I had two accounts both were business..one was supossed to be switch to a personal account and was associated with a website PayPal didnt like all of the sudden for no reason. I had transfered some money ionto my other business account they locked both of them after I was told nothing was wrong with [...]
How come paypal puts a lock on your money for an item that was sold through ebay untill the buyer of the item is completely satisfied. Has paypal considered that what if the buyer decides to use up the item causing wear or tear on the item and ships it back to the seller WTF [...]
Paypal has frozen my account for a ‘random’ credit check. In addition they lodged a case dispute over goods that I ordered online. Without my consent. When i try to contest it they send me around in circles. I will not deal with paypal anymore because their customer service sucks and their banking practises highly [...]
My son’s negative dsr’s have been linked to my other son’s and my accounts and caused eBay and paypal to request we pay on account that we don’t have access to even though my son with the bad account simply accessed his account from my home computer when he was visiting and later refused to [...]
o my god i am so glad i found this site after 5 years of paypal saying they want me to start back useing them again I said ok so i went back in to update my acound told me i was blocked after calling 5 times a day they told me i have some [...]
Sold a $500 iPad bundle with accessories. Buyer claims $99 accessory doesn’t work and wants money for a new one, when in fact it’s new, with receipt. Ebay escalations admits she’s blatantly lying due to her messages to me directly via ebay messages but are holding entire $500 from paypal vs. $99 claim she sent. [...]
We have used Paypal for years. We paid them almost $10,000 in transaction fees last year – so we’re not new to this game. Because of various issues with carts and workflows tied-in to the account I’ve been reluctant to change but I am DONE. We just opened a second account for new goods/services and [...]
This is the last time I EVER deal with PayPal…twice in one year PayPal screwed me without warrant. The first time, I had a customer fraudulently charge back over $3000 after he received the product (nothing was wrong with the product). Although PayPal initially sided with me because I showed proof of delivery, they removed [...]
paypal withold my payments everytime i sell something i have to put postage costs up front i am a single mother with health issues and not well enough to work.even when i have a tracking number and proof its been delivered and signed for they still tell me i have to wait 3 days my [...]
Early December 2011, I sold a rather expensive item to a buyer on ebay. The buyer paid for the item, and I shipped it as instructed. Six weeks later, the buyer says they never authorized the charge. Now there is a hold on my account. I would love to know how to set up another [...]
If anyone had information on how to file a lawsuit against PayPal for enforcing what has to be illegal business practices in holding your money which I am sure the are collecting interest in, please post information here, until people boycott PayPal and eBay they will continue to abuse the consumer. Submitted By:: Sheila Location-: [...]
I am a trusted seller on ebay and have ever had any complaints from anyone. Suddenly paypal decided to freeze my account and hold my funds for 21 days, fair enough i thought.. BUT this was months ago and it has continued! Paypal are STILL holding my money and have been for months!! It’s started [...]
Since a month I’ve begun to get a real headaches with Paypal, very disappointed in this firm. First of all, the feedback service is just unbelieably bad, they respond to your emails way too late or dont at all, by phone unreachable or not helpful at all! and this huge issue when they freeze your [...]
ebay has become scum. I’ve been buying and selling on ebay for 10 years. I am happy to say I have a 100% rating on over 145 transactions. Suddenly, with no better reason than “we’ve just started doing this” they put a 21 day hold on money I receive from a sale. They probably just [...]
We cannot retrieve funds form our paypal account as we are non-US. They claimed we could get a check for the funds after 45 days and this was a special case and when we requested a check we were told they had no idea as to what we were talking about. We have over US$16,000 [...]
Well PayPal froze my money for NO reason TWICE !!!!!! Once when thier new policies came into play, second time after i upgraded my account to a business acount. (yeah I know doesnt make any effn sence) My feedback is 100 percent, NEVER had a case ever!! Plus the icing on the shiz samich is [...]
I had a claim against me for some jewelry that I sold on ebay. The buyer won three items and decided they didn’t want the merchandice so they filed a claim. My money was immediatly confiscated through paypal and refunded to this person before I ever had a chance to say anything about it. The [...]
I just got the notice that thet from now on they will put a hold on any incoming payments for 21 days ,but they “might” release sooner if I get a good feedback . I have a problem with my legs and need this money as soon as the item sells just to eat and [...]
I have been humming along (fairly) unscathed. I sold a few hundred dollars worth of items in the last 7 days. Received money as usual without incident. Shipped items immediately. Posted all the shipping crap to the paypal site. Last night, without warning a late payer (2nd chance auction) pays her item, a whopping $21 [...]
