PayPal Admits Holding Transactions as Normal Procedure
I had to spend almost an hour on the phone to straighten out a problem with PayPal and I don’t even use PayPal!
Recently a seller from an auction site where I had purchased a 0.99 item (+ 1.00 for shipping and handling) contacted me to tell me that his PayPal account had been limited because of my transaction. This made no sense to me as I did not pay with PayPal funds but had paid with a bank debit card. Furthermore the funds had cleared my bank about a week before this happened! I replied to the seller and told them that I didn’t pay with a PayPal account but had used a debit card. The seller replied back that PayPal had informed him that I must call them to get the transaction released and to free up his account.
I went to PayPal’s website to search for a phone number so I could call and see what was going on. They make it very difficult if you don’t have a PayPal account. Even after I got someone on the phone they asked me for my PayPal account email and the last 4 digits of my card associated with it several times even though I kept saying I don’t have PayPal. The rep tried talking me into getting an account. I told him that I wasn’t interested and I didn’t call for a sales spiel but just wanted to get some problems straightened out with someone I had made a purchase from. Read more of this Article
PayPal Horror Stories Holds and a Lawsuit
If you do some searching there are tons of PayPal nightmare stories just like this one (This is a real story):
“I had my PayPal account closed recently. I had the account for about 12 years and had never done one thing against policy or rules. My wife responded to a company to do drop shipping and she got scammed out of hundreds of dollars. PayPal closed my account just because we had the same address! Each of us maintains our own bank accounts and have separate computers and have for years. She did no wrong and she was shut down by PayPal in addition to her being scammed. AND PayPal closed my account when there were 0 infractions in my account – just because they noted the mailing address.
The both of us have talked to PayPal on the phone numerous times. We have been told conflicting information and have been treated very rudely by most PayPal reps – although several were very polite and tried to feign being helpful. In the end there is no recourse. Today I was literally told – “You are welcome to look around for another payment processor…” The bottom line is that they do not care. I told the guy on the phone today that he was just doing his job and watching the clock for his breaks and quitting time and had no real concern for me at all. Read more of this Article
Create Your Own Webpage At Squidoo For Free
Have you ever thought about getting your own webpage? With Squidoo you can have your own webpage up and running within minutes and it is absolutely free.
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Squidoo is setup to make it quick and easy for anyone to create their own webpage. Your Squidoo Lens, as the pages are called, can be about whatever interests you. Write about your favorite hobby, celebrities, music, politics or whatever you are passionate about. There is no limit to how many lenses you can create.
Squidoo users who create lenses are referred to as lensmasters. As a lensmaster you will have access to lots of easy to use and customizable tools to create and organize your lens. You can add YouTube videos, photos, Google Maps, blog RSS feeds, a guest book and much more right from your control panel. You don’t have to know anything about HTML or coding, but if you like you can also use basic HTML to make your content stand out or to place hyperlinks to external pages that might be of interest to your visitors. Read more of this Article
