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You're either a fool or a liar. I've had funds frozen for months by PayPal with no explanation (eventually released with no apology from them), and I've also disputed recurring PayPal charges stemming from a shit VPS provider who had completely ignored several of my attempts to cancel services. In the latter case, PayPal decided to rule in the shit provider's favor anyhow. I walked away from PayPal permanently after finally getting the last of my money out of that account (again, several months later, and I still never got any of the fraudulent VPS fees refunded), and I will never transact business with them again. In fact, since January of 2012 I've continued to receive an email entitled "First Invoice Overdue Notice" from the shit VPS provider every month. Those emails serve as a nice reminder to encourage folks to avoid PayPal at all costs; people continue to use them out of sheer stupidity.

Paypal Policy - A License To Steal Your Money
Funds Stolen By PayPal
PayPal - Beware of PayPal, 6000 USD seized by Paypal
180-Day Hold Sparks PayPal Suit
Paypal Can and Will seize funds...Atwood Knives
Another PayPal victim $4000.00 seized from my business account.
PayPal Horror Stories

If you get bored, try these as well:

Exhibit A
Exhibit B

So, which is it? Are you a liar, or are you a fool?

http://www.screw-paypal.com/alternatives/alternatives.html

Dated 2007. Anything newer?

There is a reason why sites like http://www.screw-paypal.com/ exists. The fact is, it is part of PayPal's business model to freeze and limit accounts for seemingly no reason in order to make money off the float and off the interest. Just read PayPal's updated Terms of Service Agreement! Right at the top they tell you they have a right to freeze and limit your account anytime they want -- before, they never wrote that. Screw-PayPal.com also has large sections with PayPal alternatives. I found them here: http://screw-paypal.com/alternatives/alternatives.html http://screw-paypal.com/alternatives/alternatives_general_recommended.html Guess these alternatives are divided into what you can use with eBay and what you can use for everything else you may want to do. Fact is PayPal has been freezing funds arbitrarily for years. People have businesses going and then wake up one day only to find PayPal has taken their money. People loose business and their income because they beleived PayPal's promise that they were "safe".

There is a reason why sites like http://www.screw-paypal.com/ exists. The fact is, it is part of PayPal's business model to freeze and limit accounts for seemingly no reason in order to make money off the float and off the interest. Just read PayPal's updated Terms of Service Agreement! Right at the top they tell you they have a right to freeze and limit your account anytime they want -- before, they never wrote that. Screw-PayPal.com also has large sections with PayPal alternatives. I found them here: http://screw-paypal.com/alternatives/alternatives.html http://screw-paypal.com/alternatives/alternatives_general_recommended.html Guess these alternatives are divided into what you can use with eBay and what you can use for everything else you may want to do. Fact is PayPal has been freezing funds arbitrarily for years. People have businesses going and then wake up one day only to find PayPal has taken their money. People loose business and their income because they beleived PayPal's promise that they were "safe".

There is a reason why sites like http://www.screw-paypal.com/ exists. The fact is, it is part of PayPal's business model to freeze and limit accounts for seemingly no reason in order to make money off the float and off the interest. Just read PayPal's updated Terms of Service Agreement! Right at the top they tell you they have a right to freeze and limit your account anytime they want -- before, they never wrote that. Screw-PayPal.com also has large sections with PayPal alternatives. I found them here: http://screw-paypal.com/alternatives/alternatives.html http://screw-paypal.com/alternatives/alternatives_general_recommended.html Guess these alternatives are divided into what you can use with eBay and what you can use for everything else you may want to do. Fact is PayPal has been freezing funds arbitrarily for years. People have businesses going and then wake up one day only to find PayPal has taken their money. People loose business and their income because they beleived PayPal's promise that they were "safe".

it's not like there is no alternative to pay pal. Just use something else.

For example?

Here is a list...
http://www.screw-paypal.com/alternatives/alternatives.html

Here is a list...
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/fsb/0802/gallery.paypal_alternatives.fsb/index.html

And some more sites...
http://www.paypalsucks.com/
http://www.paypalwarning.com/

I mean, did you even look at all?

Unfortunately Paypal is really the only option for a lot of smaller sites for whom a merchant account is too much hassle and expense.

Uh... No... http://www.screw-paypal.com/alternatives/alternatives.html Also, having your account frozen and cash pulled from you bank is a bit of a hassle too. http://www.paypalsucks.com/ Never trust PayPal.

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For those wishing to file a Class Action against eBay/PayPal:

http://www.43things.com/things/view/193389/file-a-class-action-lawsuit-against-ebay-and-paypal

http://www.screw-paypal.com/paypal_lawsuits.html

Money.

Dumb question time -- I'm assuming we all know that eBay owns PayPal?