Warning to Paypal users

bum · Post by **bum** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 8:41 pm

Just something I found a minute ago http://www.paypalwarning.com/ . Thought It may be usefull for anyone who makes donations using paypal.

post-it · Post by **post-it** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 9:02 pm

yeah - I know! I got locked-out/frozen about 9 months ago.
. so I just defaulted all of my transactions to CCNow.

jbone · Post by **jbone** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 9:32 pm

Every one of those "anti-PayPal" sites is full of idiots who don't bother to try to understand the site before they join it, and who then complain when they do stupid things or when stuff happens that's their own fault.

Arigatomina · Post by **Arigatomina** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 11:24 pm

Yeah, they seem to be a little...extremist on that site. ^_^; I like this part:

Paypal will eventually insist that a customer begins depositing money through their checking account. This will eventually prove to be a mistake as all chargeback protection through a credit card is then lost, leaving the customer at the mercy of Paypal.

They *do* sent emails regularly - about once a week for me - encouraging people to deposit money through their checking accounts. But it is entirely voluntary. I've used Paypal for over a year, while my mother has been using it for a few years - they've never "insisted" we use a checking account. So we don't.

Still, it's nice to have all the warnings on one site. I wonder why they're so adamant. Are they by chance representing (or being funded by) an alternative business for those who don't want to risk paypal's underhanded dealings?

/if you get locked out, most people/companies who take paypal also accept money orders - check your nearest post office or bank for details

post-it · Post by **post-it** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 11:45 pm

I got my paypal back. it was a card updating thing.

I'll bet that the ones who are complaining about PayPal are the same brat's
that E-bay BARRED from selling!

- just an idea ^_~