UK Chandlers that take AMEX ?

[grazbo]

Any chandlers or relevant online stores out there that accept American Express Credit cards ?

Mainly for all the usual purchases involved with sailing - ropes, blocks, safety, electrical/electronics.....all I want to do is earn some air miles for when the weather turns.

Grazbo

 

[SimonP85]

Marine Super Store certainly do - http://www.marinesuperstore.com/

Many miles earned there!

Also it's worth remembering that if a site doesn't take Amex directly but does take PayPal you can setup your PayPal to settle via your Amex

 

[lustyd]

Marine Super Store certainly do - http://www.marinesuperstore.com/

Many miles earned there!

Also it's worth remembering that if a site doesn't take Amex directly but does take PayPal you can setup your PayPal to settle via your Amex

doesn't paypal take a percentage though, thus making that a pointless way to spend money on airmiles?

 

[SimonP85]

They may charge the merchant but I've never had to pay extra when using this method. In the past there was complication when they converted to $ and then back to £ but this doesn't seem to happen anymore.

 

[Ripster]

As a buyer, Paypal is free. It's the Merchant that gets the trx fees.

 

[lustyd]

That's good to know, thanks guys - I'd always avoided paying with Paypal for this reason. Must be because I started using it as a seller on Ebay and just never thought it through

 

[grazbo]

Yeah, I knew about the PayPal option, but the reason I did not go that route is 2 fold:

a) Not sure whether it would be treated as a Cash advance by the CC company (ie more expensive credit and lower benefits) and
b) Not sure whether I get the same retail protection for the goods. If a retailer screws up, the CC company will help - not sure about PayPal

 

[PhillM]

Answers:

1) no its a credit card our purchase.

2) same or even better protection. Law applies bit so does PayPal / eBay charter.

I've bought loads on eBay / pay pal including my boat. Only ever had one problem and eBay customer services sorted it quickly and easily before I had to rely on consumer law.