Re: Oort t-shirts

[Jesper Harder <harder@myrealbox.com>]

Jesper Harder <harder@myrealbox.com> writes:

> Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:
>
>> Jesper Harder <harder@myrealbox.com> writes:
>>
>>> You have to pay $1.95 to add a credit card.  Then some secret 4-digit
>>> numbers are supposed to turn up on your credit card statement, which you
>>> must use to confirm the account.  
>>
>> That's only if you open a normal "personal account".  PayPal accepts
>> standard credit card payments if you're paying a "business account",
>> which I am.  Er, have.
>>
>> So you basically just type in contact details, credit card details,
>> and push the button, and you've made the payment.  You then end up
>> with a PayPal account that you can't use for anything but paying
>> other PayPal business accounts, I think...
>
> Ah, so you don't have use Paypals broken confirmation scheme to pay.

FWIW, I just tried and you *still* have to use their confirmation
system.  I got this when I clicked on "pay with paypal":

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| If you have a Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover card:
| PayPal has a $1.95 Membership Fee that will be charged to your credit
| card when you click Continue below. We will refund this fee to your
| PayPal account after your successfully enter your Member Number.
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