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Re: PayPal exchange rates are poor

by Bastet1 Contributor in Buying with PayPal
‎Jul-04-2015 01:51 PM
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For example, the mid market rate for today is 1 EUR= 0.713495 GBP and yet your rate is 69.34 GBP, how do you explain the difference?  There is no transparency in the way you use the currency exchange rate  ... View more

Re: PayPal exchange rates are poor

by Bastet1 Contributor in Buying with PayPal
‎Jul-04-2015 05:31 AM
‎Jul-04-2015 05:31 AM
For some reason your bank seems to give the poorest excahge rate...always. How can you explain the diference bewteen the Paypal exchange rate and the official exchange rate?  ... View more

Re: what can i do if my account becomes restricted...

by Bastet1 Contributor in Archive
‎Sep-07-2014 07:19 AM
‎Sep-07-2014 07:19 AM
Hi, I also got a message saying: You have 134 days to resolve before your account becomes restricted. Few weeks ago I changed my account from private to business which was basicaly by mistake as I don't have neither business nor company. Now paypal wants me to present documents  related my business which I cannot present as they simply don't exist. What can I do, how can I go back to a private account?  ... View more

Re: Account limit

by Bastet1 Contributor in Limits and verification
‎Sep-07-2014 07:15 AM
‎Sep-07-2014 07:15 AM
Hi, when I open my account there is a message saying 'You have 133 days to resolve before your account becomes restricted.'. Paypal ask me to submit additional company information-the problem is I DON'T HAVE COMPANY or BUSINESS. I stupidly upgraded my account from private to business few weeks ago. Is there any way I can change it to private account ahain or close it?  kind regards, Bistra ... View more

Re: what can i do if my account becomes restricted...

by Bastet1 Contributor in Archive
‎Sep-05-2014 04:25 PM
‎Sep-05-2014 04:25 PM
Hi, I also got a message saying: You have 134 days to resolve before your account becomes restricted. Few weeks ago I changed my account from private to business which was basicaly by mistake as I don't have a business. Now paypal wants me to present documents  related my business which I cannot present as they simply don't exist. What can I do, how can I go back to a private account?  ... View more

Re: PayPal pays automatically

by Bastet1 Contributor in Sending and receiving money
‎Aug-27-2014 08:32 AM
‎Aug-27-2014 08:32 AM
Thanks ever so much for your help!  ... View more

Re: PayPal pays automatically

by Bastet1 Contributor in Sending and receiving money
‎Aug-27-2014 06:46 AM
‎Aug-27-2014 06:46 AM
Hi, how can I stop  payments to be automatically received? I want to go back to the option where I am able to review the payment before accepting.  ... View more

Re: Received a payment in USD however is not showi...

by Bastet1 Contributor in Sending and receiving money
‎Aug-27-2014 06:22 AM
‎Aug-27-2014 06:22 AM
Hi, I am not sure if I should post here but I'd appreciate any help. I set my account to automatically receive payments and I want back to the option where I can revew the received payment and accept it whether in GBP or EUR, but this option is no longer available? And since today paypal started charging me fees for any payments received in EUR or USD which did not happen before. I couldn't get any answer from paypal customer service. Thanks! ... View more
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