Paying for stuff while on Mars: Paypal Galactic!

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2277934/paypal-and-seti-are-working-on-space-currency

So how do you buy a chair from Ikea if you are on the moon or Mars?

Originally posted by sonhouse
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2277934/paypal-and-seti-are-working-on-space-currency

So how do you buy a chair from Ikea if you are on the moon or Mars?

That is of course a publicity stunt.

As long as you deal with earth-derived societies you end up with some convertibel money at least.

And if some alien society would accept payment in $$$ or seems quite unlikely to me.

Originally posted by Ponderable
That is of course a publicity stunt.

As long as you deal with earth-derived societies you end up with some convertibel money at least.

And if some alien society would accept payment in $$$ or seems quite unlikely to me.

Originally posted by sonhouse
And what if we wanted to get stuff from THEM?