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steveola · ‎Jun-20-2021

I've decided if I see something on Facebook that interests me, I'll look for the same item on eBay where I have some recourse. (though you still have to be careful because China sellers are pretending to be in the US) Paypal I'll save for when it is most convenient, domestic corporate websites. Paypal doesn't give cashback, so we're migrating those purchases to credit card, where we also have some recourse. Steve

steveola · ‎Jun-18-2021

Paypal doesn't care, they just move money and take their vig, Facebook doesn't care they made their money on the ad. I bought a laptop stand for $32 and it was only a cheap plastic dollar store fold up frame even though the video showed it had two wooden platforms for structure. I complained, they offered 40% back, then the Paypal site wouldn't let me accept it, no matter how many times I tried over a week. Now the only option is ship it back "because it is the seller's policy." $90 to ship it back. I'm glad there isn't a K-Y emoji. Three companies all involved in perpetrating the same fraud. I smell a class action suit in their future, I hope it is all worth it. I'm glad eBay cut Paypal loose, now I pay for everything with a credit card. If I see something I like on Facebook, I look for it on eBay or Amazon where I have some recourse.

steveola · ‎Jun-07-2021

Paypal has become a shill for the CCP. I purchased two items through FB Marketplace and paid for them with Paypal. One was a complete misrepresentation of a laptop holder (they sent a plastic frame that bends like spaghetti and you have to provide the pretty boards they showed in the ad,) and the other got left outside in my (bad) neighborhood and the porch pirates ran off with it. I didn't realize these things were shipping direct from China or I wouldn't have purchased them. Paypal is on the seller's side now. When they were with eBay it was the seller that got **bleep** (I have horror stories about that too.)

steveola · ‎Jul-30-2019

I've been a PayPal user for over a decade. I have always refused to add my bank account. They have a MasterCard attached to the account which I buy materials for my business through eBay. I sold some bric-a-brac over the last months, there is $500 in real money in there now. But . . . I can't use it to buy anything. Given all the scamming, data loss, and 679 pages of dispute issues, I REALLY, REALLY don't want to put my bank account number in there. What is the least exposure I can get away with and rescue my $500 and money for anything I sell in the future? Can I go to another bank, open an account, and put $100 in it? Get a credit card with a $500 limit? Honestly, if I have to attach my personal or company account to it, I'd rather not sell through eBay unless I can avoid PayPal. I don't mind the fees, but the dispute resolution seems problematic and the chargeback without my consent is very worrying. thanks for your insights. steveola

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