I was happily selling on ebay 100% seller approval rating sold nearly $1000 of goods in November 2010, and I got scammed by a man in Germany who ordered a $180 leather skirt from me worth retail $1500. He had wanted to only pay $150 I should have been suspicious but he did not have [...]
On December 21, 2012 PayPal froze my account. I was doing my christmas shopping for my son and the next thing I know, my funds are frozen for no apparent reason. Needless to say, this irresponsible act greatly affected my family and I. Even worst, when I called PayPal I was treated like a criminal. [...]
I’m under payment holds because I used eBay. I sold a few toys, shipped, received excellent feedback; 100% positive. But because I only gave a few transactions I’m considered a risk. Now I’ve done graphic work, emailed the files and been paid, but I can’t get my money because of the hold. They said if [...]
Paypal froze my account after I sold about $600 worth of stuff on ebay, I managed to get some of it into my bank account but there is still like 250 bucks and I cant get it. Now they want me to prove I posted the items, but they froze my account like 24 hours [...]
I’m an ebay seller and since they have put holds on payments, I’m having problems keeping up with shipping costs and from there, they wait till the package is delivered and 3 days after that, release the money and then it takes 3-4 business days to get it to your account. It’s to much, plus [...]
I have had money frozen in one of my PayPal accounts since October 2011 because I dared to attempt to change the name on the account to accord with that on the US checking account from which I had drawn the money. I have sent proof of my name by FAX and email to PayPal, [...]
paypal froze my account with $2100.00 in it and I cant even pay my bills now. I had to use my credit to pay my rent this month.. I am falling apart, I need help. please, I am going through a nervous break down, paypal doesnt even have an ounce of compassion. It doesn’t matter [...]
I recently paid for an item (not e-Bay) the seller contacted me and said he misrepresented the item and offered to refund my money. I accepted his offer and he refunded the money promptly. Paypal then put a hold on the funds. I contacted the seller. The $120 was withdrawn from my account, the refund [...]
the 21 day hold thing is ridiculous. my girlfriends account is fairly new.. she has sold around about 3000 dollars worth of stuff, and has about 67 or so positive feedback… all the feedback is good… and she still has the 21 day hold.. its irritating.. my acccount is good to get instant payments, but [...]
After many years of outstanding history with both eBay and PayPal I find my account balance on hold yet again because of some new policy that PayPal has put into place. I have a 100% feedback on eBay and never had an issue with PayPal but yet they still hold my money every time I [...]
I signed up for Paypal Merchant Services August 27, 2011, since I was a new Merchant they told me they would take 30% of my credit card charge amounts and put them in a rolling reserve and after 90 days they would begin releasing amounts back into my account and after 90 days they would [...]
I sold 4 items on Ebay, Shipped them out, then as soon as funds were available, my account was “frozen.” Said it will take up to 45 days to review. WTF????!!!! I was supposed to be using the money earned from the auctions to purchase textbooks for next semester. Now what am I supposed to [...]
I needed funds to send the item to a customer who had bought the item. The customer paid in the postage to the paypal account i had set up – paypall refused to allow me those funds to send the item with, insisting i pay for postage again. Then they would decide to release the [...]
I recently sold an item which was paid for via paypal, and picked up in person the day after the auction. Auction was listed as pick up only, no shipping. Paypal has frozen the funds for 21 days. Buyer left me positive feedback. They say since there is no tracking #, that I have to [...]
With Fee-bay and Pay-more for 8 years+, recently received an email saying that they were holding my money for 21 days or more before they pay. The funniest thing is that they expect me to ship my item out. I have a 100% score too. Not a big seller, because of Fee-bay and Paymore’s policies, [...]
Give me my money! I sold stuff on ebay because i have NO money. so you know…i don’t even have money to ship the items. Fortunately all my buyers have been considerate when i told them this. I had $2 total in my bank account and BAM…paypal charges me $10 and I get a $35 [...]
I’ve got 100% feedback, approx 94 feedback left. Paypal continue to hold funds in pending, including postage paid by buyers for items. I am not a merchant and am selling items to help me get through hard times and am having to spend money I cannot afford for postage. When I buy an item I [...]
these so called people are nothing but a bunch of scum bags every time i have made a sale on feebay my fundz are held for at least 3 weeks and so thats fine but i have raquested that i receive interest on the funds that are being held and all i get is a [...]
I do not understand after over 100% positive feedback and 125 positive comments on my ebay account and over 3 years how my paypal can be restricted and they hold the customers entire payment including shipping, the costs I need to ship are HELD!!! They expect you to pay the shipping cost out of our [...]
