Mine is a related problem, but I don't know if it stems from the same source. I have used Ebay successfully for many years, having my credit card linked for payment to my PayPal account. Last week, while trying to complete a payment transaction, I was blocked from doing so, and advised that I could no longer utilize my credit card to back up my PayPal account, b/c I had reached a theoretical "spending limit.." I was required to open a new credit line billing itself as "Paypal Plus" credit card. I had to give out all of my confidential information to this "service," and when I tried to use the new credit link, after a few transactions, I started receiving phone calls from this company inquiring about fraudulent charges, and limited my purchases to under $500.00. Each time I would call, to try to lift my credit limit, I was required to give out more confidential information, and new limitations and rules were applied to my use of credit through this "service." They insist that they are legitimate, but they have a different number from PayPal (the company associated with Ebay), and they don't seem to communicate at all with Ebay's PayPal, other than to intercept credit and confidential information. The most I could ascertain from them is that they are called GE financial, and they close out any and all other options for participating with Ebay. When I finally realized what was going on, I was able to contact the REAL PayPal, and they immediately restored my original credit card as default payment for my purchases, and I was able to successfully complete my transaction. It took me at least 2 1/2 hours on the phone to get this all sorted out. I am steaming!!!!
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