you're not alone, and it's not just newbie sellers. I've been a member for 7 years, ebayer for longer. Perfect feedback, no transaction problems, long history, verified bank accounts (multiple ones). They've just decided to freeze my money for 21 days. I've spent hours on the phone since Monday talking with countless first-level agents who just recite the policy over and over, and 3 supervisors. The first 2 said nothing in my account should have triggered the hold. The last one said what it was and why. Forget the fact that the 21 day holds themselves are total, utter bullcrap. There are SO many ways paypal and ebay can hold funds or deal with disputes, etc. I won't dissect the idiocy of these blanket holds on EVERY transaction, nor why it is *INSANE* that you'd have to buy additional tracking, prove you sent it, then still wait 3 days for EACH and every sale. The reason he said they're flagging my account is because of my, quoting verbatim here, "explosion of recent sale activity relative to your past activity...". Are. You. Kidding. I've used ebay a lot more than usual in the past few months trying to build a personal business. So, using ebay and paypal more is being punished! Yes, it IS -- paypal, stop saying 'it isn't a punishment, its for YOUR safety' !!!@@#%%^&$ Do you know how many items caused an 'explosion' of activity? About 50. And of those, about half that sell the first time. Are. You. Kidding. The last supervisor I spoke with told me point blank, the holds are there and will NOT be lifted. There are no higher supervisors or other avenues of appeal or argument. It will not be lifted, period. To say I'm a bit angry would be the understatement of the year. EVERY paypal member who is having this problem needs to band up - take to facebook, twitter, write your congressman/woman, angrily call ebay and paypal - even search for legal advice. And most of all, QUIT PAYPAL. I know it is hard, since they have the market cornered, but I'm looking into other vendors or shutting down my ebay sales. I am so **bleep**, you have no idea. And I'm not one who usually gets this **bleep**. Paypal, you have killed my business and will to do business. I loathe you with anger that is not expressable in words.
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