Comments on: Paypal Locked Me Out Of My Own Account. http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/03/07/paypal-locked-me-out-of-my-own-account/ A place to discuss money...for the rest of us. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:09:30 -0500 hourly 1 By: steve powers http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/03/07/paypal-locked-me-out-of-my-own-account/comment-page-1/#comment-33343 steve powers Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:54:25 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/03/07/paypal-locked-me-out-of-my-own-account/#comment-33343 PayPal locked the account out of nowhere, now asking for credit check, bank statement, utility bill, photo id, and more! 9/10 of the people who work there are inconsiderate and condescending. I was researching PayPal alternatives and found that I can use ProPay on eBay, but as I went to sign up, I found that eBay locked my account until PayPal gets what they want. So actually there is no alternative to PayPal because if you don’t agree with what they want, they will lock your entire business, eBay and all. Maybe you haven’t had issues with PayPal. Maybe you don’t care about giving your personal information to the world risking identity theft and a potentially totalitarian state. But I assure you, eventually they will lock your account too and ask for the same private information. PayPal does not even have a brick and mortar building for me to walk into, why in the world is my photo id necessary? Oh yeah, and today the representative called PayPal a “financial institution” – F that, in my eyes they are just a WEBSITE, not a BANK. PayPal locked the account out of nowhere, now asking for credit check, bank statement, utility bill, photo id, and more! 9/10 of the people who work there are inconsiderate and condescending. I was researching PayPal alternatives and found that I can use ProPay on eBay, but as I went to sign up, I found that eBay locked my account until PayPal gets what they want. So actually there is no alternative to PayPal because if you don’t agree with what they want, they will lock your entire business, eBay and all.

Maybe you haven’t had issues with PayPal. Maybe you don’t care about giving your personal information to the world risking identity theft and a potentially totalitarian state. But I assure you, eventually they will lock your account too and ask for the same private information.

PayPal does not even have a brick and mortar building for me to walk into, why in the world is my photo id necessary? Oh yeah, and today the representative called PayPal a “financial institution” – F that, in my eyes they are just a WEBSITE, not a BANK.

]]> By: Stilgherrian · eBay Australia making even fewer friends http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/03/07/paypal-locked-me-out-of-my-own-account/comment-page-1/#comment-26137 Stilgherrian · eBay Australia making even fewer friends Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:17:26 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/03/07/paypal-locked-me-out-of-my-own-account/#comment-26137 [...] PayPal claims their terms of service over-ride them — at paypalsucks.com and screw-paypal.com and here for [...] [...] PayPal claims their terms of service over-ride them — at paypalsucks.com and screw-paypal.com and here for [...]

]]> By: southernbythegraceofgod http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/03/07/paypal-locked-me-out-of-my-own-account/comment-page-1/#comment-25300 southernbythegraceofgod Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:36:36 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/03/07/paypal-locked-me-out-of-my-own-account/#comment-25300 My business account remains locked. After jumping through major hoops with them. They authorized a payment on a paypal account with NO funds. I'm pretty much through with them as you are. In my personal account all monies go out as soon as received. Transferred to much safer BOA. I'll never do real business with the EBAY companies. I posted not long ago about StumbleUpon being an ebay company (I must have been in a black hole when that happened) At anyrate....Paypal blows, Ebay companies by and large are the pits. My business account remains locked. After jumping through major hoops with them. They authorized a payment on a paypal account with NO funds. I’m pretty much through with them as you are. In my personal account all monies go out as soon as received. Transferred to much safer BOA. I’ll never do real business with the EBAY companies. I posted not long ago about StumbleUpon being an ebay company (I must have been in a black hole when that happened) At anyrate….Paypal blows, Ebay companies by and large are the pits.

]]> By: The Happy Rock http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/03/07/paypal-locked-me-out-of-my-own-account/comment-page-1/#comment-25297 The Happy Rock Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:08:28 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/03/07/paypal-locked-me-out-of-my-own-account/#comment-25297 I have been using Google Checkout to accept payments and they have been great. There fees are cheaper to especially on larger payments (2% + $0.20 per transaction) eBay won't ever get on board, but oh well. I have been using Google Checkout to accept payments and they have been great.

