Safety of your Credit cards on the hands of the merchant

[dotker]

Hello guys,

Would like to know how safe is it to use your credit card to shop online? Would i be safer if i use Paypal?
I dont really feel ok with merchants having my credit card number or im just being too paranoid?

Thanks,

 

[WebIntellects - Rob]

Paypal is usually safe enough to be used for any type of interstate or international payment. Even more than direct credit card transfer, I suppose.

 

[DU]

Depends on how you load your paypal and how much you trust them to come good on their promise. I had my ebay account hacked once and they were very quick to clean that mess up for me.

If you're paranoid... take cash to the nearest convenience store.. spend $5 on a Green Dot card.. then load Paypal. No one has any access to anything tied to you. It costs $5 but thats not much than an ATM charge these days.

Also you can use AMEX Credit Cards for just about anything Get your account setup at NJ, GoDaddy etc with a Gift card. Risk is very limited and to the value on the gift - which even is recoverable in case of loss/fraud if you keep the information.

Always make sure it's a CREDIT card and not a DEBIT card when you pay. Debit cards have very poor protection.

 

[Meongtae]

I didnt know about the green dot card. I have been looking for something to load my Paypal with when I have the cash but not anything in my account (which is most of the time) .
Thanks for the tip...
Peace