GoDaddy stops selling domains via PayPal...

[Kamikaze]

...if you're using a coupon :bah:

I don't know since when they've decide this,
I mean, last week I bought some domains with a coupon AND using PP.
Last night I had no PP option on checkout...
Emailed them and got this reply :

Thank you for contacting Online Support.
You are note seeing this option because you currently have a discount code within your card.
Because PayPal cannot process transactions with discount codes, the option is not presented.
You would need to use a separate payment method for this transaction.



Anyways, I got the .com on full price, just so no one else would grab it until this issue is figured out...

 

[carob]

Also,I have just recently found out that they are phasing out GIFT CARDS as well.

Hi didn't know that, when are they doing that?

One thing about Paypal is it charges different fees depending what country you pay from/to and if you have credit in your account it does not charge a fee for non-merchant transactions. So I wouldn't assume Godaddy pay the same fee rate on all Paypal transactions.

Also I think GD always sets up a regular payment facility when you sign up with PP? Is that still so? I cancelled that in my account so they could not charge autorenews to my PP.

 

[BRIGITTE-GRISANTI]

I stopped using paypal with godaddy.I forgot I connected paypal with my godaddy account and 15 renewals came up and it crushed my paypal account.

BRIGITTE GRISANTI

 

[zoomactive.com]

It depends on what coupon you are using. A lot don't have the option for PayPal but some do. The coupons with a larger margin typically $8-$10 accept PayPal where as coupons for $1-$3 domains rarely do.

 

[kotan]

if you're trying to use it on those $1-2 domain promos, then yeah PayPal isn't really qualified on those.

but I do have experienced once wherein I tried to renew a .com, bringing the price back to $7.67, as usual, and PayPal isn't displayed as one of the options. It only happened once though, and I was forced to take another promo code which pulled down the price a few cents higher at around $8.xx, wherein I was able to see and use the PP option. That was earlier this April.

 

[GiftedDomains]

If you don't have a creditcard, there is a solution.
you can buy one of those prepaid mastercards or visacards if you buy a lot of domains on Godaddy or use Snapnames, namejet, etc.

 

[novatheory]

I try using a coupon and added 5 years. Even with that GD say No PP. Have to pay with CC.