Review and analysis of over 13 complaints against PayPal
PayPal consumers have reported over 13 official complaints related to Other transaction issues. Out of the 13 consumer complaints against PayPal, 8% were disputed by the consumer (i.e. the consumer was not happy with how PayPal responded to their complaint) and 100% were processed in a timely manner. 15% of consumer complaints against PayPal resulted in the consumer receiving monetary compensation (e.g. money, cash reimbursement, etc.) and 15% resulted in non-monetary compensation.
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PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues other transaction issues December 5, 2015 - eBay have developed an amazing new trick in maximizing profits by withholdingcustomers access to their own money. I sold a bicycle on eBay auction for $800.00 ( -/-/15 ) The buyer paid PayPal $860.00 ( ( $800.00 plus $67.00 eBay specified shipping charges ) PayPal immediately deducted their fee of $ - flagged my PayPal account had a balance of $840.00 whilstsimultaneously placing a hold on these same funds. The hold being controlled by eBay. eBay unilaterally and randomly decide the length of the hold with no means for customers to challenge. A very small number of high... |
PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues other transaction issues December 1, 2015 - I opened a PayPal account -/-/- for an eBay purchase and have only used my PayPal account sparingly since then, never experiencing any issues until this -/-/-. -/-/- I sent $100.00 to a friend using PayPal ( no different than I had ever done in the past ) and I assumed the payment went through because there was no reason to think otherwise. To my dismay, -/-/-/-/-/-, I received a call from a collection agency saying that I owed money on my PayPal account. Specifically, I was told that I did not pay back my PayPal line of credit, so in addition to the $100.00 paymen... |
PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues other transaction issues November 30, 2015 - Paypal offers a purchase protection. I purchased a new ultrasonic cleaner on eBay and paid with Paypal. The item was dead on arrival. I contacted eBay and they told me I am covered under Paypal 's purchase protection. I checked the policy and I saw that I qualify for protectin under their policy. I called them and they filed a claim. However, they denied my claim. When I called back, they said they need the proof that the item was broken when it arrived. I told them I have the dead item and could send any proof they need ( e.g. the item if they want, a video, etc ). They said they will file a ... |
PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues other transaction issues November 29, 2015 - PayPal CreditThe email message received by me recently ( below ) confirms illegal withdrawal from by - - - account in the amount of $670.00. Recently, I purchased an iPhone from the - website, on a 6-month interest free plan confirmed by PayPal. I had already made a $250.00 payment on this account a few weeks ago, and was horrified when PayPal informed me that the above amount was transferred from my account. Conveniently, the message arrived after the amount was transferred, and consequently, no opportunity to dispute. The 6-month interest free plan is misleading and decepti... |
PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues other transaction issues November 25, 2015 - I make online payment transaction using PayPal online services om - - 2015. Amount transaction was - $.00 3 day latter I found that not any merchandise and not any services will be provided from service provider which use PayPal for receiving a paymentsIn -/-/- I contact.to PAYPAL by phone and ask dispute this transaction and refund my payment in amount - $.00 However I have following message : if we contact you for more information, please respond within thetimeframe. If you do not respond within the timeframe, the case may beclosed and decided in the seller 's favor. ... |
PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues other transaction issues November 22, 2015 - I am a stamp collector with an interest in a wide range of areas, including stamp issues of the former - - ( ie prior to independence ). I have an account with the - based Paypal money transfer service to facilitate payments to suppliers, none of whom have any connection with the - of -. Due to the unsophisticated nature of PayPal 's transaction monitoring process, I have been threatened with closure of my account, despite providing explanation of my activities. It appears that Paypal has set up robot scanning of transaction details, resulting in delay or cancellatiion of any... |
PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues other transaction issues November 20, 2015 - On - - I attempted to use PayPal to transfer money to another PayPal ccount as I have done many times in the past. The website has been updated and rather than the usual transfer, PayPal interpreted my request as a request for an e-check issued on my bank rather than transfer from my PayPal account. There were insufficient funds in my account to cover an e-check because I had transferred the money to my PayPal account. My bank charged me $30.00 for the insufficient funds transaction. I contacted PayPal through their dispute resolution process explaining the problem and asked them to ca... |
PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues other transaction issues November 18, 2015 - PAYPAL. On - - I opened a Paypal account in order to transfer funds to a friend who had pre-booked for a large group dinner at a - restaurant in - NJ on - -. My friend asked to be paid by - - to pay the restaurant deposit. I received an email from PayPal on - - saying that the payment was pending review due to government regulations and would be completed within 72 hours. ie by - -. On - - I checked my PAYPAL account and still the payment was sitting on pending. I called the Call Center, after waiting 30 minutes I eventually was put in touch with s... |
PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues other transaction issues November 15, 2015 - I ordered a service from - -, it had created issues with my bank account. I cancelled on the -/-/2015. When checking on my bank account Pay Pal is still attempting to take money from my account which continues to go into the negative $90.00. Bank offered me a $35.00 which is now up to $90.00. I spoke with a supervisor at Pay Pal and I was very disappointed with the lack of concern for my account. Continuing to take out money on a cancelled item. ... |
PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues other transaction issues November 3, 2015 - On or about -/-/2015 I, -name redacted-, tried to transfer funds in the amount of $1600.00 to my - - - - account number -redacted- from my Venmo account. I was messaged by Venmo ( and still have this message ) saying that this transaction was cancelled by - - - -. This turned out to be a lie. - - contacted me ( I still have the messages ) saying that the transfer process was never initiated by Venmo. What that means to me is that Venmo never even INTENTED for me to have my money. The reason why is for financial forensic investigators to find out, not me, a... |
PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues other transaction issues October 31, 2015 - PayPal requires users to link a bank account to the Paypal account. Users also have the option of linking a credit card account. In the past, PayPal has always made the bank account the primary/default funding source for payments. I believe this is because PayPal can deduct 3 % of the payment to keep as a fee for itself ; by contrast, when users pay with a credit card, the card issuer imposes a 3 % fee and I suspect that PayPal does not get a 3 % fee. Today, - -, 2015, PayPal changed its system so that users are tricked into making payments funded by their checking account, without prov... |
PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues other transaction issues October 29, 2015 - I have a - ( - ). I completed a job for a customer, I hand delivered the parts, and the customer is happy with the results. Unfortunately, the customer wanted to pay via credit card, so I used PayPal to process the transaction. The payment cleared, but PayPal is holding the funds for up to 21 days. Not to mention the fact that they take an additional 3 to 5 business days to transfer money to my real bank. I called and spoke with a PayPal customer service representative as well as a " specialist ''. Both reps were nice, and tried to be helpful, but the earliest they are willing to release... |
PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues other transaction issues October 20, 2015 - I have been trying to transfer funds from a car buyer who insists that we use PayPal to complete the transaction. I find Paypal very deceptive in it 's description of it 's services. I have called PayPal customer service numerous times & never told the entire procedure to xfer money. For example : their web site allows you request set up for a " Friends & Family '' money transfer & send the request to the other party. However when the sending party tries to send the requested sum they get a message that the precipitant ( me ) is not a " Verified Member '' & blocks the transfer. This is true,... |