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I just got banned from Paypal
sharkman69
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I just found out that my Paypal account has been closed, because I sold some 20 round G3 assault rifle magazines (WHICH ARE LEGAL TO BUY AND SELL) here on Gunbroker. So now, I have to cancel all my Ebay auctions, because I cannot take payment from winning bidders, because Ebay requires sellers to use Paypal, or set up some secured way of taking credit cards. What a bunch of Nazis.
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I don't do Paypal. I don't do Fleabay, buying or selling. I accept checks and money orders. Life is good!
Can't follow the RULES -- but someone else
is always the BAD guy --
Lee
I just found out that my Paypal account has been closed, because I sold some 20 round G3 assault rifle magazines (WHICH ARE LEGAL TO BUY AND SELL) here on Gunbroker. So now, I have to cancel all my Ebay auctions, because I cannot take payment from winning bidders, because Ebay requires sellers to use Paypal, or set up some secured way of taking credit cards. What a bunch of Nazis.
Yes it's legal to sell on gunbroker.
PayPal however is not financially associated with Gunbroker and Paypal doesn't allow payment for guns, gunaccessories...
So... you just got found out - and account closed.
You had it coming.!!
It's a tough crowd Wally.....
We don't support anti-gun corporations....
Don
I regularly sell over $1,00 a month on Ebay, and I already have a merchant account for taking credit cards. I just don't have that set up with Ebay. I suppose I should see what kind of flaming hoops Ebay will require me to jump through to get my merchant account set up on any new auctions there.
I just found out that my Paypal account has been closed, because I sold some 20 round G3 assault rifle magazines (WHICH ARE LEGAL TO BUY AND SELL) here on Gunbroker. So now, I have to cancel all my Ebay auctions, because I cannot take payment from winning bidders, because Ebay requires sellers to use Paypal, or set up some secured way of taking credit cards. What a bunch of Nazis.
The buyer must have stated what he bought and where in the Paypal transaction. Otherwise there is no way they could have found out. Not good....
www.paypalsucks.com
www.powersellersunite.com
the first of which is self explanatory, the second was created when fees became excessive. This site lists the now MANY different auction venues some believe it or not as big as e bay that are taking e bays market share day after day. Gun Broker is still the best !! [:D]
I believe that it is illegal to bar a merchant from accepting any Government-issued money-bearing instrument, such as U.S. currency or Money Orders, in any transaction on U.S. soil. Ebay can pretend that they can keep merchants from advertising that they will take U.S. Government instruments, but they cannot force the merchants to say that they will not. Only the merchant himself can limit how he will receive payment. It is noteworthy that in the past, PayPal has been prohibited from doing any business in at least two States, including Louisiana, by those State's Attorneys General.
Ebay did say it would allow a buyer to pay the seller in cash if the buyer picked up the merchandise personally from the seller. Apparently, this was because the Ebay police didn't feel they could cover the residences of the sellers on a 24/7 basis. How absolutely generous of the a**holes.
I am not sure how Ebay has managed to avoid lawsuits, but one day things will break lose and the flood of suits will pile in on them. Ebay is temporary, they have gotten so expensive, they actually make more off your stuff than you do.
Won't do business on e-bay because of paypal.
Hope you find a successful way to market your stuff but those bums are so far left they coming up on the right horizon.
I could care less if the suspend/close/ban accounts, because it's their show, but it is my money. Heck, I wouldnt do business with them again anyhow, give me my money back, ban me, and declare victory.
I doubt my complaint will get them banned in Texas, but someone has to be the raindrop that burst the dam, so we are closer by one.
I got my account locked by gunbroker over paypal. Two guys demanded I pay through paypal, this was not listed in the auction description, and was demanded after the auction ended. They both filed non-paying bidders, refused payment any other way and re-listd the minute I said I would not pay via paypal. Gunbroker locked my account, and no emailing in the world would get them to reverse it
That's a bit ridiculous if they didn't specify paypal in the ad. Why don't you try squealing off the seller to paypal and report him to paypal for using it for gun related items, that should cause him some difficulties to say the least. One thing I learned is you do not want paypal freezing you up if you have transactions in the works. That would make a great end run on the guy if you could show paypal an email correspondence where the guy is insisting you use paypal.
Maybe just threatening to do that would get the seller to drop his non paying bidder stuff, I've taken care of a couple of unreasonable sellers like that.
I received some pp payment on some ammo that I sold on GB, they locked my account, I had to go and electronically sign a thing stating that will be a good boy and don't do stuff like that anymore.
They opened my account after I signed it. I do hate them too, but what else there is, in other civilized countries, you can tranfer money from your account to somebody elses account on the internet.
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A seller at Gunbroker recently had his account suspended for taking payment from me for a handgun. Fair enough, but he still has the gun, paypal has my money, and I have a complaint into the Texas Banking Commission, who is looking at Paypal with a jaundiced eye right now because of numerous complaints.
I could care less if the suspend/close/ban accounts, because it's their show, but it is my money. Heck, I wouldnt do business with them again anyhow, give me my money back, ban me, and declare victory.
I doubt my complaint will get them banned in Texas, but someone has to be the raindrop that burst the dam, so we are closer by one.
I think the majority of the states in the US have brought suits against ebay and paypal. I was in one in California that was awarded 27 million dollars, I was owed 900+ and $1100+, both incidents as a seller where I had a buyer burn me. Paypal's supposed protections are not protections at all for a seller, all the protection seems to swing the buyer's way but anymore it's easy to get ripped both ways.
I'm running an attorney handled book deal where we give ebay the chance to buy the book rights from me before I publish it. It runs very close to the fine line of extortion and has to be carefully done but it can be done. It has to do with the book offering advice and an attorney class action lawsuit hotline that hooks people up with an attorney in every state that will represent them. It's a win win for everybody but ebay and paypal, but it would be a lot cheaper for them to pay 15 million than several hundred million if the book instigated a huge actively well coordinated response.
As far as GunBroker is concerned it should be GB's response that they give no support to paypal instigated actions, Paypal says it's against their policies to use it for gun related things, GB should make it against their policies to allow it to be used. It's one thing if both parties agree but entirely different for one to initiate non paying actions because someone refuses. Why would GB even go there? I absolutely refuse to use Paypal under any circumstances and would be pissed off at a GB seller who tried after a sale to make me. They should be gracious enough to allow another method of pay.
And another thing....
https://www.gunpal.net/gp
A seller at Gunbroker recently had his account suspended for taking payment from me for a handgun. Fair enough, but he still has the gun, paypal has my money, and I have a complaint into the Texas Banking Commission, who is looking at Paypal with a jaundiced eye right now because of numerous complaints.
I could care less if the suspend/close/ban accounts, because it's their show, but it is my money. Heck, I wouldnt do business with them again anyhow, give me my money back, ban me, and declare victory.
I doubt my complaint will get them banned in Texas, but someone has to be the raindrop that burst the dam, so we are closer by one.
They'll give your money back in 6-9 months, or sooner. Depending on whenever they decide the investigation they did on themselves is done. You agreed it was ok for them to do this when you signed up.
Paypal sucks. Unfortuntly there is not enough mass on the similar sites to offer a good (or better) alternative. [V]
Folks should use "gunpal.net" instead
I just started, might as well spend my $$$ with gun friendly instead of gun hating.
And BTW - Meg Whitman is a supposed Republican, running for Governor in CA. I hope she loses.
... there have been countless threads on this subject.
For the life of me I can't understand why you would be suprised.
? otherwise, you'll find an excuse.