PayPal Changes Customer Identity Program, Amends Privacy Policy (no rights, no more privacy online)

Auction Bytes ^ | 2-27-12 | Ina Steiner

[TheOldLady]

I will never use PayPal again.

[Pride in the USA]

ping

[Lady Lucky]

I should add that according to ebay rules, sellers aren’t even allowed to HINT that they’ll accept a check, money order, or cash-on-pickup. But the buyer has no such restrictions and can suggest it, and then the seller is free to agree.

It’s a great place to buy. They’ve got everything. Good solid vintage stuff made in America. Clothing you can buy for the kids without cringing at the immodesty. Tools. Real estate. Cars.

But don’t encourage or support Paypal if you can avoid it. Most sellers will agree to alternatives if you suggest it, many don’t like Paypal but can’t say so.

You want to read something really scary, check out the anti-paypal sites on the internet. Horror stories. Or even the community forums (Paypal discussion board) on ebay. You’ll be scared straight!

[brityank]

Deal with Ebay/Paypal at your peril!

PayPal makes eBay customer destroy $2,500 violin, seller left empty handed (CBS)

Here's a heartbreaking case of botched communication, thanks to an eBay customer and PayPal policy.

This letter was sent to the blog Regretsy by a reader named Erica, telling of a transaction turned tragedy.

I sold an old French violin to a buyer in Canada, and the buyer disputed the label.

This is not uncommon. In the violin market, labels often mean little and there is often disagreement over them. Some of the most expensive violins in the world have disputed labels, but they are works of art nonetheless.

Rather than have the violin returned to me, PayPal made the buyer DESTROY the violin in order to get his money back. They somehow deemed the violin as "counterfeit" even though there is no such thing in the violin world.

The buyer was proud of himself, so he sent me a photo of the destroyed violin.

Picture at link plus the rest of the story.

[nascarnation]

eBay is a minority owner of Craigslist, but doesn’t control
as a matter of fact they have sued Newmark over some policies

[arthurus]

PayPal kicked me out several years ago when I tried to replace my expired credit card with a new one. PP insisted that I must continue to use the expired card but, of course, I couldn't buy anything with it because it was expired It was all a Big Mixup. I am since glad that the mixup occurred. I have not gone back.

[arthurus]

Makes no sense. If the funds are extracted from your bank and sitting at paypal .. it’s clear the funds are absolutely there and they know it.

That hold gives them the money to hold for 21 days in which time is put to interest. It is an income source for PayPal. Interests rates being what they are these days the money is tiny but it is not nothing. Banks do that sort of thing to you as routine.

[arthurus]

has went ?

[JustaDumbBlonde]

" I further state that I have privacy concerns ..."

But apparently not enough concern that you won't share with what card you pay and the limit on your card, not to mention how much you've spent on eBay.

[MeekMom]

TY SWEETHEART. Sharing this with my 5000 friends on facebook!

[af_vet_rr]

eBay is a minority owner of Craigslist, but doesn’t control as a matter of fact they have sued Newmark over some policies

I was thinking Ebay got more control, but you're right. And NewMark sued Ebay over other policies. Doesn't sound like they are happy with each other.

[af_vet_rr]

has went ?
I can remember when you could find a lot more interesting things on Ebay. Now it seems like a lot of it is just wholesalers, and it sounds like that is what they prefer as far as sellers going by Ebay's forums. A lot of people seem pissed over some changes this month.

[Retired COB]

But apparently not enough concern that you won't share with what card you pay and the limit on your card, not to mention how much you've spent on eBay.

I gave generalities about the card....not specifics. You couldn't charge anything to it without a lot more information.

BTW, very apt username.

[JustaDumbBlonde]

At least my dumb self had a quick flash of enlightenment to recognize your thinly veiled attempt to impress us with the limits on your card and how much you've spent on eBay. You could have easily conveyed your experience with paypal without the numbers.

[Retired COB]

You could have easily conveyed your experience with paypal without the numbers.

I believe that the numbers are relevant to the point I was trying to make.

I've been poor - to the point that I literally ate out of garbage cans as a child, and now by that standard I'm rich (although I don't meet Obama's standard of $250K per year yet). I LIKE RICH BETTER