How can PayPal get away with what they do

My account has been limited due to the £1900 threshold being met, but even though I have provided all the requested info to lift it, I still cannot access my own money from items I have slavishly put up for sale on ebay to try to earn a crust. According to Paypals own website I [...]

Posted on 16 May 2012 | 10:07 am

Happy buyer files Chargeback and now my account is Frozen

I sold an item for $1,200. The item was shipped, delivered and the buyer was happy. Weeks later, I received an email from PayPal notifying me that the buyer filed a “chargeback”. The reason “unauthorized payment”. After documenting all of the facts that the item was received by the buyer and there were no complaints [...]

Posted on 15 May 2012 | 11:28 am

Someone hijacked my PayPal account and I am treated like a criminal

I’ve had too many bad PayPal/EBay experiences over the years. Even though I’ve done over $200k in eBay/PayPal business; I’m still treated as an annoying bug on the wall. I’ve had my account stolen; password changed; blocked from getting in and meanwhile this same person made a sale than turned into a disputed transaction. This [...]

Posted on 14 May 2012 | 11:34 am

Sold gold coin on eBay, lost coin and money

I recently sold a Gold coin on Ebay for $950.00. The buyer paid me thru Paypal within 2 days and I shipped the item. As soon as the item shipped the buyer filed a chargeback with Paypal claiming the item was never purchased. Paypal immediately put a hold on the $950 and asked that I [...]

Posted on 11 May 2012 | 11:41 am

People are brainwashed thinking Paypal is the only way to pay

I had been selling designer & none used baby clothes on ebay for a couple of years, I was buying the clothes from ebay, I would wash, iron & sell back on ebay, I had no end of problems with paypal, the main trigger was the amount of money going into the account, I was [...]

Posted on 10 May 2012 | 9:45 am

Conversion Warning I Lost Eur 900

Here’s what happened to me recently: I usually successful withdrawing Euro money from Paypal to our Indonesian Rupiah bank account. Last time Paypal cancel it. Worst is they took away almost Eur 900,- from conversion. First they convert Euro to Rupiah then they said transfer is cancelled, so they return back the Rupiah to Euro [...]

Posted on 9 May 2012 | 10:17 am

Paypal limitations cost me my home and business

I don’t have the strength to go into it here and now so I’ll give you the short version. Basically I wanted to update my business name and things went very rotten from there. I’ve had the business account with them for many years and never had a problem. They asked me about a dozen [...]

Posted on 8 May 2012 | 8:53 am

No protection for sellers using Paypal

I sold an item via e-bay and once the payment cleared, send the item immediately via first class, retaining the receipt. The buyer send me an e-mail of thanks, telling me how much he loved the item and thanking me for the speedy delivery. He also gave me great feedback. About 2 weeks later I [...]

Posted on 7 May 2012 | 11:28 am

Proof of return delivery but no refund received

I have never vented online before. This is to all those individuals who use Paypal AUSTRALIA should beware!!!! A month ago, I purchased a Car DVD GPS off of eBay. I won the item and I paid for it. It. On Receipt of the Item I found it contained Fraudulent Software & the unit was [...]

Posted on 4 May 2012 | 11:49 am

Simple name change request turns into nightmare

I used eBay and Paypal for years without a problem, until I decided to change the name on the account. I sent them requests several times over a year, without success. I wanted to change the name of the account to match the name on my credit card. 2 weeks ago, I found a new [...]

Posted on 4 May 2012 | 11:43 am