PayPal PSA

PayPal sucks and I refuse to do business with them since 2017. I freely share that opinion with anyone who will listen. Someone sent me $100 during a time when I was homeless and broke and because I had closed the bank account I had originally opened the PP acct with, they refused to give me the money, even though I had another new bank account. Said they couldn't confirm it was me. Ever since then, I will shit-talk them to anyone and everyone.

Fuck those bastards. As if they really needed my $100. This was during the devastating wildfires that burned so many homes and businesses down as well.

then what do you use? if not paypal....

Zelle, on occasion. And that's about it. Since my PP experience, I'm really gun-shy of using such services (like VenMo). i was looking into signing up for Google Pay, but it wasn't really all that important.

Also, in the past, I've used Messenger to send money between family members, but not for awhile now.

Peter Thiel, a MAGAt faggot, co-founded PayPal, bankrupted Gawker for printing that Thiel is gay, and is an all-around reich-wing conservative douchebag.

I do personal shopping and have to buy pieces sometimes for which the client reimburses me. I usually use Zelle, but even that has its limits. Not everyone has it or they set daily limits on how much you can send. I don’t charge much and when someone wants something expensive, PayPal’s transaction fees can be half of what I charge. I’ve tried several times to figure out their “no fee” process but it is definitely not clear and you have to pay close attention during each step. This particular last time I requested the money from the client not realizing that by default that’s a “fee” transaction.

I’ve been burned before on smaller amounts but this was too much. I’ve called before and they clearly said there is nothing they can do (bullshit) once the transaction has gone through. This time I pleaded with the woman. She kept explaining their policy. I finally said “If the website explained the policy as clearly and concisely as you’ve explained it to me just now, we wouldn’t be in this situation.” I guess flattery works. Within two clicks I had a “one time exception,” and all my money back.

I once relied on this service and had nothing but positive experiences.

I will never. Use PayPal. Ever again.

Sometimes PP will block the transaction if it's "friends and family" and only allow for a fee transaction. They suck.

That's happened several times to a relative of mine^^ r7.

Yet another reason I won't use them - they're fucking around all the time with that bullshit.

If you don't use PayPal then, what do you use?

I want to sell some of my out of season clothes on eBay.

Venmo, Zelle R9, but I don't know how that works with Ebay. Doesn't ebay have their own thing?

Google pay is decent buy I've only used it to buy things, not to send money to someone.

I used the service with great success and no security concerns for my small business for years, the fees are standard for the industry.

I no longer use the service because of the ownership.