KingRay

Corporations are being more and more vague what these things mean for the kind of PayPal customer reading at them.  There is a word for these things, but it escapes me at the moment.  Put up, shut up, or leave is what it all boils down to.  They know certain merchants only use them, so working around PayPal isn't easy or even possible in some cases.  Unfair practices that all these companies jumped on, the moment the consumer protections were erased.  Asking what that document means for my type of account is met with a bunch of jargon that has little to do with the questions I'm asking.  Don't hesitate to get in touch with us means what?  Someone will answer a direct question with a direct answer and not something pasted into the message window?  This is getting frustrating for certain, and you almost have to be an attorney to read those amendments with any kind of clarity.  Sigh ... View more

Every time this happens, I am left frustrated with PayPal.  I wanted to start a trial with Netflix that requires a method of payment for after it ends.  I get sent to PayPal, login, and suddenly PayPal is not selecting my primary payment method.  I have 5 methods and only my bank account showed up; that is not my primary payment method.   I get in chat with a PayPal rep who expects me to believe they can't see anything unless the transaction was successful.  Well, then, I would have no need to be in chat, would I?  Netflix is pointing fingers at PayPal for the decline, and PayPal is pointing fingers at Netflix.  The transaction never made it to my bank, because I spoke with a rep and always get emails when that happens.  I expect more of these reps from PayPal, who should be able to see why they bounced something back to the merchant (declined) and only let me select my bank account & not primary method.   I asked him if the merchant website was allowed to tamper with which payment method I use, and the rep couldn't even answer that. Very unhelpful. Is anybody else having this issue?  Oh, and I'm using Firefox.  I could've tried Chrome, but don't like that browser unless I have to use it. Perhaps I should try and see if the transaction goes through. Since the Netflix chat rep was also unhelpful, I'm not giving them my debit card or bank account directly. THIS is why I try to use PayPal. Not many options when it comes to merchants. Amazon won't even use PayPal. ... View more

I'm just a regular PayPal customer.  None of this Braintree or other things.  There is a merchant that I disabled, because they refuse to send the right name to PayPal and on to my bank.  It's Google.  So, I'm trying to get a membership to a channel on YouTube, but I'm fairly sure if I re-enable that merchant, the problem with the name will reappear. Their customer service is terrible, wanted me to send them bank statements, and no way am I giving financial information to some stranger working for Google in order for them to fix my name issue.  I got it changed legally in 2017, but 1st level support people don't know what they're doing.  PayPal takes too long to respond to requests, and Google is impossible.   Does anybody know how I can just erase that merchant from PayPal (who ended up a recurring merchant even though I don't use them that way), versus enabling them?  That way, I can start fresh with Google and they may grab the right name from my account.  Oh, and I have a limited account with PayPal when I started some verification process, then decided not to upload my ID to this place.  Everybody is asking too much and being nosy when I never keep money in my PayPal account. ... View more

So, how is it I get an email, but come onto this site to respond, and it isn't in the Message Center?  That should never happen.  Good thing I didn't permanently delete the email.  I saw a post 2 years ago, and don't remember seeing a response.  How long has this feature been broken?  PayPal should have a customer service phone number.  Wait, does it?  I didn't check.  That virtual assistant doesn't understand simple sentences! ... View more

I am not a business, I am an individual who wants to accept donations from my YouTube channel.  I don't want a direct link to my real name, because I'm not using it on my channel ... I use an alter-ego name.  So, is this possible?  I see PayPal changing the rules a lot and upsetting people who had a Premier account.  Forcing them to establish a business account?  But, why?  And is there a way to get a Premier account anymore?  All I really want is the use of the button-feature of business accounts.  I figured I could sacrifice the associated fees, but when I looked at upgrading to a business account, they want me to establish a 501(c)3 just to receive donations.  Hmmmmmm... ... View more

I'm confused.  I want to be able to accept donations without creating a business account.  I would somehow link a button to my website; it points to my WordPress blog.  I'd rather it be by itself, but I suppose I'd have to pay for another domain for that?  I don't have a legal business, so I'm not comfortable upgrading to a PayPal business account.  How do I set up the button, and will PayPal still take 2.9% from whatever I receive? ... View more