reload over and over... making the count even higher.

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  5. Billy at the gates. by ratfynk · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Open the IPOD bay doors Steve"..... "I am sorry, I cannot do that Bill"

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  6. Re:Geez, I would have expected more from eBay by jerde · · Score: 3, Funny

    By the way, how do you mod posts anyways?

    Check out the FAQ...

    After having been a regular /. reader and poster, the site will randomly grant you 5 moderator points every once in a while. Those points must be used within a few days before they expire.

    My experience is that /. knows when I'm about to go out of town without internet access, and gives me my mod points right before I leave. The sound of the slash code giggling is one of the erriest sounds in the universe.

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