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Old 12-06-2005, 08:11 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Paypal holds your money for 180 days!!!

As a seller, I have done many transactions on ebay using Paypal. It is easy for the most part and ebay makes it simple for auction winners to pay using it. Then problem I ran into with Paypal is that if you are selling something they think is "risky", like Xbox 360, they automatically limit your account. Your account is frozen until you can go through a lengthy verification process. I followed this process, except could not provide shipping verification because my auction was for pre-sale of Xbox 360, and would not receive it for a couple of weeks. This is allowed by ebay and Paypal, suppossedly. When I talked to Paypal "customer service" they advised me to refund my buyers to clear my account since I could not prove shipment. I did that. They then informed me that they wanted to "part ways" because I was too big of a risk to them. They informed me they would hold my account for 180 days and then would refund my money. I have over $2600 in my account that I can't get now, even though I have no complaints, or outstanding purchases. They are absolutely horrible to work with, always get new person and never an account review specialist that can actually make a decision. They don't take phone calls!!! Even if my account is restored, since I can now prove I have the Xbox 360s, I will never use Paypal again.
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