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Apple accepts Paypal at iTMS, offers song promo

updated 12:25 pm EST, Fri December 10, 2004

Paypal payments at US iTMS


Apple and in the US will now accept PayPal for purchases of music downloads, audiobooks and gift certificates. Starting today, iTunes Music Store purchases can be funded through PayPal's virtual wallet, allowing customers to pay in the way they prefer, using a credit card, bank account or stored account balance. In conjunction with the announcement, Apple said that the first 500,000 customers to open a new iTunes account in the US using PayPal as their form of payment before March 31, 2005, will receive five free songs.

"We are thrilled that PayPal users can now buy their music on the world's number one online music store," said Todd Pearson, general manager of PayPal's Merchant Services. "PayPal's virtual wallet offers iTunes customers the convenience of paying in the way they prefer."


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  1. stefbystef

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    12/10, 12:35pm | report spam | Reply |

    Now this is NEWS!

    Thanks Apple. I really waited for this moment. I almost felt banned from being able to use the iTunes Music Store because I don't have a credit card.

    :)

  1. jasong

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    12/10, 01:03pm | report spam | Reply |

    Let the countdown begin

    How long until the rest of the world starts whining about how Apple hates and neglects them?

  1. bigdog

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    12/10, 02:00pm | report spam | Reply |

    Credit card?

    I tried signing up for it, but PayPal refused to let me proceed without entering a credit card. I've had a verified bank account on record for ages, but have no credit/debit card at this time.

    Anyone else have problems choosing PP as their iTunes payment method?

    Guess I'll stick with gift cards/certificates for the time being.

  1. medmuse

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    12/10, 02:19pm | report spam | Reply |

    NO

    Paypal will NOT even accept a current account as active unless you give them a credit card as well. I have had an active account for several years. recently my credit card of record expired and I decided that, since there is a lot of money in the account already, I would just forget about it. WRONG. They will not let me access the funds already there without a credit card. I cannot even withdraw MY money into my bank account. DON'T USE PAYPAL.

  1. Jonathan-Tanya

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    12/10, 02:39pm | report spam | Reply |

    it's not about cc's

    It's not about CC's...as some of you have guessed.
    Paypal requires a credit card too.

    It's about children having unlimited ability to spend.
    Debit cards and 'gift cards' have preset spending limits...for some odd reason parents have allowed children to have paypal accounts, and those accounts are backed by real credit cards.

    Now children can make the decision to borrow money to pay for the music habit.

    I don't blame apple, but parents...get wise to this!

  1. coldfusion1970

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    12/10, 02:52pm | report spam | Reply |

    paypal payments

    So can i now cheat the system and buy songs from the American ITMS even though i'm based in the UK?

  1. Rosyna

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    12/10, 03:01pm | report spam | Reply |

    How long?

    I wonder how long this will last until PayPal has screwed Apple like they've screwed every other company I've known that accepted them.

  1. FireWire

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    12/10, 03:07pm | report spam | Reply |

    paypal?

    the same PayPal that screwed hundreds of its customers and is now the subject of a huge class-action lawsuit?

    I would think Apple would choose it's partners more wisely. I fear this is gonna turn againts them. If a problem happens, knowing PayPal's reputation for "chargeback", who is gonna be stuck in the middle of a court conflict?

    Note: I used PayPal only once and was satisfied with the service, so it's not a personal vendetta or hate agains them. I'm just surprised that Apple wants to associate iteself with a company known to scam its customer and have horrible service. Especially if this company deals with financial transactions!

    To find more info, just search Google for something like "paypal fraud lawsuit" and you will find many sites dedicated to warn people against PayPal. Here's a few links:

    http://www.paypalsucks.com/
    http://www.aboutpaypal.org/paypal_lawsuit
    http://www.paypalsucks.com/credit-card-waiver.shtml
    http://paypalsucks.com/faqs.shtml

  1. poulh

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    12/10, 03:36pm | report spam | Reply |

    got mine!

    bummer i had to make a new account, but i'll take it!

  1. bigpoppa206

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    12/10, 04:23pm | report spam | Reply |

    RE: paypal?

    " the same PayPal that screwed hundreds of its customers and is now the subject of a huge class-action lawsuit? "

    I have successfully used Paypal for years...almost since day one. NEVER had a problem.

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