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

PayPal is holding $4000 I desperately need

I opened a new account and my boss transferred me a large sum of money to reimburse me for covering expenses while he awaited a funds transfer from paypal to his bank account. Paypal though the transaction was suspicious and … Continue reading

PayPal’s Seller Protection Policy is a scam

I sold an item on e-bay for $904.00 and was paid through PayPal. I sent the package U.S. Express Mail because it required a signature as required by PayPal for items over a certain value. The package was delivered and … Continue reading

Lost chargeback despite shipped item

I lost a chargeback issued against me by a buyer’s credit card company (credit card company unknown to me). Even though the item I sold was sent, I had proof of postage. The credit card company took the money for … Continue reading

Will never use eBay/Paypal again unless I’m a buyer!

I did an auction for a charity I’m involved with. It was for a winner to be able to attend two Hollywood events (both happening on the same day). Since both events did not have actual tickets, the winner’s name … Continue reading

Is this a scam?

Hi, I haven’t set up a paypal account but I am a seller and have advertised house furniture etc. for sale on Gum Tree. I received about 6 text messages from people who are interested in buying the lot for … Continue reading

Shut down when business started going great

So I have been selling on ebay for about 8 months now, and I got my feedback to a decent feedback of 150, nothing spectacular but being a college student I guess I can say I was proud of such. … Continue reading

PayPal changed the terms of my Dispute

I never received the merchandise I had purchased with PayPal. Disputed the charge which was escalated to a claim. Meanwhile the time limit for initiating a chargeback was running out so I initiated the chargeback. Paypal says that since a … Continue reading

Frozen account for not using paypal/ebay’s shipping and handling.

I was doing good and making some money then PayPal froze my account. I have 99.7% feedback rating out of 381 postive I think that’s really good. Only 1 negative that i did not deserve. They froze my accounts because … Continue reading

PayPal is very unprofessional

PayPal is very unprofessional and I start to think that they are unsafe for business things. In my case, my account is limited after receiving a payment. I didn’t know the reason since all I do is as usual, nothing … Continue reading

Suspended for selling Cell phones

My ebay account was recently suspended for absolutely no reason and I am guessing my paypal account is next. My 3 listings that I had on eBay were delteted, and ebay promtly told me I needed to provide “invoices and … Continue reading