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I had been selling on ebay for approx. 1-1/2 to 2 years and using Paypal for all of my ebay sales and purchases. I was also using Paypal for the majority of all my other online purchases. One day out … Continue reading
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For 5 years we have been using PayPal as our primary payment processor for our online store selling soccer uniforms. We received a blunt form letter email telling us that our account had been permanently “limited” (shut down), and that … Continue reading
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Horrible experience!!! i had paypal for over 3 years….i sold many stuff from baby products to electronics…i also bought tons of stuff from baby stuff to electronics….i even sold my car there!!! I never had a problem besides holding my … Continue reading
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I hadn’t had a PayPal account for years and one day I decided to sell a camera on ebid.net. I put for payment details credit card or bank deposit (i can accept credit card through my business). the buyer that … Continue reading
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Paypal limited my account saying that i had another account that was taking part in a suspicious activity so decided to limit my account and wanted me to provide valid documents of my identity eg passport, driving licence bank statement. … Continue reading
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After years of not using my paypal account and changing my email address i set up a 2nd paypal account for the purpose of buying items from Ebay every now and then. I logged in to my account one day … Continue reading
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I have been with PayPal for over 10 years and have finally had enough, they limited my account again and have also disabled my Debit card. I had to find out the hard way while trying to pump gas into … Continue reading
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I would like to complain about the way paypal handled the investigation into my account when we have clearly done nothing wrong. This has had an adverse effect on my business and its reputation with our customers. I don’t understand … Continue reading
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Purchased a vehicle on ebay. Sent deposit via paypal. Wound up disagreeing with condition of vehicle upon pickup, and seller agreed to refund half of my deposit. Seller sent half of my deposit back, and paypal immediately limited my account, … Continue reading
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PayPal limited my account because of a fraudulent buyer that they let charge a purchase, then PayPal accused me of a lot of violations and froze my account with $4000 in it and is making me wait 180 das for … Continue reading
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My nightmare has more to do with eBay than PayPal, I hope. Paypal put limits on my account so I couldn’t transfer money to my checking account. But they released the limits today. However, I have about $1500 in my … Continue reading
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Many, many years ago (6+), as an eBay newbie I thought I’d save a few dollars buying a USB stick on eBay, incidentally (I thought) using paypal. It seemed I only had a few seconds left at a “buy now” … Continue reading
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PayPal decided to remove my bank account because I used a computer that I normally don’t use, (according to PayPal). PayPal wanted me to go through the hassle of faxing a bank statement along with a copy of my license. I found … Continue reading
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i am trying to pay for an order but all i get is a message that i all ready am logged in an it goes around and around with the password staying blank and wont go any further Submitted By:: … Continue reading
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I have been registered with ebay for a while, 100% feedback of course, and got a bit broke a few days ago. So I sold a mobile phone, now I read nowhere that my account would be limited if \i … Continue reading
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Posters, As posted on the “closed account” section, it is critical that anyone with these problems to contact your Attorney General’s office with complaints. Paypal is out of control, and abusing customers and needs to be regulated like a bank … Continue reading
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Purchased multiple items from overseas in July and August 2011. Vendor, buyer (me) and Ebay agreed on price. Went to pay for item on Pay Pal and sure enough an additional .25 – .75 were added on. Checked currency exchange … Continue reading
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Have had a paypal account for years, I have a one hundred percent rating on eBay, never had a charge back but you guessed it, I got tagged as a criminal or cheapskate or something and paypal put a hold … Continue reading
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I am a 100% rated ebay seller, and without notice, paypal started holding my funds for 21 days. They will not give me a specific time for release, and they have destoryed all the protection built into the basic transaction … Continue reading
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i purchased an item on e-bay, shortly after i paid for it, i get notice that dvd package i bought was fraudalent—I figured i was just get a refund…………..Noooooo. I contact e-bay, no you have to contact paypal. Paypal: we … Continue reading
