PayPal????????????

[johnw]

Anyone else having problems with PayPal? They put the money for a sold item into some account that no longer exists and are tasking 7-10 days to get me access to the money. I'm through with those idiots.

Rant off.

[rixchard]

I don't do business with folks who pretend to be a bank but will not follow banking rules and regs

[justincase]

Anyone else having problems with PayPal? They put the money for a sold item into some account that no longer exists and are tasking 7-10 days to get me access to the money. I'm through with those idiots.

Rant off.
About 6 months ago I heard Google was planning to open a PAYPAL like service, but run correctly and FDIC ($100K) insured...

Does anyone know any more about this service???

[nath3an]

About 6 months ago I heard Google was planning to open a PAYPAL like service, but run correctly and FDIC ($100K) insured...

Does anyone know any more about this service???

There are lots of rumors about Google. Almost all of them are just rumors.

Nathan

[Beemerider]

Dropped Payal about three months ago. Friggin' fees and such...

[messenger13]

Paypal is a great, wonderful, and almost perfect way to pay for stuff online. But, as for a means to collect money, it totally SUCKS!!! Unfortunately, if you eBay, you almost HAVE to paypal. Almost...

[mwnahas]

Apparently you are not alone

http://paypalsucks.com/

check it out.

[mwnahas]

Anyone else having problems with PayPal? They put the money for a sold item into some account that no longer exists and are tasking 7-10 days to get me access to the money. I'm through with those idiots.

Rant off.

From paypalsucks.org.

[justincase]

There are lots of rumors about Google. Almost all of them are just rumors.

Nathan
You might be right, but as I remember it…it was on one of those Sunday (or evening) financial shows. So at the time it seemed creditable.

[VikingRider]

I don't do business with folks who pretend to be a bank but will not follow banking rules and regs

Could'nt have said it better myself!

I dumped them 3 yrs ago after they were requiring "more information" from account holders....SS#, Employer, complete financials....

No safeguards on what they do with the information....

Read some horror stories about $250 disputes & PayPal freezing someones bank account with thousands in it....


PayPal :mad:

[S2DOG]

I have used Pay Pal since the day they started. I use a CC I have registered with Pay Pal. Also, Pay Pal is owned by E bay.

I have never once had any problems with them as long as I understood the rules and guidelines. I have also never paid an "un verified" member, which protects you a little more.

As far as banks go, I have had several problems with "B of A" which amount to more than I have ever had with Pay Pal.....

Sorry to hear about your difficulty.... :(

[DaveDragon]

I too have been a PayPal user for years with zero problems to date.

[Beemerider]

As far as banks go, I have had several problems with "B of A" which amount to more than I have ever had with Pay Pal.....

Wow. Different strokes I guess Stu. I love B of A and couldn't get away from Wells Fargo fast enough...

[dshealey]

I have been using PayPal for three years, with only one problem. I used it to pay for an item I got on eBay from my daughter's home in Memphis. They sent me an email (to my home email address) asking me to confirm that I wanted to make the payment, as it was made on a different computer. I did not see that email for about 4 days because I was not home, and my account was frozen. Took me a couple days to get it re-instated and I had to change my password.

At least they stopped payment because of the different source computer, but getting it straightened out was harder than I feel it should have been. I will take that over them allowing the payment unchallanged though!

[CarSalesman]

I've used Paypal for years, with no problems. Like said above, don't use it with another party that isn't verified. If you are a seller, you must ship to the paypal registered address, no exceptions.

Because of the fees, I quit my enhanced Paypal account, and went back to a personal account. That means I can't accept a credit card for items I sell. I can only accept payment from a bank account or existing Paypal balance, but it means I pay NO fees. Occasionally that's an issue with a buyer, but I make it clear in my auctions. Could be its costing me some bidders, but that's my choice.

I would think it reasonable for Paypal to charge fees for credit card transactions, and not for bank account ones, on the same account. They won't do that. If you get a full Paypal account, you pay the fee whenever you collect money, even if paid with a bank account.

The answer is to open a second Paypal account, just for credit card tranactions, when the cost is worth it to you. To do that, you'll need a separate email address, and a separate bank account to link to. The last one may be difficult for some people, but wasn't for me.

[eljeffe]

CCR is going on 6 years using PayPal for credit card processing and we've had zero problems. We even had a member send a payment to an old CCR address payment address, and after 2 phonecalls to PayPal, it was fixed.

[4ridin]

I have a Pay Pal account out of necessity - sometimes there is no other choice and I am buying something that is important to me. When ever given a choice, I will use another method or just forget about the purchase - generally there are other options. I've had problems in the past - I don't consider them to be reputable or concerned about customer service. But to be honest, I don't much like e-bay either. Haven't even looked at the site for several years.

YMMV

Ray

[motorhead]

I signed up for a Paypal account a year or so ago, used it for some E-bay purchases. That was pretty slick !!

Then a few months ago, my account needed accessing for a new purchase.
Was promped for password, Would not take it, Went to password recovery And anwsered all the password protection questions to a T .... My account was frozen stating more info was required. SS#, bank statement, Payroll stub Ect. :p

I never would validate my account when first set up because of the request for banking info ... Now ... *uck em !!!

They still have my active CC number, so what is one to do ???

You can hardly do squat online without paypal :(

Some times you just can't win.

Scott

[RaffyK]

You have to be careful. Make sure it says https://www.paypal.com. That 's' after http is PayPal's secure site. Anything else that opens up that looks like PayPal login and does not have https on the login page is a fraud.