Pay Pal, Gun Pal, etc.

[NorCalMikie]

We talk about Pay Pal being "Anti Gun"? I bet if we did some "real serious" research we'de find that a 'lot" of the business that we deal with on a daily basis, somewhere in our research we'de find "something" that would throw up a Red Flag!
Face it folks, all your personal information is out there to be had by "anyone" that wants it. Just takes a little digging to find what you want.
Bottom line is, if you find a company that doesn't do things the way "you" think they should, don't deal with them. But be ready because sooner or later you're going to run out of options.
Pay cash for everything? Ever had a drivers license,got a pay check, owned and registered a vehicle, owned property,paid taxes, been to a Doctor, had kids in school? The list goes on and on. I'de rather think about shooting bug holes than worring about who has or wants my info. And there's no easy fix so deal with it and go on with your business of living and enjoying life.

 

[LBEE]

If you use paypal to pay for anything they dont like They will & have locked up
peoples account where you cant even withdraw your own Money.

The big problem is getting your account Unlocked & will take a lot of time & frustration.

 

[NorCalMikie]

I can see your point but I've never had that happen to me. I use Pay Pal to "pay" for stuff but other than that I don't keep any $$ in a account. The first time they locked my account would be the last time!

 

[Spook]

Read this:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Omidyar
Then this:http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/pierre-omidyar.asp?cycle=08
Ebay owns Paypal.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBay
Still want to pay with paypal or use Ebay?

 

[LBEE]

After Reading both pages I dont see how anyone would want to put more Money into Their Pockets by using Ebay or Paypal & believe in the 2nd Amendment & our Gun Rights which these people are after.

 

[Taildrag15X]

Old news, in 2003 after they stopped selling rifles and then parts, bullets, brass, etc........I started shopping more on GunBroker.

But yet over 2 million people make a living selling on ebay, how are you going to stop that flow of money.

 

[Spook]

But yet over 2 million people make a living selling on ebay, how are you going to stop that flow of money.

You're right Mike, we should just throw in the towel and accept defeat..... for the sake of convenience and cheap prices.
Maybe leave our firearms on the front porch for Obama and Barney Frank to load into large government sponsored vehicles with acorns painted on the side.

Here's what you do. Dont patronize them. Make every shooter aware of where a % of their Paypal and Ebay transactions end up, and do your best to compel them not to patronize PP and Ebay. Write articles for your shooting clubs newsletter and post flyers at your range.
Every time you're cruising ebay for a cheap set of dies...click on a sellers name and tell them..."I'd bid on your dies, but you're selling them on a notoriously antigun site that funds the bastards who are trying to take away my 2nd amendment rights"... or quietly do nothing and let your dollars elect democrats :

 

[NateHaler]

in other words, stick your head in the sand and pretend it doesn't matter.

It does matter. If you know a company is anti-2nd Amendment, then you should look for alternatives. Two wrongs don't make a right.

F*ck the left. Liberalism is a mental disorder. We shouldn't be concerned with trying to appease the left. We should be concerned about defeating them. Just like the Soviets back in the day.

 

[NorCalMikie]

I'll say it again. If you find a company that doesn't do things the way you think they should, don't deal with them. Let your $$ speak for you! What's the old saying? Money talks, Bull $hit walks? You think in time they (the company in question) might get the idea?

 

[LBEE]

I agree 100%, Cancelled my Paypal Account long time ago & ebay Can put their account where the sun dont shine. I hope a lot more shooters & hunters get the word about Paypal & Ebay & do the same thing.

 

[blawton]

So far i have had good experiences with gunpal i would recommend using it.

 

[Mikem]

N.C.Mikie is right as rain, money (or the lack there of) is a great political tool, its used by others all the time, pro gun and anti. Money talks, and they will hear and feel it, if enough dump them. But they need to know why they got dropped, or its all for not. So why not, if there's an alternative.
I dont like doing business with people that dont like doing business with me.