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My grandmother is nagging me: she wants to buy on eBay, or online in the States.
(She says it is because the fabrics for patchwork are a lot cheaper in the States, but I think it is because her friends buy online and she wants to be able to do the same.)
She doesn't want to buy with Visa. ('I don't trust it...')
So any tips on 'one time visa cards' or alike are very welcome.
(I tried to set her up with a PayPal account but as she says: I checked these sites profoundly and most of them don't have PayPal. So I don't need it.)
While talking about usability towards 'senior surfers': she would be an avid buyer on Proxis.be, but in her words 'It's rubbish, it is not clear at all, and finding where a product is when bought is very hard.'
The site isn't useful at all, according to her opinion.
My remark: I think a lot of revenue is lost on sites that aim for sales but who's selling process is way to hard to fulfill.
Worth a follow up I believe.
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Posted on February 13, 2007
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I would have to agree with your nan with respect to proxis. But then I AM blonde, so maybe I am no reference to go by.
As for the online buying... If paypal isn't an option, I would suggest getting a Visa Debit Card. That is what I've done several years ago and I've never had any issues with it since (and I buy everything online).
It works like a Visa, every site accepts it and more importantly, you can't go negative if you ask the bank to block the overdraft. I only ever transfer small amounts of money to my Debit Card: enough to buy what I want, but because the card can't go below zero (i.e not a REAL visa), it means that IF anyone ever tries to hack your details, they can only steal the small amount that is on it. So no real harm done.
PS: No less than 4 word verification attempts this time!
Posted by Dr.Pew | February 13, 2007 6:23 PMCitybank is the only one with disposable credit cards in Belgium.
The Belgian banks just fail in offering secure online payment methods which is a total shame. While making huge profits they don't invest a cent in online payment. Even Banksys (previously owned by Belgian banks) totally ignores it.
Dutch banks joined forces and developed iDeal (ABN Amro, ING Bank, Postbank, Rabobank). Ok, Belgian banks all have their own integration with their homebanking softwares... but that's not really a web based solution and is not widely supported.
Summary: Belgian banks suck!
Posted by Bart | February 13, 2007 6:49 PMIndeed, Citibank has a good system, I use it all the time, although I must admit that sometimes the numbers are bounced.
Posted by Clopin | February 14, 2007 8:55 AM