Anyone have a few bucks coming in thru paypal, and got the same notice I did,...... that starting on July 15th I can't touch any incoming money till 21 days after I receive it ? The excuse is that "they" decided "they"  should be able to give a refund to a buyer if "they" feel like it.
Like they are a better judge as to who should get a refund than I myself. Real nice,.....I'd be like.... paying someone to tell me I can't have my money for 21 days, and maybe can't never have it if they decide to give it back to the sender if they feel like it.

Ain't gonna happen ! I will find another way, even if it costs more.

But why would I rather think that this is a way to get lots of interest free money for 21 days ? Naw ! Can't be. They would never be that deceiving !

No,.....just in case you're wondering, I ain't never refused a refund to anyone.

I ordered some brake pads a few weeks ago and although they were shipped quickly they seem to have gotten lost in the mail.  Two e-mails to the seller brought no response so I notified Paypal who will refund my money (including shipping) if the seller doesn't make it right.  

Remember flightsimshop?  He was an ebay seller that lot's of folks here complained about.  Before I was a member here he tried to screw me and Paypal refunded my money.  

I use ebay a lot and I will continue to use Paypal for my own protection.  Not everyone is as honest as you and I are.

any entity has the potential to abuse its customers through unfair practices.

I personally have never had any problems with paypal, I even had them contact me about a transaction, asking if it was legit (it was).

If they do start to treat their customers badly, they will act by taking their business elsewhere.

Ebay instituted a new policy a while back; No more negative feedback to buyers. They (including Paypal) favor the buyer first which infuriated sellers. Buyers can start a dispute for whatever reason and they usually win, regardless of a sellers spotless feedback. They can hold an honest seller hostage with threats of a dispute demanding whatever they want like maybe a partial refund. This happened to me last year. I sold a pair of brand new engineer boots to a buyer. More than 2 months passed and the buyer started a dispute saying that one boot was bigger than the other. OK, footwear, not an easy item to sell online, bit after a second viewing of the buyers feedback, I noticed a few similar disputes. Kind of a hobby for them I guess, exploiting honest sellers.

I got several e-mail's from both Paypal and Ebay stating that I should refund the buyer, even though it was a "no returns" auction. Had it been a week, maybe I would've considered, but 2 months? No way. So, after a couple of weeks of dispute tag, I offered to refund the shipping and they keep the boots, hoping that they get bunions from them. I caved, but not for a full refund.

By the same token, Paypal dispute worked for me a couple of times when buyers did indeed misrepresent their for sale items, or not ship them at all. But, the no negative 'seller to buyer" feedback was a kick in the arse for all honest sellers.

I got the same message from paypal yesterday. so I sent back on of my asking why and today I got a message saying that there is no more hold placed on my account.  what a crock of ****

babyhog wrote on 07/19/11 at 10:02:56:


Piglet, there was no evidence presented that Ebay or Paypal is anti-firearms, just a very vague accusation and guess because of a perceived stereotype.  Read it again.

Anytime corporations hold your money they are making money off the interest. Sounds a little fishy to me. Despite that, I haven't had any problems with PayPal... yet.