There fees are cheaper to especially on larger payments (2% + $0.20 per transaction)

eBay won’t ever get on board, but oh well.

]]> By: Linking Around in Busy Busy Times | Personal Finance Blog by Money Ning http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/03/07/paypal-locked-me-out-of-my-own-account/comment-page-1/#comment-25291 Linking Around in Busy Busy Times | Personal Finance Blog by Money Ning Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:27:51 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/03/07/paypal-locked-me-out-of-my-own-account/#comment-25291 [...] who has a paypal account needs to check out what happened to My Two [...] [...] who has a paypal account needs to check out what happened to My Two [...]

]]> By: david http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/03/07/paypal-locked-me-out-of-my-own-account/comment-page-1/#comment-25290 david Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:44:41 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/03/07/paypal-locked-me-out-of-my-own-account/#comment-25290 Yea, they suck. But they have the most customers and they are easy to use (when they don't lock your money up), so that's why people use them. As for me, I just will never keep more than a few bucks in my account there! Yea, they suck. But they have the most customers and they are easy to use (when they don’t lock your money up), so that’s why people use them. As for me, I just will never keep more than a few bucks in my account there!

]]> By: Weekly Round Up - A New Member, A Milestone, and Free Stuff! http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/03/07/paypal-locked-me-out-of-my-own-account/comment-page-1/#comment-25288 Weekly Round Up - A New Member, A Milestone, and Free Stuff! Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:58:33 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/03/07/paypal-locked-me-out-of-my-own-account/#comment-25288 [...] Two Dollars - Paypal Locked Me Out Of My Own Account. Ohhh… I would be very upset! I only keep them minimum in my PayPal account. The rest goes [...] [...] Two Dollars – Paypal Locked Me Out Of My Own Account. Ohhh… I would be very upset! I only keep them minimum in my PayPal account. The rest goes [...]

]]> By: Jake Stichler http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/03/07/paypal-locked-me-out-of-my-own-account/comment-page-1/#comment-25287 Jake Stichler Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:07:14 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/03/07/paypal-locked-me-out-of-my-own-account/#comment-25287 Yeah - they can freeze money for NO reason, too. I got lucky - a few years back I sold $750 worth of e-gold to somebody for PayPal, and the buyer reversed the charges on me, saying they never got the product. At the time of the incident, it was shortly after PayPal added a new policy banning that sort of transaction, as they didn't like the competition. However, I won my case through them and got my money back because the method the buyer used to reverse the charge was for tangible items only, which e-gold is not. Yeah – they can freeze money for NO reason, too.

I got lucky – a few years back I sold $750 worth of e-gold to somebody for PayPal, and the buyer reversed the charges on me, saying they never got the product. At the time of the incident, it was shortly after PayPal added a new policy banning that sort of transaction, as they didn’t like the competition. However, I won my case through them and got my money back because the method the buyer used to reverse the charge was for tangible items only, which e-gold is not.

]]> By: rambkowalczyk http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/03/07/paypal-locked-me-out-of-my-own-account/comment-page-1/#comment-25286 rambkowalczyk Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:55:18 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/03/07/paypal-locked-me-out-of-my-own-account/#comment-25286 wow, I just did a quick google and discovered that this seems to happen alot. Paypal actually got sued and had to reserve money to pay claims back in 2004. Apparantly their contract says they can freeze money for any reason. wow, I just did a quick google and discovered that this seems to happen alot. Paypal actually got sued and had to reserve money to pay claims back in 2004. Apparantly their contract says they can freeze money for any reason.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/03/07/paypal-locked-me-out-of-my-own-account/comment-page-1/#comment-25285 Patrick Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:56:23 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/03/07/paypal-locked-me-out-of-my-own-account/#comment-25285 Oh. I. Would. Be. Pissed. At least you got everything back... Losing $25k is way over the top! Oh. I. Would. Be. Pissed.

At least you got everything back… Losing $25k is way over the top!

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