Payment at card shows?

[4815162342]

I never have more than $20 cash on me at any given time. I've paid via PayPal a handful of times at the National with no problems. I'm not going to walk around with a wad of $100 bills and get myself killed.

[Justus]

I just had a friendly PM from the dealer. I misunderstood what he said about the Paypal Friends and Family payment. He says I could have done the F&F payment right then (as he's done with other Net54 members) and taken the card with me, no waited until later and had the card mailed. Upfront guy for the way he contacted me, thanks!

The F&F fees would have put my out-of-pocket cost for the card above what I was willing to pay, so guess I wouldn't have ended up with the card anyway.

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

Originally Posted by Justus

I just had a friendly PM from the dealer. I misunderstood what he said about the Paypal Friends and Family payment. He says I could have done the F&F payment right then (as he's done with other Net54 members) and taken the card with me, no waited until later and had the card mailed. Upfront guy for the way he contacted me, thanks!

The F&F fees would have put my out-of-pocket cost for the card above what I was willing to pay, so guess I wouldn't have ended up with the card anyway.

There are NO fees with a f/f payment via paypal

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by ajjohnsonsoxfan

There are NO fees with a f/f payment via paypal

It depends on how you fund the purchase. If you send PayPal F&F and use a credit card to pay, you will incur the fees.

[Justus]

Originally Posted by ajjohnsonsoxfan

There are NO fees with a f/f payment via paypal

There is a 2.9% on mine.

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

Originally Posted by Justus

There is a 2.9% on mine.

Yes correct if you use credit card or paypal credit there will be a fee that the sender incurs. If you use your paypal balance or bank account there are no fees

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

I'm not going to walk around with a wad of $100 bills and get myself killed.

But how would somebody know how much you have? How do they know if you're carrying $20 or $2000? Whenever I carry large sums of cash, I usually have it in multiple pockets. I try not to 'flash' it in front of other people. If I do have to pull it out in front of others, they only see a portion of what I'm actually carrying because the rest is in other pockets. And it's not distributed equally between pockets. I may have a $500 in my right pocket, $1000 in my left pocket and $2000 in my jacket pocket, etc. Depending on the size of the purchase, I know which pocket to pull from so anybody that's looking sees as little cash as possible. I don't feel any less comfortable carrying large sums of cash than I do if I'm carrying no money at all. I just don't understand the safety concerns.

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

But how would somebody know how much you have? How do they know if you're carrying $20 or $2000? Whenever I carry large sums of cash, I usually have it in multiple pockets. I try not to 'flash' it in front of other people. If I do have to pull it out in front of others, they only see a portion of what I'm actually carrying because the rest is in other pockets. And it's not distributed equally between pockets. I may have a $500 in my right pocket, $1000 in my left pocket and $2000 in my jacket pocket, etc. Depending on the size of the purchase, I know which pocket to pull from so anybody that's looking sees as little cash as possible. I don't feel any less comfortable carrying large sums of cash than I do if I'm carrying no money at all. I just don't understand the safety concerns.

I make my wife carry the cash...it's more fun to pull it out of her pocket

[tschock]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

But how would somebody know how much you have? How do they know if you're carrying $20 or $2000? Whenever I carry large sums of cash, I usually have it in multiple pockets. I try not to 'flash' it in front of other people. If I do have to pull it out in front of others, they only see a portion of what I'm actually carrying because the rest is in other pockets. And it's not distributed equally between pockets. I may have a $500 in my right pocket, $1000 in my left pocket and $2000 in my jacket pocket, etc. Depending on the size of the purchase, I know which pocket to pull from so anybody that's looking sees as little cash as possible. I don't feel any less comfortable carrying large sums of cash than I do if I'm carrying no money at all. I just don't understand the safety concerns.

+1. You wrap your two $100 bills around your wad of $1s if you want to show off your wad. You wrap your $1s around your wad of $100s if you want to hide how much you have.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

I never have more than $20 cash on me at any given time. I've paid via PayPal a handful of times at the National with no problems. I'm not going to walk around with a wad of $100 bills and get myself killed.

But you'll walk around with the equivalent in stuff you've bought?

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by steve B

But you'll walk around with the equivalent in stuff you've bought?

Ha! Good point.

[ALR-bishop]

Can picture myself walking back to hotel after a day at the National, having a guy pull a gun and demand money, and me offering him a selection of cards...unless he is willing to take a credit card, check or PayPal

I do not see a right or wrong here, just different preferences and comfort levels

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

I do not see a right or wrong here, just different preferences and comfort levels

Exactly! So one really can't fault a dealer either for not accepting CCs if that's beyond their comfort level.

If I were a dealer, I would probably accept CCs for smaller purchases, but no way for a $6K purchase.

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by steve B

But you'll walk around with the equivalent in stuff you've bought?

Though I have no personal experience, I doubt that illegal drugs can be purchased with prewar baseball cards.