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money being held, buyer recieved item....wtf

by heyyo173 Member in How to use PayPal (Archive)
‎Nov-15-2009 04:38 PM
‎Nov-15-2009 04:38 PM
i advertised on craigslist, and coordinated payment via messenger and email, i was selling information that was worth up to $750, i sold for $600, (fyi this is my first time using paypal) the person sent the money, $600 to my paypal account, i set up a withdrawal of 500 because that is the maximum to my bank account, i figure i have the money, i give the person the information they paid for and now 2 days later i get an email from paypal saying that they are holding my money, cancelling my withdrawal to my bank account and that i may lose the money....   the person i sold the information to is now using it, and may recieve their money back simply because paypal thinks that my transaction is fraudulent.   help please i feel like ive been scammed by both paypal and the person i sold the information to ... View more

Re: Paypal's Hold Policy

by heyyo173 Member in How to use PayPal (Archive)
‎Nov-15-2009 04:32 PM
‎Nov-15-2009 04:32 PM
this is my first time using paypal as a means of selling something.  i posted that i was selling something on craigslist, i was selling information so there was no shipping address and the person and i coordinated through a messenger system, they sent the payment i sent the information, now i notice that my money is on hold to be reviewed by paypal,and the person has and is using the information that they paid me for, now i realize that all the person has to say is that they recieved nothign and i get scammed out of 600 dollars   this is the first and last time i will ever use paypal ... View more
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