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Paypal limited my account because I requested my name to be changed. They asked me to submit copies of my passports, licence and birth certificate. Like an abiding little puppy, I did all of the above but STILL wanted to … Continue reading
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I am wondering why when i changed my card number why the new one i put on there was not at the top of the list because now it charged me on my old card witch is now gonna be … Continue reading
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I am a recently unemployed small time EBAY seller. (61 transactions 100% seller.) I started selling items from my collections as well as my father’s million dollar antique collection to assist finances during my unemployment. For no valid or justifiable … Continue reading
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I ordered a replacement lamp for my TV on July 4, 2011. The company, Advanced Lamps, said the item was on backorder, which I found out AFTER waiting for the item for two weeks. I gave them a bit more … Continue reading
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I called Paypal to ask why my funds were not loaded to my prepaid visa credit card after 4 days. They told me they can’t do that i was WHAT? why not the rep said we do not have that … Continue reading
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My paypal acct got hacked requiring me to change bank accts, auto pays and auto deposits. I’m still working on the transition. They blocked my acct while they researched the dispute and resolved it fairly quickly. AThe acct is still … Continue reading
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I’m not using Paypal anymore. When pay into another account the exchange rate you get on the Canadian Dollar is .96 cents, thats 6 cents lower than the market rate. What an incredible rip-off Submitted By:: Simon Trevelyan Location: British … Continue reading
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8 Days ago ago I recevied a refund from a PayPal Merchant in the amount of 1805.00 and was notifed by PayPal that the refund has cleared and was in my account. When I checked my account the money was … Continue reading
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I sent an overseas vendor £1545 by PAYPAL in late-August. I was informed that payment was ‘Unclaimed’ and that I should Cancel and investigate the reason. This I did, but found that my account has been credited with only £1147. … Continue reading
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On 4/11/11 after paying for the feathers 3-4 months prior I emailed David asking about the order. There was no response and on 6/1/11 I called and he answered and said he needed some info from paypal and the credit … Continue reading
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My documented story is told in this link : http://nietdoenmetpaypal.wordpress.com/ Submitted By:: M.H Location: Amsterdam-Istanbul
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1 year ago I register for an account using a Canadian address (I lived there) when I come back to my country (Algeria) Pyapal limited my account and now they’re requesting an ID with a Canadian address (or a Canadian/US … Continue reading
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I am a seller on eBay. I had no problems with eBay or Paypal until a week back. I got my Paypal accounted limited. They asked me for invoices but since I usually get my merchandise through public markets, I … Continue reading
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Paypal ‘limited’ my account because they say it’s associated somehow with another user who owes Paypal about $50. They won’t tell me exactly how it’s associated with the other user, though they speculate that it could be that the user … Continue reading
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Terrible! They limited my account because of some thing that happened some time in the past and they won’t exactly explain what other than it violates their terms of service or something. Anyway, I am a regular Ebay user and … Continue reading
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First thanks for this site it has been immediately helpful to me. On Februarry 18, 2012 PayPal, out of the blue, limited my account. There were $1068. 44 in the account at the time accummulated over 3 or 4 months. … Continue reading
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i am from india and i registered a personal paypal account..i added a debit card to it..whe i was entering the debit card information i had to type the name as it was on the card.i typed my name but … Continue reading
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after assisting a young uneducated seller in getting her account back to good standing, eBay suspends my account and Paypal freezes my cash..all because someone else with an eBay account, logged onto THEIR eBay account via my home wireless network. … Continue reading
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I run an online furniture business. Paypal was our preferred method of payment on eBay, as well as our website. Paypal called me one day and suggested that there was suspicious activity on my account because of withdrawals. The phone … Continue reading
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I have a successful online business and have used pay-pal for 5 years with just a few bumps in the road! UNTIL I was thrown under the bus with absolutely NO recourse, You would think I robbed a bank or … Continue reading
