This website is a collection of horror stories, news reports and other information addressing problems with Paypal, Inc..

Money hold on an 11 year old account

On Dec 4 2012 I bought a used cell phone on EBay for $29.88 and paid for it using PayPal. On Dec 7 the seller notified me that he had dropped and broken the phone so we agreed to cancel … Continue reading

Paypal has shut down my business multiple times

They have shut down my business multiple times through the years with me due to going through different business fazed trying to find my niche. The last time I had it open for 6 years. Then one day someone did … Continue reading

Accused of having multiple accounts despite only ever having one

Some time ago I was informed that my PayPal account was “permanently limited”, and that I had no right to appeal. I was told that due to holding “multiple accounts”, I was seen as being a “major risk” to PayPal … Continue reading

I find PayPal unprofessional and incompetent

Dear PayPal CEO I’ve been in the financial industry for over Ten years, I have never derived a utterly and incompetent organisation as PAYPAL. I find PayPal decision unprofessional and incompetent. According to Pay Pal Resolution Centre, Pay Pal had … Continue reading

I have been “banned permanently” from Paypal.

Just had my Paypal account closed 12/13/12 without any ability to resolve, appeal, or find other alternative fixes through their resolution dept. Paypal states that “this is all in the TOS agreement that I should be aware of”. Ridiculous. My … Continue reading

People are brainwashed to think Paypal is the best thing since sliced bread

I have been using paypal now for over 8 years and as much as i hate them they do have a huge benefit for pulling in extra sales, especially on websites as people are brainwashed to think they are the … Continue reading

Payment declined due to spending limit reached

wanted to buy an item from a vendor through paypal, but got an email from them to say the payment had been declined ,because i had reached my spending ceiling over the period of years using them. so i bought … Continue reading

Limited because my “last two items SOLD FOR TOO MUCH MONEY”

I recently listed two items on ebay to sell. I started one at 99 cents with NR, the other at $49 NR as it was a Navy aviation antique from WWII. To my pleasant surprise, the 99 cent item ended … Continue reading

My paypal account has been frozen

I just had my paypal account frozen due to what they call violating acceptable use policy. The transactions are for a video of me vacuuming, one where my old neighbor sent me some money she owed me, and a custom … Continue reading

Paypal froze my account then froze accounts of people I did business with

PayPal thinks they can do whatever they want with anybody’s account and money. Last week my place of employment was robbed and Items that I had just sold on eBay were stolen, so of course I couldn’t mail out the … Continue reading