Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 01:03:26 +0100 From: Ken Moffat <zarniwhoop@ntlworld.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Any idea why freebsd.org is using PayPal for donations ? Message-ID: <20160714000326.GB7296@milliways.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <9002DCF1-B501-4A1C-AE59-67CF03649A23@shire.net> References: <VI1PR02MB0974443E55742A14F4C83E92F6310@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> <9002DCF1-B501-4A1C-AE59-67CF03649A23@shire.net>
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On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 11:20:33AM -0600, Chad Leigh Shire.Net LLC wrote: > No. You get the $1 back. They don't complete or confirm or close it. It is just an authorization. They do it to make sure the card data is valid, for better or worse. > > I don't like PP either, I agree with you there. But the $1 authorization will fall off your card eventually when the authorization expires. > It's been a while since I had to go through this process, but ISTR that I got an email from paypal, and I then had to reply with the reference which appeared on my bank statement, and then the nominal amount was refunded. But the details might vary with different types of accounts / different cards. ĸen -- `I shall take my mountains', said Lu-Tze. `The climate will be good for them.' -- Small Gods
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