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Frozen account. PayPal excuse#1 debit card app requires info by authority of “the Patriot Act” I have been Ebay/PayPal since 2003 with same email/dl#/ss#/bank account/etc.. and one address change which has already been verified prior to debit card app. PayPal … Continue reading
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I use a secure internet connection (anonymous VPN) plus a security suite that blocks third party cookies and web bugs. Every time I attempt to use PayPal, my account is limited and the transaction is automatically disputed and eventually reversed … Continue reading
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Been member of Ebay since 1999, sell items once in and while. Mostly buy. Well, opened 2nd account then everything went down hill from there. Both my accounts kept getting restricted within 60 days they have now told me I … Continue reading
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My account was limited with “no appeal” because my husband’s account was permanently limited. They had no basis to limit my husband’s account; he had several thousand A+ sales, and because one person complained and insinuated he was selling a … Continue reading
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Paypal limited my account permanately right before christmas and the only thing I used pay pal for was getting paid through my employers and that’s the only way they pay their employees or u can’t work for them ( except … Continue reading
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-21 day hold for things that aren’t my fault -VERY poor customer service – on the phone for 4 1/2 hours, and thats just today. -offers other country site, but doesn’t set up ways of dealing with that country – … Continue reading
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Well, what happened to many other PayPal victims, it happened to me also. For more than 2 years, I haven`t had any problems, but exactly now when my wife is suffering from Cancer I purchased some Items on Ebay and … Continue reading
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My personal paypal account was “limited”. WTF? I have two possible conclusions (from what I have researched online, since Paypal offered NO real explanation and won’t until I provide sensitive personal and financial info!): 1) I happened to be using … Continue reading
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OK so I get a message when trying to pay an eBay purchase that says they can not fund because I am over my limit???? Now I use my CitiBank credit card have never had a problem or blemish with … Continue reading
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After almost 2 years of using PayPal and making a few purchases on eBay, I get limited for a stupidass reason. I e-mailed them and figure they wouldn’t reply so I called them and they said that the reason was … Continue reading
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3 months ago PayPal has limited my account without any reasonable explanation and hijacked 40$ on it. They do not answer to my e-mails and over the phone they always promiss to sort things out but they never did, so … Continue reading
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I’ve always had problems with ebay and paypal. It’s cost me my brick and morter business when ebay billed me incorrectly and paypal held funds so I couldn’t pay ebay. My latest is that they decided to place an up … Continue reading
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Been with them lousy people for 3 years and out of the blue i am limited on my account after i got a payment for 45.00 from ebates and the csr said i was in violation of their policy and … Continue reading
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Paypal limited my account for no real reason and are “investigating” my monthly payment to ebay. I rang them the person I spoke to could not see any reason and told me the account would be sorted within two hours. … Continue reading
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Having been with Paypal for at least 7 years, I suddenly found I had account limitation. It was locked, no explanations, nothing. Their email advises to go to resolution centre etc.. but the links they talk about in the email, … Continue reading
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Paypal restricted my account pending their “review”. They said it was going to take 14 days, it has been a month now. The website says that I can remove my credit cards or bank accounts while my account is restricted, … Continue reading
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First of all ebay restricted my account indefinitely and refuses to reinstate it even after 6 months of no sales. After 4 hours on the phone and 3 times they hung up on me, they still refused to reinstate my … Continue reading
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Paypal has limited my account for the second time in approximately 30 days. The first time, after calls, emails, etc- and no help—i finally reached someone who researched it and lifted the limitation and who told me it should not … Continue reading
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I don’t know why paypal limited my account for 180 days. Before the 180 days limitation i was given an email that paypal suspended my account for login with multiple IP’s at the same time, but I didn’t do that. … Continue reading
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My account got permenantley limited due to “excessive risk” , when asked what risk they said it must be due to a dispute but they could not tell me the exact reason due to them having “limited info available”. when … Continue reading