Paypal are holding over $6000 of mine over a 3 month period connecting it to me making to many eBay sales. They are not FDIC insured I want this to stop they have no right to hold my business to ransom by doing this. I can’t use any other method of payment for my buyers [...]
I have a 100% approval on Ebay along with 5 stars. I spoke to a rep at Paypal who told me my account would be reviewed. He could not tell me why my account was put into this hold policy and tried his best to justify this by telling me that the number of feedback [...]
I do online accounting for people who have problems in finding a partner, so to say relationship counseling. I usually coach them in discovering what they are looking for in a partner, how to describe it and help them through setting up date profiles and such. I charge for the hour and never had any [...]
my Paypal account has a “21 day hold” placed on payments, meaning they want me to pay shipping out of pocket. this hold was placed on my account, overnight, without warning. my overall feedback is 750+, I’ve had 1 negative in the last 2 years. ALL of my seller dashboard ratings are 4.7 or higher. [...]
Out of the blue I received an email from PayPal stating that I represent higher risk to them and they will hold my funds for 21 days. I’ve not had any negative feedback and the only return I ever had I refunded no questions asked. This is insulting, I’m not a big seller but I [...]
Been conducting business via Paypal for over 8 years. Sales transactions, website fees, purchases, and I have promoted Paypal actively during that time. Positive reviews and comments and so on. During that time I had no problems. I maintained a “no questions asked, refund policy” and never had a problem. Suddenly Paypal began withholding MY [...]
paypal has frozen my funds wants me to send invoices of my goods,To make sure we are sending out the goods,Feedback wiil tell paypal all this.Which I did and still want more details.So it stops me selling on Ebay. Going to cancel all Card and bank account to do with Ebay. Just go into monthly [...]
eBay and PayPal changed their policy a few months ago saying you could not withdraw funds until 21 days after the auction or until you received positive feedback from the buyer (whichever came sooner). This was under the guise of protecting buyers from unscrupulous sellers. In November, I sold an item and immediately received positive [...]
We are a web store and don’t even sell on ebay, we were just using Paypal as an alternative credit card acceptance method. Everything was processing smoothly until a few days ago when, even though we have never had a chargeback or a customer complaint and have always met all Paypal requirements, Paypal notified us [...]
So far, they have started holding my payments for a couple weeks before releasing them to me. When I first started selling on Ebay about a year ago, they didn’t hold my money, and now that I have a small track record (100% positive, not a complaint) they start holding my money… and I only [...]
First was eBay now Paypal they are holding my money for no reason, ebay did for a full month now payPal they just told me that for a month to but i just call them to see if they can take that of sooner but instead they just added 17 days more to the hold [...]
Sold an item on ebay a few years ago and attempted to use PayPal to receive funds. Buyer made payment and funds were IMMEDIATELY WITHDRAWN from his bank account. Afterwards, I was informed that my account funding was limited to $500/month, so I could not receive the full payment. I reversed the transaction, and the [...]
I have 2 companies working. We receive payments by paypal. First company: 10,000 USD held + 10% of every new order for 60 days. Second company: Today 5,000 USD held + 10% of every new order for 60 days. If our profit is not more than 15% how the hell they want we can support [...]
I was informed that I must pay higher rates and my funds held for 21 days. My feedback on EBAY is 99.8. I have been considered a quality seller and have over 4,000 transactions over 10+ years. All my selling indicies are near perfect. I believe they are playing a game to get short term [...]
Ebay/Paypal is now up to scamming sellers to keep them from obtaining power level to save them money. I have been selling on ebay for 10 years with feedback of 99.7, and no open cases. Recently ebay sent me an email notice stating that 2 buyers tried to file a complaint of item not received [...]
paypal is collecting interest off my money they have frozen because some id10t at ebay says that if you are below seller standards they can hold your money, wow i am a 100% positive rateing, so what gives ebay and paypal the right to hold your money on an item that belongs to you that [...]
We are a small antique dealer which does most of our sales on ebay. I have been a seller for 7 yrs and WITH a paypal account. Recently paypal froze all of our funds stating that they do random scam prevention and that this will eventually happen to every one, that we did nothing wrong, [...]
They froze a non-profit account that I am in charge of just because I am a director for another non-profit and that account had some fraud charges sent to it as donations to that non-profit. Those charges where disputed by use in order to protect our account and good name, yet they still froze that [...]
Dear Sir / Madam, Withdrawn to: ICICI (India) x-3531 (Unique Transaction ID #0VV6165295652390S) PayPal balance was automatically withdrawn on 22-Sep-2011. Conversion from: -$580.57 USD Conversion to: Rs.27,397.09 INR Withdrawn to: ICICI (India) x-3531 (Unique Transaction ID #1DD96672W01844641) on 30-Sep-2011. PayPal balance was automatically withdrawn Conversion from: -$287.70 USD Conversion to: Rs.13,593.39 INR Total Rs.40990.48 I [...]
