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iTunes Accepts PayPal
lemist writes "Apple Computer Inc. on Friday said customers of its iTunes online music store can now use eBay Inc.'s online payment service PayPal to buy songs and audiobooks, becoming the second major online music store to do so. Story here."
Can overseas buyers buy from iTunes USA @ USD 99 cents?
I've been looking for "useful" shops that accept PayPal so that I can use those money without losing on exchange rate.
Rock that crushes, Paper & Scissors that don't matter.
So do Credit Cards.
Thats why PayPal does it, they need to make money.
Wow, sent an e-mail as suggested when clicking on "use classic" banner, and got a fast response that addressed my msg
You don't think a business a company as big as Apple with a product as big as iTunes can't negotiate special deal with PayPal? Considering that PayPal wants desperately to be seen as a payment method as legitimate as credit cards, I'd bet they're damn near bending over backwards for Apple.
What I want to know is if Apple is going to have to deal with the craptastic PayPal customer service department.
In order to take advantage of this method of payment, PayPal still requires a debit or credit card on file. Some people don't have either -- shocking, I know.
I've had a bank account tied to my PayPal account for several years. However, when trying to follow the steps necessary to enable PayPal as my payment method for iTunes, I was prompted to enter a credit or debit card. There's no "Skip" button there, only "Cancel." That button does exactly what it suggests.
I am not who I say you are.
Too bad it's against the Paypal TOS for people under 18 to have accounts.
Ok, so I went to itunes.com, and poked around, and found all sorts of info on how great it was, and how easy, yet nowhere can I find a link to actually select music to check out with for download.
Credit card processing is expensive no matter how you slice it. That's why so many mom-n-pop restaurants and shops don't accept them.
Pay Pal's processing is actaully relatively cheap for a very low-volume on-line business, but it ceases to be cost effective as volume increases. However, I'm sure Apple can work around that.
-- "Makes Little Debbie look like a pile of puke!" - Moe Szyslak
Largely due to their unqiue intellectual property model, which is surpsingly under-utilised elsewhere on the 'net. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, it's called the "Ha ha, fuck you - we're all the way over in Russia. Come get us! :-)" model.
There is no sig, there is only Zuul.
You know what? good for Russia. The ol' US of A used to be the biggest IP thief in history around the times of Charles Dickens. Have a read at this.
Having no IP protection to speak off (including patents) was a great way to exploit other countries works of arts and inventions without having to pay for royalties. For a while it helped make the US what it is now: the richest country in the world by far.
For the last 50 years or so the US have turned around and want to make everyone pay through the nose for Hollywood films, pop music, brand-name drugs and sport shoes.
It's only fair that the US and the West in general gets a taste of it's own medicine. I feel for the RIAA but I won't be so sad if it flounders and goes away. Music will not stop. If worse comes to worse you can always make your own or go to a local concert.