KingRay

KingRay · ‎Jun-23-2022

I haven't written code since the early 2000's. So how is PayPal peeping into my browser and picking up that I put some items in a shopping cart? I'm not using PayPal to pay for them and haven't checked-out yet? They sent me a $5 coupon or discount for the items in there, and I have no idea how. Is this place following me around the internet because I have an account? I think the entire world needs to relabel all these Privacy Policies as Public Policies, because that is what they're all doing. Opening us up to advertising galore, putting pop-ups on our computers, bombarding me with text messages, and being nosy enough to know what I'm doing when I'm thinking about purchasing things. I just found it in poor taste and intrusive to be looking at what I may or may not buy. Ummmmm... I think I'm in the right place, because most of you are talking about writing things between PayPal, merchants and consumers.

KingRay · ‎Dec-11-2021

I don't operate during your 'normal' business hours, so why can't I message PayPal? Seems to me we're getting less for more. If you're not offering a service, why tell us that you are? Message us leads to a dumb bot that doesn't let us message anybody. If it can't answer something outside of your typical business hours, we have to step to your tune? Anyway, Automatic Payments is missing from Wallet. I need to get to them to find out all my recurring payments and send them directly to the merchant. Where did they go? And don't tell me to use a phone; I will not. I use Firefox, and this website should be optimized for all browsers; not just the one PayPal chooses. You're making money, so use it to pay web developer's salaries. Don't riddle us with less customer service because the corporation is being cheap. Just UGH!

KingRay · ‎Dec-10-2021

@ekern you tell PayPal that we don't have to use their services, and looks to me that following the leader ... whoever that is ... is not acceptable to what's going on in this industry. This is NOT a secure way to do anything, and I highly object to my privacy being invaded by monopoly corporations. I object to everybody and their mother blowing up my phone with texts. I'm a former computer professional (both hardware & software) and all you companies aren't paying for our phones OR our mobile service. You should not be strong-arming our phones like this. There's 330 pages of complaints about this method, and you're just ignoring people like you have to be right about this? You're not! That's just this thread; how many are there, PayPal? This isn't about privacy, because there's nothing private about this at all, and airwaves can be intercepted just as easily as emails. I might pay to find out why this started, because it has everything to do with publicizing our lives and keeping tabs on everybody in this blasted country. Don't trust it; don't trust you; I'll start unraveling my recurring payments to close my account. If that's what you wanted, you got it!

KingRay · ‎Dec-19-2020

I've got a message stuck in the message center that won't display or let me start a new message. What's going on around here that it takes days for PayPal to resolve its own tech support issues? Here's what it says when I open my inbox: Our apologies, but messages are currently unavailable. Please close this window and select another contact option. Can't select another contact option. Pfffffffffffffff... 😒

KingRay · ‎Dec-14-2020

Is that right. You got in without a password? Takes a lot to do that, and I don't keep money in my account. I hope you're not sending me on a wild goose chase, because you could've called PayPal and told them. 😕

KingRay · ‎Jun-23-2020

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

KingRay · ‎Jun-16-2020

Finally reached someone in customer support who is the only one that can delete merchants! I was never asking to disable or cancelling them, because I already did that. I needed a way to cause the merchant to establish whatever they do with PayPal, and get the correct name for me with the new connection to PayPal.

KingRay · ‎Jun-16-2020

What is really making me mad about all this is there is NO TECH SUPPORT FOR PAYPAL! If I try to use the Resolution Center, they're always saying my issue doesn't qualify for their help. If I contact chat, they aren't experienced enough to know what's going on with transactions, let alone databases. No wonder other companies are competing with PayPal, but this business is establishing contracts with most merchants and the merchants don't give us other choices. Why is PayPal so negligent of all these issues? Not once have I gotten information about what happened between the merchant and PayPal; not once. PayPal blows me off, and the merchant just wants me not to use PayPal and give them my credit card # or bank account. Definitely defeats the purpose of PayPal, except when they're the only choice with these monopoly companies. I don't want them with my credit card. Then again, if things go wrong, I don't have to deal with PayPal's lousy support system. My bank can tell me whether it was a merchant error or one of their side. Shame on you, PayPal, for not valuing customers more!

KingRay · ‎Jun-14-2020

Tried Chrome and same thing happens with PayPal only letting me choose my bank account for Netflix. I'm not buying something else from a different merchant to see if it's the merchant or PayPal; money doesn't grow on trees, tho I wished it did.

KingRay · ‎Jun-14-2020

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.

KingRay · ‎Jun-06-2020

That only allows to Cancel, Disable or Enable, not delete. The only way I can reset the account associated with Google is to get rid of that merchant altogether. I know how to get to that part of PayPal, but the option to remove them isn't there. Because they're being morons on their end (Google), I have to handle this on my end.

KingRay · ‎Jun-05-2020

Sorry for my late response; I never got an email when you replied. No, I won't use Twitter or Facebook; I'm incognito on both those social media websites, and they'd go silly trying to verify me. Tech support is a hassle right now, and because of COVID-19, I can rarely catch them. I operate at night, not during the day in the U.S. Thanks anyway.

KingRay · ‎Jun-05-2020

I'm not sure why some merchants end up recurring when I'm only making purchases from them, but I need a way to delete them if I want to. I've had a name-change problem for years. PayPal won't deal with it, a couple of merchants won't deal with it, and everybody is pointing fingers at each other. Meanwhile, I end up seeing the wrong name when it gets passed on to my bank. If I could delete the merchant from PayPal, then I can delete PayPal on the merchant end and all would be reset. PayPal leaving those accounts around after I cancel them doesn't cut it, because if I enable them, it will do so with the same problem. Again, Google doesn't have a revolving account with me, so they shouldn't end up on the recurring list. Even a single purchase of a merchant is being interpreted as recurring because of whatever data the merchant is passing to PayPal. It should not be this way at all. We consumers should be in control of this, not the merchant or PayPal. It's our money making them money. PayPal has terrible customer service, because they don't have an option to choose for things like this and won't help because of their limited options for support. I want to find an alternate method for paying recurring merchants (not this particular issue), and cut PayPal out of the picture if they're going to treat customers inefficiently. Unfortunately, some merchants I use only have PayPal as an option, else I have to put my credit card in their database.

KingRay · ‎Jun-03-2020

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.

KingRay · ‎Oct-30-2018

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!

KingRay · ‎May-08-2018

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...

KingRay · ‎May-07-2018

Okay. I'm not sure if there was supposed to be a button on any page to accept these terms. I'm just looking for information and not seeing replies to various posts or archived posts. Agreed. So, why can't I create a question and get access denied? Honestly, seeking help about help can be a daunting task around here.

KingRay · ‎Apr-23-2018

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?

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