Comments on: A success tempered with hard lessons. ATTN: PayPal

By: tonyocruz.com » Paypal apologizes, seeks to “move forward” to help bring aid to typhoon victims

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:54:21 +0000

[...] Even as I thanked Paypal for lifting restrictions on the TXTPower account, I expressed to Mr. Shiliashki the disappointment and anger of the Filipino online community over what the company did to TXTPower and to PhilippineAid.com. [...]

By: CM

CM — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:20:28 +0000

Hey Mike, live and learn. And deal with occasional assholes. Congratulations on your recent work on calamity help anyway, and more power to future like endeavors.

By: Renz

Renz — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:13:20 +0000

bad trip ito a, nasayang ang momentum ng donations

pero sa sinabi ni tonyo na… Let’s look forward to Paypal competitors stepping up… sabihan mo naman kami kung sino ang paypal competitors na alam mo, dahil wala naman e. ibang level ang paypal kaya puwede nilang gawin ang gusto nila. we still need paypal more than paypal needs us.

By: miriam abaja

miriam abaja — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:00:29 +0000

thanks for saring this sad experience.

By: Tonyo Cruz

Tonyo Cruz — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:49:15 +0000

Hi Mike. Kudos to everyone for the successful fundraising. Our common efforts proved that our people and those from other places are ready to help. And making sure that their help reached the Red Cross was itself an achievement. Arguably, these efforts are now part of Philippine web history, with names of initiators, donors and others embedded there.

The bummer really is Paypal and their horrible policy against Asia Pacific charities, non-profits and fundraisers.

Let’s look forward to Paypal competitors stepping up and filling the void and taking steps to make their payment system available to people in need and those who wish to help.

By: kenna

kenna — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:19:56 +0000

This is sad.