Useless bloody PayPal
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Somebody tried to send me some money. They got a message saying my account was on hold and wouldn't accept funds.
Fearing the worst I log in and sure enough my account is on hold. Why? Because apparently PayPal have changed their User Agreement and you have to accept it.
Naturally, any e-mails I get from 'PayPal' are invariably spoofs and get binned.
So I find their User Agreement, and scan the bollox which is no doubt entirely tilted in their favour but you have no choice but to accept it (I wish I could run a business like that). I'm looking for a button that says 'Accept'. Nowt.
I can find NO WAY whatsoever to accept their poxy Agreement and have to mail their helpdesk.
Still waiting. Useless, useless bastards.
Fearing the worst I log in and sure enough my account is on hold. Why? Because apparently PayPal have changed their User Agreement and you have to accept it.
Naturally, any e-mails I get from 'PayPal' are invariably spoofs and get binned.
So I find their User Agreement, and scan the bollox which is no doubt entirely tilted in their favour but you have no choice but to accept it (I wish I could run a business like that). I'm looking for a button that says 'Accept'. Nowt.
I can find NO WAY whatsoever to accept their poxy Agreement and have to mail their helpdesk.
Still waiting. Useless, useless bastards.
Tried Explorer, no different.
I can click on the User Agreement page and read it until I'm blue in the face (or fall asleep) but I can't see how to agree to it.
I can put Case no PP-145-317-893 into the Disputes Console and it says it can't find it.
W4nkers!
PayPal said:
Why is my account access limited?
Your account access has been limited for the following reason(s):
25 Feb. 2006: Access to your account has been limited because you have declined the new User Agreement. To restore full access to your account please accept the new User Agreement.
(Your case ID for this reason isPP-145-317-893.)
I can click on the User Agreement page and read it until I'm blue in the face (or fall asleep) but I can't see how to agree to it.
I can put Case no PP-145-317-893 into the Disputes Console and it says it can't find it.
W4nkers! 
Absolute robbin barstards.
They're fine up until the point you get you get any sort of problem.
Someone used a hooky credit card on me once and they froze my account, they requested me to fax through copies of bank statements and credit card statements, also photopies of my driving licence and/or passport to 'verify' my ID.
Right.
Told them where to shove their account, had to wait 6 months before my frozen funds were released to my bank account. Never again.
Avoid paypal like a hooker with gonorrhea, syphilis and crabs.
They're fine up until the point you get you get any sort of problem.
Someone used a hooky credit card on me once and they froze my account, they requested me to fax through copies of bank statements and credit card statements, also photopies of my driving licence and/or passport to 'verify' my ID.
Right.
Told them where to shove their account, had to wait 6 months before my frozen funds were released to my bank account. Never again.
Avoid paypal like a hooker with gonorrhea, syphilis and crabs.
Same happened to me..
Lost every penny (£130) from a mobile purchased my some miserable scum with a Stolen Credit Card.
Had to pay £130 plus about £25 in fees for the
s to 'fight my case'
Got an email back which basically said 'Sorry, can't be arsed arguing with the credit card company. Give me the money and an extra fee for our excellent (
) service and feck off. I know you have got no mobile phone now and some theiving git has made off with it but I don't care, you are just one of our millions of members and it makes no difference to us.'
One member of a seriously flawed, unfair system which supposedly protects the seller.
Lost every penny (£130) from a mobile purchased my some miserable scum with a Stolen Credit Card.
Had to pay £130 plus about £25 in fees for the
s to 'fight my case' Got an email back which basically said 'Sorry, can't be arsed arguing with the credit card company. Give me the money and an extra fee for our excellent (
) service and feck off. I know you have got no mobile phone now and some theiving git has made off with it but I don't care, you are just one of our millions of members and it makes no difference to us.' One member of a seriously flawed, unfair system which supposedly protects the seller.
Didn't realise you can ring them up... had to wait a few minutes on hold but then got it resolved quickly.
As so often with internet-only sites written by geeks, not every action is immediately obvious; the resoluion centre did not link to any way of resolving the dispute!
Anyway, all back now and at least you can ring them up - try that with eBay!
As so often with internet-only sites written by geeks, not every action is immediately obvious; the resoluion centre did not link to any way of resolving the dispute!
Anyway, all back now and at least you can ring them up - try that with eBay!
simpo two said:So PayPal have modelled their business on the current government then.
Funny how the scammers get away with it and the honest people get screwed...
Edit: Talking of which, I wish someone would have the balls to tell PayPal that they look like a bank, act like a bank and therefore should be treated like a bank and be regulated & made accountable.
>> Edited by JonRB on Thursday 2nd March 11:07
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