Hold up..this looks more like it..?

https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/accesscard

There are no application, monthly or annual fees, and no fees for transactions online or in-store. We'll only charge you for:

• UK cash withdrawals (£2 per withdrawal)
• Overseas cash withdrawals (£3 + 2.75% per withdrawal)
• Overseas purchases (2.75% foreign exchange fee)
• A replacement or second card on your account (£4.95)

apart from the foreign exchange rate...

55 Australian dollars + 2.75% =

56.5125 Australian dollars

man, all this hassle for an add on....

Edited August 4, 20196 yr by MaDDogz

Fair play to you for having access to accesscard. And it sounds like the best option for what you want.

 

@ all others who keep on suggesting that as the go-to solution: the service is, for example, not available to me here in Ireland, nor was it (or is) an option in Germany. But I guess we (along with most other European countries) just don't count, do we? 😉

 

Cheers

 

Mallard

 

14 hours ago, reecemj said:

Oh my!

That's what American Express said too...........😂

Many providers never store your credit card details and payments are handled by a third-party provider.

Easiest thing to do if you're worried about using a CC online is to get a pre-paid visa card, this is almost certainly the safest solution.

 

 

I have a prepaid Visa card and you have to get it registered but have found no store on the internet will accept it including Amazon.  

10 hours ago, MaDDogz said:

Wow bill..14 cards!?! 😳

why so many? 😄

Each card has it's unique percs, such as the 5% cash back for all grocery purchases using my Amex card, Southwest Visa for the air miles, etc.

More to the actual purpose though is that - paradoxically as it may seem - the more cards one has the higher their credit rating, provided that one hasn't abused them of course!

I carry only my bank's debit card and at most two actual credit cards at any given time. All of the other cards remain locked in my safe, and are only used for specific purposes, such as Barclay's 0% interest on major purchases for 12 months.

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On 8/3/2019 at 9:20 AM, MaDDogz said:

I will not under any circumstances, enter my long card number, expire date and cvs number into a vender that takes no responsibility if things go south.

 

It is the credit card company that will take responsibility, and protect your money. My credit card details have been used three times in the past (including someone who was trying to pay for multiple £1000+ holidays one after the other). My credit card company quickly determined that something was amiss, credited me for the one that got through, and stopped the others. Yes, I had to wait for a new credit card to arrive, but that's a small price to pay for the excellent security that credit card companies provide.

In short, there is really little to be worried about providing your credit card details online to a reputable company (and ORBx is a reputable company).

Edited August 5, 20196 yr by Christopher Low

3 hours ago, Passmany said:

It is not accepted,what else does it do?

Use it locally.

Just go with it. Orbx aren’t going to utilise a fraudulent payment system, neither are Orbx fraudulent. 

Even if something does go wrong, call your credit card provider and they can look into it!

I don't care how much of a bargain their future sales may be, I plan to make sure Orbx does not get one red cent of mine again ! Paypal or bust!

 

 

 

I guess it's bust then. Why are folks so in love with PayPal? There are other alternatives that don't track your purchases and then sell that information to advertisers.

Edited August 5, 20196 yr by W2DR
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2 hours ago, W2DR said:

I guess it's bust then. Why are folks so in love with PayPal? There are other alternatives that don't track your purchases and then sell that information to advertisers.

I guess that people don't like the idea of their credit card information being vulnerable on a gazillion different websites. 

6 hours ago, W2DR said:

Why are folks so in love with PayPal? 

 

Not actually relevant in this case, since the OP has a card. But it does keep on popping up BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A CREDIT CARD IN THE FIRST PLACE IF YOU USE PAYPAL! I remain amazed by the fact that it appears to be a concept that just cannot enter some heads, how one can live without one... But large parts of the world do exactly that!

 

Cheers

Mallard

6 hours ago, W2DR said:

I guess it's bust then. Why are folks so in love with PayPal? There are other alternatives that don't track your purchases and then sell that information to advertisers.

I've never really understood either. Credit cards are a wonderful way of handling payments. Last time I wrote a check was in 2012, last time I paid with cash was 5 or 6 months ago...I had to use PP once, was not overly impressed. 

2 minutes ago, domkle said:

I've never really understood either. Credit cards are a wonderful way of handling payments. Last time I wrote a check was in 2012, last time I paid with cash was 5 or 6 months ago...I had to use PP once, was not overly impressed. 

The only thing PayPal is useful for is eBay.