Got limited and lost a lot of money

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How Does PayPal Make Money With My Money?

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, there are approx. 100,000 complaints outstanding at PayPal (Are any of these yours?). In many instances disputes can run on for months leaving people frustrated and out of pocket as they are unable to access their accounts. So what happens to the millions of dollars tied up in frozen accounts and disputes? Well, here is a clip from the San Francisco Chronicle that basically sums it up:

U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel of San Jose refused to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks class-action status on behalf of thousands of PayPal customers nationwide. A common allegation is that the company brushes off or stalls customer grievances for months and meanwhile freezes the customer's account and pockets the interest (So that's how they make their money!). No wonder they freeze so many accounts!

Got limited and lost a lot of money

I was selling a large amount of film equipment some time ago and Paypal froze my account in the middle of a transaction, which I lost. Then demanded that I prove the items I was selling were not stolen. It took weeks of back and forth dickering before they would restart my account. During that time I could not sell or access my account.
Needless to say, I lost money during that time. There fees have also become excessive, since they are a part of E bay and between E bay’s fees and Paypal fees, the seller is losing a lot. They even take the fees from sellers shipping costs, which are not part of the profits.

Posted: October 29, 2014 at 5:01 pm