Donations from Paypal?

dragonfire455 · Sep 20, 2011

Just curious, why isn't this implemented? I feel there would be a lot more donations from it.

I apologize if this has been posted before.

Deathsnova · Sep 20, 2011

dragonfire455 said:
Just curious, why isn't this implemented? I feel there would be a lot more donations from it.

I apologize if this has been posted before.

People charge back.
Its not the do not suggest list also, please check before making more suggestions.

n4n0 · Sep 20, 2011

Ugh people need to learn to use the SEARCH function before posting threads. This has been asked about, and also addressed in Matthew's thread found HERE: http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=1219604

Global please close...

Edit: added in the quote for your convenience.

Matthew said:
PayPal Donations

Another hot topic is always PayPal donations. While we have posted from time to time letting you all know that PayPal donations are not allowed, I don't know that we have ever offered a complete explanation of WHY they aren't allowed. So, let me explain...

First, I want to make it clear that there is not a technical issue with accepting PayPal donations. I've already written the code needed for us to use PayPal and have integrated PayPal capabilities into the donation center. Being that my specialties are tech and donations, as certain people have attempted to make very clear lately, I can assure you all we have the skills and technology necessary to accept PayPal. The issue is with PayPal and their ridiculous policies.

There are a few issues with PayPal itself. First, Sythe.org is based out of Australia. Australian PayPal accounts work differently than those in the United States and have different policies. Second, to accept the amount of transactions we want to we would need a business account. Australian PayPal business accounts tend to require verification and proof of incorporation, which we do not have. Ultimately, Sythe.org is a personally owned website and not a business. Using a personal PayPal account is incredibly difficult because it's easily susceptible to fraud and, when people file disputes or charge-backs, we always lose.

We have accepted PayPal donations in the past, but have always had to stop using PayPal within a week or two because of transaction issues. Sythe is currently in the process of trying to work some of these issues out in Australia, but that takes time. Sythe is a very busy person outside of Sythe.org and has a lot going on in his life. So, it may take some time for everything to get ironed out. Believe us, we would love to accept PayPal because of how much donation income it would bring. If we could accept PayPal we definitely would. Unfortunately, at this point, it is not a viable option. What's important for you all to know is that we are working on getting PayPal set up and will do what we can to have it available as soon as possible.

dragonfire455 · Sep 20, 2011

Deathsnova said:
People charge back.
Its not the do not suggest list also, please check before making more suggestions.

I apologize for the silly suggestion; I know chargebacks do happen, but why not just make the Paypal system an IPN? I got a system set up on my website with an IPN that automatically bans people who charge back.