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@twistedquilter wrote:   @fjp800 wrote: @twistedquilter wrote: I've been posting along as we go on this policy.  For those who are keeping up with the posts, you can go back  and read to see all of the times I called Paypal and I posted all of the convoluted answers I was given.  One of the answers was, "Well, all accounts are reviewed monthly."  Like I said in  my posts, I've always had 100% feedback and the best on my seller dashboard.  I pulled all of my ebay listings when Paypal started this and I have not listed anything yet.   I took out all of the money I had in my Paypal account as soon as the "hold" was released last month.  I got an email from them yesterday saying the hold policy had been taken off my account - well, I guess so since I took all of the money out!   I am going to list just a few - three or four items this weekend to check it out.  When I receive the buyers' payments I'll see if they slap that hold back on - it will be interesting.  I'll report back to let everyone know.  Good for you!!! No longer holding your money..But you never know... They may begin holding your money again..  One other thing.. They actually said that they reeive all the accounts monthly????  Really two million+ accounts are checked monthly???????????????????? I know...I can't imagine how they could do that.  We'll see what happens after I list these few items as a test!   I do not know what is wrong with the management at PayPal... I think they are woring in a vacume. One would expect that, with so many unhappy sellers, they would revamp the hold policy..  ... View more

@twistedquilter wrote: I've been posting along as we go on this policy.  For those who are keeping up with the posts, you can go back  and read to see all of the times I called Paypal and I posted all of the convoluted answers I was given.  One of the answers was, "Well, all accounts are reviewed monthly."  Like I said in  my posts, I've always had 100% feedback and the best on my seller dashboard.  I pulled all of my ebay listings when Paypal started this and I have not listed anything yet.   I took out all of the money I had in my Paypal account as soon as the "hold" was released last month.  I got an email from them yesterday saying the hold policy had been taken off my account - well, I guess so since I took all of the money out!   I am going to list just a few - three or four items this weekend to check it out.  When I receive the buyers' payments I'll see if they slap that hold back on - it will be interesting.  I'll report back to let everyone know.  Good for you!!! No longer holding your money..But you never know... They may begin holding your money again..  One other thing.. They actually said that they reeive all the accounts monthly????  Really two million+ accounts are checked monthly???????????????????? ... View more

@ffpmtb wrote: This is Total BS!!!!!!!!!! I have been a Paypal member and Ebay member since 2004 100% feed back! Sold my Iphone so i could upgrade to the 4 and whammy, guess what hold on funds! I understand that theirs a lot of fraud going around these days, but im no crook or I wouldn't have a 100% feedback rating!!!!!!!!!! I have called paypal several times this week on this matter and have been lied to everytime, first it was soon as you ship item funds will be released, guess what, Its been shipped, and funds still lock down, next they tell me once he receives the item funds will be released. I called back today and they tell me once item is received and after three days funds will be released. I will believe it when I see it!!!!!!! Its **bleep** that a company you have trusted for so long treats you like a freakin CROOK!!!!! Never again PAYPUNK!!!!!   Just Sayin! My experience is that they keep the funds past the three days.. I checked and found payments which where held in excess of five days after PayPal received confirmation of the deliveries.  When I called PayPal, I was told it was just an overshight on their part...:( ... View more

@bcaa8ra wrote: Just got off the phone with PayPay about the funds hold. She ackowleded that I have a seller since 1999, no negative feedback, not 1 single chargeback, but that is their NEW POLICY. All I could say is I have a new policy. I CANCELLED MY OTHER 2 AUCTIONS, I AM DONE AS A EBUYER!!       Don't blame you.. I am presently trying out eBid. ... View more

@Bobshobbyshop wrote: As I said before, I have been an E-bay Power Seller for 12 years. I asked my accountant to get some figures for me. For the last 12 years I have paid $51,486.96 in E-bay and Pay Pal fees!! Now, they have deemed me to be "Below Standard" and a "Risk Seller" so that MY money has to be held for 21 days to make sure people get the item (Like I'm not going to send it) and they are satisfied (I have a 99.5% Positive Feedback Rating!) I have said it before, E-Bay does not care about the sellers anymore, even though THEY are the ones keeping them in business! I am now listing on E-Bid.net and Onlineauctions.com. They have a much better fee structure. Yes, they are not as big as E-Bay, but if enough people start switching, they will be! Even the people who are writing in on this thread would be enough! I have sent e-mails out to all the people who bought from me on E-Bay letting them know about what is happening and you would not believe the comments I have received back! People are shocked that this is happening! They are all for the change over to the new auction sites. We can complain all we want about this, but the plain and simple fact is that E-Bay does not care!! Here are Two Things that you can do. First of all Send a Letter to the president of E-Bay. NOT and E-Mail, but an actual paper letter. Here is the address Jeffery D Jordan E-Bay Inc. 2145 Hamilton Avenue San Jose, CA. 95125 Figure out how much money you have paid E-Bay and Pay Pal in fees and include that. Let them know you are no longer going to continue listing on E-Bay until they change this ridiculous policy. We need to show them how much money they will loose. This may not help at all because I really don't think they care! The other thing to do is start listing on another site like E-Bid or OnlineAuctions.  Here is a link to help you http://online-auction-sites.toptenreviews.com/   None of this may help though because I cannot help but think that someone in E-Bay is reading the threads like this! You would think they would respond. Good Luck to everyone. I am in the same boat as your are... 99.9% possitive feedback.. But I am deemed below standard becasue I ad profit into the shipping.... Great ideas regarding the letter and E.Bid.  I will give it a shot... Thanks for the info. ... View more

