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Banned - Failed to manage a dispute resolution
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They once illegally took $6k from me for about 4 months, I still use paypal, I have a 10 year old account that has everything verified and they haven't been awful , but I know I am a special case.
- Nov 8, 2009
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My account was also closed then I leveraged my privilege and battled to get it reopened. I got it back about a year after they closed it but obviously I prefer to pay by credit card. Some people on this forum still religiously use PayPal. They haven't a clue.
aditya113
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- Apr 27, 2021
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I can totally relate to this & am laughing uncontrollably!
Having lost 2 accounts and about $2500 which Paypal took as "damages to paypal". Not sure what they mean by that.
Lesson learnt to never use paypal. Stripe and payoneer are the key!
aditya113
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- Apr 27, 2021
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How did you get it reopened? They don't even tell me the reason on customer support
- Nov 8, 2009
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Long battle. I took an avenue really open to people with a sizeable following.
PayPal is a necessary evil, in some cases, but I also avoid it when possible.
I use Stripe to process on-site payments, and I transfer funds in some cases with Payoneer, but I still have to use PayPal sometimes.
There have been two instances of fraud where PayPal basically supported a seller I was trying to get my money back from.
In one case, the seller clearly had a giant 30-day refund guarantee, where I downloaded their software, and it was clearly installing viruses, but when I made a fraud report, it was like PayPal closed the case as quickly as possible, without refunding the money.
I've probably lost $1.5k just as a result of bad support from PayPal.
The secret is you have to call them on the phone, and dog them every single day like a madman, if you can't get a proper ruling from the online system.
Like a lot of support systems, they make it very tedious to make reports, and then once you do that, it often seems like no one reviews your reports. (LoL)
If I could go back, I'd probably call them on the phone more frequently, and if that didn't work, I'd probably look into making a report with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
A bigger problem than PayPal, though, is just trusting the wrong people, and then trusting that PayPal will protect you against those people.
If there's any doubt... just don't bother making the purchase.
Never spend money that you aren't prepared to lose. (ugly truth of IM)
I use Stripe to process on-site payments, and I transfer funds in some cases with Payoneer, but I still have to use PayPal sometimes.
There have been two instances of fraud where PayPal basically supported a seller I was trying to get my money back from.
In one case, the seller clearly had a giant 30-day refund guarantee, where I downloaded their software, and it was clearly installing viruses, but when I made a fraud report, it was like PayPal closed the case as quickly as possible, without refunding the money.
I've probably lost $1.5k just as a result of bad support from PayPal.
The secret is you have to call them on the phone, and dog them every single day like a madman, if you can't get a proper ruling from the online system.
Like a lot of support systems, they make it very tedious to make reports, and then once you do that, it often seems like no one reviews your reports. (LoL)
If I could go back, I'd probably call them on the phone more frequently, and if that didn't work, I'd probably look into making a report with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
A bigger problem than PayPal, though, is just trusting the wrong people, and then trusting that PayPal will protect you against those people.
If there's any doubt... just don't bother making the purchase.
Never spend money that you aren't prepared to lose. (ugly truth of IM)
kennithupton
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- Oct 19, 2021
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paypal still good with me now
aditya113
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- Apr 27, 2021
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Ahhh. You got lucky! They don't care about small people like me with less than $10-20k balances. Anyways, thanks for the info.
