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I was just making up a for sale ad, and I was thinking this info might be useful for people who don't know about Interac Direct Payment. And it should possibly be a sticky in the For Sale section.
If you use Canadian banking there is a good chance you have the option for "Interac Direct Deposit". As far as I know all of the larger Canadian banks have it. All you need is the person's email address (and them to have online banking) and you can transfer funds to them with a flat $1.50 for any transaction. It can be a lot better option then PayPal in a lot of cases for domestic transactions.
The downside is you don't have "PayPal Protection". But if you read the fine print on that, it's kind of misleading anyway and really doesn't offer you much of anything. Plus with all the PayPal scams people have been creating lately I try to just avoid it when I can.
Anyway, hopefully that can be a help. I have used it for a few transactions here. I am sure the people who did the transactions with me would agree it's a cool option.
If you use Canadian banking there is a good chance you have the option for "Interac Direct Deposit". As far as I know all of the larger Canadian banks have it. All you need is the person's email address (and them to have online banking) and you can transfer funds to them with a flat $1.50 for any transaction. It can be a lot better option then PayPal in a lot of cases for domestic transactions.
The downside is you don't have "PayPal Protection". But if you read the fine print on that, it's kind of misleading anyway and really doesn't offer you much of anything. Plus with all the PayPal scams people have been creating lately I try to just avoid it when I can.
Anyway, hopefully that can be a help. I have used it for a few transactions here. I am sure the people who did the transactions with me would agree it's a cool option.