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I think we kneed some women selling sum stuff.

Sweet stuff.

I guess I am too. I have never had PP, cashapp or whatever. I think I was able to figure out Venmo once or twice. Beyond that, it is my GOOD check, cash face to face or nothing.

Why?

Evidentially Ed.




New windshield last week...check

City water bill...check

Day help moving cattle/hay....check

Taxes............check

A few comments:

When selling stuff on the Campfire Classifieds (which I do more than occasionally) I give the buyer the option of paying with a personal check, USPS money order, cash or PayPal--whatever's handiest for them. Apparently this helps, as have had people use all four, including one guy who mailed me $1000 in cash for a rifle scope--though in two separate payments.

USPS money orders do NOT have to be cashed at a P.O. Don't know of a bank that won't accept them just like checks. In fact I have never cashed one at the local P.O.--and deposited two at my local bank yesterday.

PayPal (or Venmo, or whatever) makes it quicker and easier to buy/sell. PayPal is also one of the major companies that handles credit-card payments, and anybody who claims they don't/won't use it probably has hundreds of times.

Cash, check or money order, but beware as there are unscrupulous folks here on the fire. See below.

I pay with a bank check or personal check.

I have never had a personal check bounce on me. USPS MO are fine except when some one wants one on something you buy under $100.00 . Sending a bad check on a firearm is a Felony ,I have no problem with taking them. Most checks clear in less then 3 days . You can always call the bank up to see that there is enough money in the acct. to cover the purchase . I take PP F&F on items also.

I prefer a check.

A number of times, I have shipped items before even receiving the check. I have had a few sellers do the same for me. One time I believe it was for a decently expensive gun.

But I digress. I prefer a check. If the buyer is a stand up guy that I am familiar with, I don't wait for it to clear. I just ship. Otherwise, just wait for the check to clear and you are golden.

I take checks and prefer to pay that way.

I’m leaning more lately to the personal check method. PayPal is fast, convenient and I still use it often but here’s a catch that I haven’t heard mentioned yet….unless you insist that the buyer use the “gift to family and friends “ or what many refer to as discreet option, you are going to receive a document from PayPal at the end of the year showing the total amount you’ve received that year which they’ve reported to the IRS as INCOME for you and you have to handle when filing your taxes.
SECONDLY, pertaining to USPS money orders and/or cash, both require a great deal of confidence be placed in the USPS. Ever hear of something getting (Lost in the mail). Even Priority Mail with tracking numbers gets lost. If a piece of mail gets lost containing cash…..good luck. If that same piece of mail contains a USPS money order it can take several weeks to get your money back. If it contains a personal check, no problem…stop payment and send another. My two cents. 🥴

Why the pay pal hate?

I own stock in pay pal and it has truly underperformed.

I just wonder why.

Among the many reasons was the times they were looking at what people were selling and they locked up accounts for long periods of time. Being strung up and used as a pinata is too good for them.

They want to 1099 me this year.

I didn't read the book sized agreement I guess.

Not a big thing it just didn't sit right with me.

It's Federal law; not PayPal rules. Same applies for all payment processors or market makers like eBay and Marketplace.

"You will receive a 1099-K from PayPal for the 2022 tax year if you received over $20,000 in total payments for goods and services and had 200 or more transactions on the platform. Beginning with the 2023 tax season, you will receive a 1099-K from PayPal for over $600 in payments for goods and services on the platform"
Does not mean the entire income amount is taxable; only the profit.

Was not aware of the 1099 issue, but I've only used PayPal as buyer, not seller.

I've made several purchases from 24 Classifieds, including USPS MO. All went smoothly...ya just gotta have a bit more patience for the processing time involved.

Agree.

I'm still done with them.

They're not firearm friendly.

They received backlash for changing their policy to be able to fine users 2500.00 for spreading misinformation. Caught so much hell they changed it back quickly and claimed it was an accident. The damage had been done already.

I only bought something one time from a 24HCF seller and that was some .308 bullets when components were in short supply. He told me how much it would cost shipped and I put the Federal Reserve notes in an envelope and he sent me the bullets. The money and the bullets passed each other in the mail.