The NYT breaks down the different security risks by payment type. The takeaway? No method is perfect, but credit cards have the strongest legal protections for consumers. [More]
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Google Checkout Just As Bad As PayPal
By 3.27.09
Web brokers Google and PayPal don’t believe in human-to-human communication, and one place where you really need that is when you’re troubleshooting financial transactions. An interface designer/developer who used Google Checkout to sell an ebook has just been given a huge serving of suck by the “don’t be evil” company—they closed her account on her without warning and refuse to tell her why the closed it. The $200 in earnings that hadn’t been paid out yet are unretrievable, and she can’t open a new one.
Save On Back-To-School With Google Checkout
By 9.4.08
Google has a special back to school promotion where you can get $10 off $60 and $5 off $30 discounts at a bunch of different online stores when you use their Google Checkout payment service. Official Site [via ProBargainhunter]
Google Is Sorry, Will Offer Full Refunds To Video Customers
By 8.22.07
Google has admitted to making a mistake with its poorly conceived (and received) plan to offer Google check out credits to customers who had purchased videos on its recently discontinued video download service.
Where Do I Go If There’s A Problem With My Google Checkout Order?
By 1.26.07
If you order something using Google Checkout and there’s a problem with you order, there is a standard mediation process to follow.
Google Checkout OK For Micropayments
By 12.28.06
Google Checkout can be used for transactions as low as $.05, reader Mary Marsala With Fries confirms.
Vincent Gallo: Try Google Checkout
By 12.21.06
Paypal suspended Vincent Gallo’s account after he put his sperm up for auction ($50,000). For an additional $500,000, Gallo said he would inseminate in-utero.
Try Google Checkout, Paypal Minus Evil
By 11.30.06
• Use it now and get $10 off $30 or $20 off $50, at participating stores.
PayPal To Introduce $20 Rebates
By 11.7.06
PayPal plans on giving $20 rebates to customers shopping at participating partner sites, November 23 through May 15, 2007. Online merchants include iTunes, Barnes & Noble, Dell, Petsmart, Starbucks, Art.com, HP, and many more.
Google Checkout Promises To Be Less Evil Than Paypal
By 10.10.06
Unlike Paypal, Google Checkout promises to not suddenly freeze your bank account.
