Credit card v paypal

Nicholas

born_again wrote: »

Well they have been registered on companies house since the above date. Seem to be be run by a individual.
Which could explain the limited numbers of products sold. As well as why they use paypal and not a merchant bank which would charge a lot more.

Yes, on their forums it does state that it is a very small company (translate: individual), so not able to keep a lot of stock, especially of the higher end items. Managed to get themselves a respectable business address.

Still, one of the items I was considering is (for now) cheaper by a couple of quid on Amazon and being sold by Amazon themselves, so will be able to do a credit card transaction and feel a lot safer.

Ben8282

The respectable business address is almost certainly a mailing address only.
Why does an individual need to form a limited company to sell such a small number of items online.
Most individuals who sell items online like this don't actually keep stock. They buy it when ordered.
Most small companies like this don't have forums.
I remain very suspicious of them and don't like the paypal only payment option especially the way the name of the person/company that the payment is being made to is not disclosed and will not be revealed until you receive the paypal receipt by e-mail after you have paid.