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Hello, Paypal limited my account without any reason right after I received one payment. Im trying to contact them, but they always says same empty words. Last email I got from them is this: “We’ve reviewed your PayPal account and … Continue reading
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I had a paypal account which got limited recently. I have not done any fraud and there is no charge back in my account. A customer has paid $250 to our business account and suddenly paypal stopped processing it and … Continue reading
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Well I was selling web graphics online in forums, when I withrawed money first time everything was ok but when I tried to withrawed money second time they limited me for violation. I called them like 400 times, also contacted … Continue reading
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I have had my eBay account closed and also my paypal account closed. Basically i deposited around $200 in to my account so i could go on some betting sites. I have won $1800 for which is now in my … Continue reading
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I created a web site using PayPal and e-Junkie. I had $250 in sales in the first week. Then PayPal decided they didn’t like the merchandise I was selling and limited my account. They then cancelled my agreement with e-Junkie … Continue reading
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Paypal is holding my funds! I have a perfect selling record and they want me to ship my item before I have my money and then wait three days before I get it. They have never held my funds before … Continue reading
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My PayPal account was limited when I found an ad for a PayPal debit card on their website. I submitted the form, thinking that maybe it would be a nice convenience to have such a card. But PayPal used that … Continue reading
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PayPal keeps putting limits on my account, then taking them off, then putting them back on again, for NO reason. I work very hard and have Excellent ratings on Ebay, with very satisfied customers. I work hard to offer extremely … Continue reading
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I have only sold one item on ebay using paypal. It went very smoothly. Other than that I have only paid for purchases using my account. Today I get an email saying “We reviewed your account and determined that there’s … Continue reading
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I have used paypal a lot over the past 2 years and now I am having problems with them keep limiting my account, I have lost over $200 from these idiots. I called them on the phone they ask one … Continue reading
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We’re local artists. Paypal has been freezing our account, without cause for the last 4 months, taking their fee and not allowing us access to funds. When called they told us it was a one time thing. This is the … Continue reading
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After two years of using a verified, chargeback-free, positive balance Paypal account, my account was limited for ‘suspicious activity’ for requesting a $4.75 label refund for mangled postage. The account review specialist found a many years old account that had … Continue reading
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so first off i start selling stuff on ebay making over 500$ i decide to apply for a debit card because i was watching judge judy and it happend to be about paypal how funny paypal in court yeah no … Continue reading
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I have 2 PayPal accounts both linked to my CIBC bank but to completely different bank accounts.Recently PayPal informed me that they limited account #1. After several emails to them I finally figured out that all I was getting was … Continue reading
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I have been a UK PayPal member since 2001 with an unblemished record. I run a handful of websites. No refund requests, no chargebacks. But out of the blue I get a “Account Limited Permanently” notice stating that I must … Continue reading
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Paypal sent me an email stating that my account had been limited. I called and spoke to a customer service rep who could not find anything wrong with my account so she sent it for review. I received another email … Continue reading
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SUSPENED FOR 180 DAYS OVER $400 FOR NO REASON. I HAVE 58 ITEMS TO SEND AND NO MONEY TO SEND THEM AS I’VE ORDERED MORE STOCK. PAYPAL ARE SAYING; TOUGH, ROB YA NANS PURSE. COMPLETEY RUDE DISGUSTING AND EXTREMELY UNHELPFUL. … Continue reading
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I had an account limited from over three years ago do to THIER mix which froze my account. With that about 20 people failed to get their items they ordered from us off of ebay and I was not able … Continue reading
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I have had terrible experiences with paypal, I am a POWER SELLER on ebay, paypal has repeatedly froze my accounts, and funds (now in the hundreds of dollars) and they will not tell me why, allow me to appeal it, … Continue reading
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Selling on ebay had 2 accounts blocked selling items from China, other people are selling the same products to this day but we cant for some reason, (used own text and images no trade mark logos used ) – 2 … Continue reading