I’ve ebayed for years, but only sold my first items on ebay in June 2010. My 6 items sold immediately and I shipped the goods and received very positive feedback from my buyers. My paypal account was years old, too and I have used it over the years to purchase things. It was set up [...]
I have both personal and business paypal\ebay accounts and having uped my game I am now selling more and what is considered “high risk” items such as used mobile phones (personal) and computer components (personal and business) PayPal placed a 21 day hold on my business account on the 4th October and today, 4th November [...]
I have had a paypal account for 3 years, I am just NOW getting an email and account freeze on a “supposed” acct linked to me from over 3 years ago, which by the way was fraudulently made with MY info. First they said my acct has “limited access” until it is resolved, which they [...]
they put a hold on my account for 21 days I need this money just like everyone else. I bought the product sold the product and now paypal can hold my money to inncur interest on there part. Ive got a 100% positive feedback and have been selling on ebay for years. To me they [...]
Ebay and Paypal, are breaking FEDERAL laws. I too am effected by this CRIME eBay and Paypal, are doing by withholding funds for 21 days. I have filed a report with the Federal Trade Commission @ 1-877-382-4357. They have asked me to urge MORE people to call them and file a case against eBay and [...]
I am a small seller on Ebay. After I listed about 15-30 items and had over $350.00 in my paypal account, they froze the account and told me that because I was not an consistent seller that they would put a hold on my funds. They expect me to pay out of pocket to mail [...]
I have sold on ebay for over 7 years and never had one negative feedback. Just recently paypal has alerted me that they have instituted a 21 day hold on funds received. No explanation given except the generic email that they hold funds from sellers that display x, y, and z properties. Nothing in my [...]
I’m located in New Jersey and a former member a class action suit re: PayPal, so not too much has to be said, I’m totally familiar with PayPal and their RICO behavior. I have a small refund due me which for all the usual reason’s I cannot access. The vendor who sent me the refund is [...]
Obviously PayPal’s latest gimmick of withholding funds from eBay vendors is an indication of more serious problems at PayPal itself. These actions by PayPal are arbritary, totally unjustifiable and, quite probably illegal. Because PayPal is not a bank, they do not come under Federal Banking Regulations and can pretty well do what ever they can [...]
In an effort to hold funds for 21 days, paypal sent this email despite my having a pristine record of only positive feedback: We’re writing to let you know about a change to your PayPal account. Starting 9/7/2011, money from payments you receive will be placed in a pending balance for up to 21 days. [...]
I sold my Xoom 3G on Ebay. The individual who purchased the device lives 15 minutes from my house and after paying through PayPal as required picked up the device that evening. I have written documentation with his personal information including a copy of his NJ drivers license. The receipt has his signature indicating that [...]
I have already sent two e-mails to the heads of both Paypal and eBay regarding this matter (jdonahoe@ebay.com and sthompson@paypal.com). Due to the fact that neither has responded to me, I reported PayPal to the Federal Trade Commission yesterday for theft and fraud. My next step will be to report PayPal to the Better Business [...]
I have been buying and selling on Ebay off and on since 2006. Recently I decided to sell a couple of items. The first two transactions went through with no problem. My funds were available immediately. At the time I still had 5 items for sale. I received a email from PayPal letting me know [...]
A seller notifies ebay of delayed delivery and paypal instantly creates debit balance in my paypal account. The buyer doesn’t notify ebay/paypal of the item’s delivery on the day after his complaint and other transactions cannot be made from my account. The negative balance stays even though I notify paypal of the delivery and seller [...]
Paypal decided to place a 21 day hold on my funds. The 1st time I called and was told that this hold is a new policy that applies to everyone and because I am fairly new it applies to me. I have had my e-bay/paypal account for over 5 years. 2nd call about the hold [...]
Similar to many in this post, paypal decided to place a hold on releasing my funds for 21days after I recently sold six items – all to happy customers! I’ve issued a total of two refunds in the past 8 years and have 100% feedback. I maintain a ‘no hassle return policy’ for clothing if [...]
I Received an email from Paypal stating that ”I am a higher than average risk”, and that Paypal will now apparently be holding all of my financial transactions for 21 days. I called and spoke with a Paypal representative, and he informed me that this is happening because I do not provide Paypal with a tracking number when I [...]
