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I have $75 in my PayPal account. I would like to make a purchase for an item that is above my PayPal SmartConnect limit. About $65 would cover it.    But no matter what I do, I cannot check out using that Balance and SmartConnect. It wants to put everything on my SmartConnect card.    Why am I unable to use my balance? What gives? ... View more

OK, this is beyond frustrating. My claim with a fraudulent seller from iOffer has reached the stupid point. He gave Pay-Pal a FAKE/FALSE tracing number, likely to delay action and allow him enough time to pull his funds and close his bank account.   All Pay-Pal has to do is run the tracking number to see it is not valid.    Pay-Pal now lists this as "Requiring your action" (as in me) but when I log in, there is NOWHERE to actually update the case! Nothing. Nada. Zip! If I do not update the case, it will close automatically.    How am I supposed to update this case if there is no way for me to update the case? I have been trying to figure this out for hours! WTF?!    Can someone please tell me if I have gone mad? ... View more

I have looked and looked and cannot figure this out. I am in the middle of being ripped off, most likely. What I want to do is look up the so called verified member who sol me an item on iOffer and see about his past transactions, reputation, etc.   years ago I knew how to do that but things have changed and I just cannot find out how. Is this still possible?    Thanks ... View more

So what sort of protection, if any, are there with PayPal Smart Connect? Should a seller (from iOffer) send a fake item (fake watch or bag) or not send the item at all and the Smart Connect was used for the purchase, what happens? I am in a situation right now where I know the seller is a fraudster and has pocketed my money, but it is too early to prove it.  I know I will not give Pa-Pal the money on the SmartConnect should I not receive my item. No way. Why would I pay for something I have not received?   So will I be forced to cancel my Pay-Pal account and be done with them? Obviously I'd have to clear my bank info or even close my bank account to prevent Pay-Pal from **bleep**ing me.   Or is there protection against fraud since this is essentially a credit card?  ... View more

I've not figured this out. In the past, say an item is $1,000. I have $200 in my Pay-Pal account. I want to pay using my Pay-Pal Buyer's Credit, but AFTER also using the $200 balance. So $800 credit. But in the past it wants to use all $1000 buying credit and won't let me use my balance.   Is there a way around this? Seems strange to me.  ... View more