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PayPal is holding $1000.00 of my money which is preventing me from being able to ship out items promptly and they use that as a excuse to continue holding my money. I created a petition to get this stopped immediately. … Continue reading
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I paid for an item on a Friday. On Sunday I got an email saying my account had been limited and that my funds were frozen. I have had this account for 3 years and never experienced such a thing. … Continue reading
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had paypal account since 2004 with no problems. On sept 16th 2011 I received an email from paypal saying my account was now limited until I could prove my bank account was mine. I lived at my address and coulld … Continue reading
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the reason of my complaint is that i cant do anything in my account anymore, everything started when i applied for the paypal debit card. they asked me for some documents like the social security card, photo id.. the problem … Continue reading
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please I need to remove the limitation from my account, I send all the evidence, also sent a note explaining that I have no social security number, please necestito an answer soon, I’m having problems with ebay buyers. Submitted By:: … Continue reading
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Hi my name is Astan and order a pink smart case from ecreter since September 18 2011 at 22: 14:18 PDTuntil now I didn’t get any deliver so I want to refund my money. It 21.76 and the receipt number … Continue reading
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so paypal will hold your money for no reason if you sold your item on ebay. THIS IS THE STUPIDEST BULLSHIT I HAVE EVER SEEN. unless the buyers give you positive feedback, and most buyers do that after a month … Continue reading
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Due to the new policy, Paypal is holding funds from each item for three weeks. I cannot ship my product using the paypal account because the funds are held. The buyer has already recieved the merchandise but paypal will not … Continue reading
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had paypal account since 2004 with no problems on sept 16th 2011 had email from paypal saying account was now limited until icould prove my bank account was mine ilived at my address and coulld prove my idenity sent imformation … Continue reading
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My PayPal account was limited sometime in April I think. This essentially means that the account is closed because it is not useable. A person can sign into paypal but not use it to do anything. No paying for things … Continue reading
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Is it possible for all of us on this website to contact our Senators and Congressmen/women and have PayPal pulled before Congress and explain their company and how it cheats people? Will somebody please post who we need to write, … Continue reading
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Ok SO perhaps it is not illegal for Pay Pal to HOLD funds owed us-but isn’t it illegal to HOLD SHIPPING FEES? Especially since they will take their fees regardless of when -they get around to releasing funds!? I am … Continue reading
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After great reviews as both a buyer and seller Pay Pal has Suddenly held back $73.00 for 21 days with ALL their so-called Terms to make-me a better Seller meant-ahead of their requests! Positive Feedback-Item shipped with tracking numbers on … Continue reading
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It’s taken over 6 months now to work on openning a paypal account for our registered tax-deductable charity in Switzerland. It is still a limited account despite over 20 emails being sent and 13 different documents being uploaded and emailed … Continue reading
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Ebay is trying to force using PayPal for shipping labels. Ebay is using excuse my DSR (1) is below standard even though I have 99.7 feedback rating. They have no right to hold funds even though they are waiting for … Continue reading
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I am trying to run small business on eBay and paypal just notified me that they just put 10% rolling reserve on my account for next 90 days which means I will be out of business so far I was … Continue reading
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we use our account for our vacation rental which has many transactions in on-season to hold a reservation, pay for the rental and deposit refund at departure. During the end of on-season, Paypal froze my accounts with a balance of … Continue reading
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I have a problem on paypal recently. i m a freelancer and i sell my time not any product. I am a web designer. Last month i was worked for an Indian buyer i have done all task and he … Continue reading
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I am new member of paypal. First time i link a credit card to them. Ok,then they say need to confirm.They give me the confirmation code, however how i try for how many times, its still error.Why like that?I not … Continue reading
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I purchased merchandise from an online business, and charged it to my Visa through PayPal. The package never made it to me, so I disputed the charge with my credit card bank (granted) and with PayPal. PayPal never responded about … Continue reading