Ebay really needs to find a different funding institution besides Paypal, or I will no longer use their auction service. I sold a phone using Ebay, and it was succesfully delivered to the customer. At this point, my funds still haven’t been released. I was orginally told that PayPal would hold the funds for 45 days, now [...]
In January 2011 PayPal froze all funds in my account (about $20k). After giving them the proprietary and confidential information they demanded about my business, they released about half of the funds in my account. I have never had a complaint or dispute against me. According to the terms of use, they can only holds [...]
I received an email from paypal that informed me that i would be restricted from transferring any money from my account for 3 weeks, but that in the event of my selling an item on ebay i was required to send the goods off immediatly. As I have never had a complaint from a customer [...]
I commute between the UK and Spain, and when I lent a family member some money we agreed that it would be repayed in installments. We decided to use PayPal’s personal transfer scheme, highly promoted as charge free and trouble free. The first instalment was paid, and when I wanted it transfered to my Spanish bank [...]
On 03/23/11 I received payments for several sales totaling $120.00. On 03/24/11 I transferred $160.00 from my bank account to my PayPal account. On 03/25/11 I purchased an item for $163.00. However, apparently none of the money from the sales or the deposit had cleared. This included my $160.00 deposit from my banking account, which I was told by PayPal [...]
PayPal has placed $50,000.00 of my money into what they call a “reserve.” There was no warning or notification sent to me regarding this until after the fact. I got a letter from “Bryan” in the Risk Management department about 2 minutes after it happened, but he’s not available to talk to when I call. [...]
Paypal decided they need to contact my buyer to verify he was happy with my service. No good reason what so ever, and they are very unapologetic about it. My buyer is not easy to reach, and the money I worked for and earned is being held from me for who knows how long. The [...]
We posted 5 items on E-bay to sell, and one sold within 2 days. Having done business this way in the past, we shipped the merchandise after receiving the payment. The customer was satisfied with his purchase and we thought things were going well and excited to continue in this venue. Then we received an [...]
As I must await the release of funds from PayPal at some arbitrary point in time in the future (i.e.: return ownership to me), I am going to use the time to offer observations on their policies which may be of benefit to new sellers. Looks like I ‘may’ be here up to 21 days. [...]
I opened my first PayPal account 9 years ago and have always had 100% feedback. I opened another PayPal account recently with the same bank account number as the first. Even after a 9 year perfect record, PayPal refuses to cross reference the two accounts to prove my good standing with them for all these years. [...]
I used to think the world of Paypal, but I have changed my thinking. Every transacation I make (and that is very few) Paypal holds it because the item hasn’t been shipped or a customer hasn’t left feedback. I spoke to a representative at Paypal and explained to her that we, as sellers, cannot make [...]
I sold a laptop on ebay, just to realize that PayPal is holding the funds for 21 days. I have never had this problem before?? You would think that there would have been a disclaimer or some kind of notice given before I listed the laptop for sale. I am very disappointed with PayPal holding [...]
On the 19th of September, Paypal informed me that they were holding a payment of £13.90 from one of my customers. When I asked why they were holding the payment, the representative said it was because of a query linked to my customers bank account. When I contacted the customer, she claimed she knew nothing [...]
Since it has been free to list auctions on eBay lately, I have been selling a lot of unwanted clutter (I have a 6 month old and it is about to be Christmas, so needed the space). Over the past week I have sold ten to fifteen items on ebay. Everything has gone through smoothly, my [...]
I decided to use Paypal to buy some airline tickets, which I was purchasing through an online travel agaent. During the transaction, after leaving the Paypal screen and returning to the travel agents site, I received a message saying that the agent couldn’t confirm the ticket availability. So the transaction was cancelled. A subsequent email [...]
I sold some items on ebay for $611.95 plus 20.00 for the shipping charges. The buyer payed through paypal, and paypal put a 21 day hold on the money until the item shipped and was received by the buyer. So i shipped the items as quickly as possible, and they were received by the buyer [...]
On May 3, 2010 I received an e-mail from PayPal telling me that from now on the payments I received from my e-bay auctions would be held for up to 21 days. I was to provide PayPal with tracking info and receive satisfactory feedback before they would begin to review the transaction and then release [...]
I listed a tanning bed on ebay and it sold for $510.00, that was 5 days ago. The person who bought it came to my house and picked it up 3 days ago. They paid through PayPal. The problem is that this was the first time they had purchased from ebay and they are really [...]
I hate paypal and Ebay. I sold a laptop and, because it was a bank holiday weekend, did not want to send it until tuesday to make sure it was received. I sent the laptop on Wednesday morning, and PayPal withheld the funds as “item not recieved”. This ended up with me negative feedback for non payment of an item in Ebay [...]
