I have all of these things. The highest item I have sold was $115.00. On average, items range $10 - $50. Mostly in the medium range. I have called almost every day since the end of July as it is always something. There is no rhyme or reason as I will have 2 or 3 come through then a bunch held. It is inconsistent and it is no joke when I state it is destroying my little business. My attorney figured out since the holding of the funds I am down 62% as I cannot acquire anything in time as I do not have the funds. It was going to take approximately 6 months in my business plan to get somewhat even at the pace it was at and should have remained, and that was based on utilizing my own salary and paying it back to myself and with monies received. The items I chase down and travel to obtain are in the overall scope of the many requests received. So as I do weekly auctions, I can kind of gauge and have an idea of about what will come in on the very low end at least. I'm that time I have meetings set up to view and acquire more items for the next week. It was the perfect set up and it was working. I was so happy and excited. Now, with layoffs, until another job starts, my low paycheck from this venture is all I have. I would still be able to keep the business going on the projected budget but would have some income as well. However, funds are held. They have given me the buisness card; debit card; etc. Inget different answers everytime and they never have knowledge of what is going on. I have spoken to individuals in several different departments and it goes nowhere. They state it is a "program" that everyone will basically be a part of. So I am stuck with the credit card, eBay fees coming due and I have 15 items not paid to me with no explainations. No shown limits on my account; no emails, no nothing. I have researched a merchant account and am dumping PayPal all together. I have a lot of repeat customers and they have stated due to the nature of the products based on rarity and difficulty to find, they do not have issues with no paypal. If I have a hard time in the beginning with no PayPal it is on me and not die to a company holding my funds hostage. However, I see my situation flourishing from not having PP anymore based on my products and loyalty. My money will go directly into my account and I can pick up on my plan that is now a few months longer to accomplish. To have money tied up also via the instant transfer to my bank is just wrong as well. It is stressful enough trying to make life work. There are no reasons for any of this to be happening and from what I have been reading, I am not the only one. I do not work for PayPal. They work for me!!!
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