@Djten wrote: @fjp800 wrote:   I agree.. But, like it or not, PayPal has a VERY STRONG footing with e-bay buyers... Buyers are more likely to make a purchase if they see they can use PayPal... And that is the rub... I would love to see another company develop a viable alternative for buyers to use other than PayPal... Then sellers will have some real leverage over PayPal. __________________________________________________________     Right but there's another rub: there are other auction sites that do use PayPal but they do not issue the 21-day hold policy. At least I haven't heard of them doing so.They somehow are allowed to operate independently from eBay in that regard. Also many other businesses accept PayPal and not just online ones either. So the other rub is that like many powerhouse businesses, these people are very smart.   You are correct. But the difference is that PayPal and E-Bay are under the same corporate operation.  They are not independent companies.  Thus, they do what benifits both companies by withhold funds for up to 21 days. ... View more

@KJDFGHRTIOWERUW wrote: Ever since ebay bought paypal, things have gone downhill. This holding funds for 21 days will go on untill you have at least 100 positive feedbacks from ebay. Thanks a bunch of crap if I ever heard one! I have no idea why paypal changed this policy in 2009 but it's situations like this that caused us to create corporate "monopoly" laws. Paypal has now become just another way for ebay to take more of our money. A percent of each sale goes to ebay and then a percent goes to paypal, too. That's paying ebay twice!  Untill paypal figures out how to secure thier funds WITHOUT holding back the shipping people have paid, it is almost certainly a waste of time, money and energy to use paypal for any transactions in the future. I agree.. But, like it or not, PayPal has a VERY STRONG footing with e-bay buyers... Buyers are more likely to make a purchase if they see they can use PayPal... And that is the rub... I would love to see another company develop a viable alternative for buyers to use other than PayPal... Then sellers will have some real leverage over PayPal. ... View more

@KJDFGHRTIOWERUW wrote: I was told SPECIFICLY by paypal, that the "21 day hold" BS would not happen to me once I recieved 100 positive feedbacks so they really have no right to hold your money! It seems to me that the PayPal reps tell different things to sellers... Fact and Fiction. ... View more

@femsol wrote:     Happy Friday all I just keep finding all kinds of news today about eBay.  Those looking for an Alternative to PayPal should check out this new company set up by VISA to rival PayPal.   http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/06/25/visa-starts-family-friendly-paypal-rival-called-payclick/   or try   http://tinyurl.com/26nbouc   always good to have several options and VISA is large enough to take on PayPal. I checked it out, but it is headquarted in Australia and I believe it is essentially for Buyers.  When you attempt to sign on its asks for an Australian bank account.  It would be great if Visa started a program in the US.  I send an e-mail to Payclick for additional information... Will keep you posted. ... View more

@Djten wrote: @fjp800 wrote:     I see that you are an advisor and I was wondering what qualifies you as an advisor?  How does PayPal choose an advisor  or are you an employee of PayPal?  Thanks Never mind.. I just found out how... I  am now an Advisor too... It depends on the number of posts done..... ______________________________________________________________   Dig this: I never said I was an advisor! Second, I meant what I said on a positive note. Third: and yes, I have not only been on this discussion board since about January but I've also read many of the links posted by people like Femsol and a couple of others. That's how I know things like Louis Viutton suing eBay. And eBay buying PayPal for a billion dollars! That's also how I knowabout countries like India and China not putting up with PayPal's nonsense! And fourth, I don't come off with negetive posts or ridicule anyone like Surplusdealdude and a couple of others who posted the same type of nonsense long before you started posting! And if you go back and read my previuos posts you'll find I make a lot of sense in the things that I say and don't ramble! Fifth, I had a store on eBay and pulled it off because of eBay and PayPal's foolishness, so I know what I'm talking about and I'm very much in the mix, my friend. Sorry to upset you.. It was not my intention.. I was just asking... Shortly afterwards I leaned how one becomes an advisor... If you look under the user ID you will see the word "advisor"  ..PS I agree with you in regards to e-bay and PayPal. 🙂 ... View more