Another friend in trouble...

[seawasp]

... and for various reasons he can't use PayPal. What other methods, if any, exist where I might be able to set up the equivalent of a PayPal Donate button for him? He's in a lot of trouble, and I'm willing to pass the hat once.

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[queenoftheskies.livejournal.com]

If it's a real life friend, can you accept Paypal and pass the funds along?

[mouser.livejournal.com]

The problem is they are the name in stuff like that.

You could set up an account in his name. I think there's a way to do it where you can have it record why they sent it so you can keep it discreet.

The only other way I know is to actually request cash or money orders.

Well, maybe http://www.westernunion.com

[alex swavely (from livejournal.com)]

Google checkout has a "support button" for the same purpose - http://support.google.com/checkout/sell/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1688288
Amazon Simple Pay (same idea as paypal personal): https://payments.amazon.com/sdui/sdui/helpTab/Amazon-Simple-Pay

[theoldone.livejournal.com]

There is also a service called "Obopay." It can be a little convoluted, but I've sent money to friends using it.