HELP: ALLEGRO... Do most Polish buyers at allegro.pl use PayPal?

googlyThreads: 1 Posts: 1 Joined: Mar 3, 08 ♀	Mar 3, 08, 04:52 #1
Do most Polish buyers at allegro.pl use PayPal? (I am a merchant with a product I make and wish to market it in Poland.) Any assistance would be much appreciated! Many thanks...

davidpeakeThreads: 18 Posts: 515 Joined: Nov 7, 06 ♂	Mar 3, 08, 04:53 #2
hi, i was asking my wife this question the other day, and it seems direct payment into a bank account is more popular.

polski_zydThreads: 2 Posts: 87 Joined: Feb 19, 08 ♂	Mar 3, 08, 05:00 #3
Paypal is the devils work

googlyThreads: 1 Posts: 1 Joined: Mar 3, 08 ♀	Mar 3, 08, 05:02 #4
Yes, it IS unpleasant using paypal ("painpal") at times... However, I believe my bank will charge me a fortune to convert funds from zlotys to US dollars... Paypal does that so cheaply!

telefonitika	Mar 3, 08, 08:00 #5
polski_zyd wrote: Paypal is the devils work i agree i believe most allegro users prefer bank transfer payments

KrzysztofThreads: 2 Posts: 1,146 Joined: Jul 26, 07 ♂	Mar 3, 08, 16:03 #6
confirming: bank transfers, the reason PayPal is not popular in Poland: they waited too long, they started their services here only about 3 years ago (and it was only one-way traffic first - you could pay someone, but you weren't allowed to receive cash). I think they missed the opportunity and won't conquer Polish market too soon.

Australian	Mar 18, 08, 21:50 #7
Hello. Is there a way of translating the Allegro page from polish to English. I cant find a translate page button on the google search engine. Because of this I dont know if Allegro is like ebay where you can contact / email another member and 'ask them a question'. Does anybody know about this? thankyou

KowalskiThreads: 12 Posts: 619 Joined: Sep 13, 06 ♂	Mar 19, 08, 05:21 #8
Australian wrote: 'ask them a question' Look for "Zadaj pytanie sprzedającemu" - email form will open.

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Mar 19, 08, 05:40 #9

polski_zyd wrote:

Paypal is the devils work

Indeed, a while ago I had a dispute with some merchant who did not deliver the correct goods I ordered because he did not have them on stoch anymore. He didn't want to refund the money, so I went to PayPal and informed them of this. The only response I got was that the transaction was older than 45 days and that they would close the case. 3 days later I received an email with a survey to ask me if I was happy about their service. Truly Satan must have been behind this.

M-G (Beëlzebub could be in there too)

KsysiaThreads: 39 Posts: 545 Joined: May 6, 09 ♀	Dec 6, 09, 23:35 #10
No, paypal is not used. start an account in a Polish bank and publish your IBAN (don't worry, tis' safe. Can't be used without a signature or card for withdrawals) either that or Płącę z Allegro and Płatności z Allegro, Escrow.

derek trotterThreads: 12 Posts: 252 Joined: Apr 10, 09 ♂	Dec 6, 09, 23:41 #11
paypal hmm I like Luise, if I got a problem with paypal issues I talk to her ;) https://www.paypal-virtualchat.eu/uk/ you can even ask her about weather or her religion.

crewemanThreads: - Posts: 1 Joined: May 25, 10 ♂	May 25, 10, 12:07 #12
Hello i was hoping if someone can help me i sell designer sunglasses and want to sell them on allegro as i know there is a good market on them and yes mine are 100% real i was going to do it with my partner whos from poland but we are no longer together so i am looking for some form ofg contact as i know these will sell well. Thank you for any replys Ian

sobieskiThreads: 82 Posts: 1,141 Joined: Jun 1, 08 ♂	Aug 17, 10, 15:39 #13
Thread attached on merging: Allegro experiences What are your experiences with Allegro. I have already ordered a few times on E-bay (German and UK one). But is Allegro OK ?

OlafThreads: 8 Posts: 1,369 Joined: Oct 29, 09 ♂	Aug 26, 10, 14:02 #14
It is perfectly ok, you can use Allegro payments, Paypal or similar called PayU. I buy there occasionally and never had problems with it, same as E-bay. It is much more popular in Poland than E-bay though.

RichfilthThreads: 8 Posts: 327 Joined: Mar 8, 09 ♂	Edited by: Richfilth Aug 26, 10, 14:33 #15
I buy and sell on Allegro a lot. Paypal is not an option here, but bank-to-bank transfers and Allegro's own pay system are very good, and free (unlike Paypal's daylight robbery fees.) I've got a decent rating, only been fobbed off with cheap Chinese junk a few times, but I've never lost serious cash on it. In that respect, Allegro is much better than eBay.

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Nov 30, 10, 12:01 #16

I was wondering this same thing, as i am starting to sell on Allegro and i dont have a company account in Poland so i was thinking of using paypal (even though im not to keen on it). But now i know that Allegro have their own payment system this is perfect.

Are polish people happy to pay using Allegro payment system? is it convenient for them? This is much better for me then paypal.

It is possible in future i also need someones help in translating certain product titles so that they can be found by polish people.

Thanks

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Nov 30, 10, 19:09 #17

The allegro payment account still requires a Polish bank account to withdraw money into, so if you don't have one of those, then you still don't have a valid method of payment.

Some buyers insist on using Allegro's system, others don't trust it (because they don't like to leave any trace of their purchases - national suspicious character trait there), but either way, Paypal is pointless in Poland.

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Edited by: FantasyCostumes Nov 30, 10, 21:39 #18

hey thanks very much for your reply. i now have allegro up and running. I was able to add my international account on allegro which was great, it lets you add any bank as long as you have BIC, IBANS and SWIFT, which is awesome. Far better to use the inhouse payment system then others, so im very pleased. Now i just have to wait for some orders to come in:)

Do you guys know much about allergo stores? as i am thinking of opening one.

One more thing, does this mean that payment can only be sent to your bank overseas in US Dollars? im using google translate. My bank can accept this but its a bit of a pain to transfer from Polish money, then to american, then to euro lol.

Wypłaty za granicę są możliwe:
wyłącznie do banków, które przyjmują przelewy w złotówkach;
14. i ostatniego dnia miesiąca, a jeśli saldo nie przekroczy 100 zł - tylko ostatniego dnia miesiąca.

Potlad	Feb 6, 12, 16:16 #19
Open an account with forex for money exchange. They have easily the best rates and lowest charges. Also re trading in Poland, by far the most popular system is a cash transfer of a deposit to the sellers account and a final c.o.d payment direct to a courier on delivery Finally if you dont want cash conversions find yourself an agent and sell to them in us dollars!

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