PayPal follies

CDMead

Well, this guy learned the hard way:

"I no longer accept paypal as an option for paying. They have suspended my account for 180 days and have my money. They are likely going to take all of it. They will never see any more business from me. They are completely anti-gun and invade email accounts in search of people who are trading guns and gun paraphernalia."

http://www.GunBroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=332993253

I will give him credit for a true auction with a $0.01 start.

beneteau

Evidently, there are many sellers that cannot understand the English language.

PayPal Acceptable Use Policy

You are independently responsible for complying with all applicable laws in all of your actions related to your use of PayPal's services, regardless of the purpose of the use. In addition, you must adhere to the terms of this Acceptable Use Policy.

Prohibited Activities

You may not use the PayPal service for activities that:



relate to transactions involving (a) narcotics, steroids, certain controlled substances or other products that present a risk to consumer safety, (b) drug paraphernalia, (c) items that encourage, promote, facilitate or instruct others to engage in illegal activity, (d) stolen goods including digital and virtual goods (e) items that promote hate, violence, racial intolerance, or the financial exploitation of a crime, (f) items that are considered obscene, (g) items that infringe or violate any copyright, trademark, right of publicity or privacy or any other proprietary right under the laws of any jurisdiction, (h) certain sexually oriented materials or services, (i) ammunition, firearms, or certain firearm parts or accessories, or (j) ,certain weapons or knives regulated under applicable law.

legear

Closing an account is one thing, keeping someone money is another. Paypals racket should be stopped

elkdropping

I'ts the clause "certain firearm parts" where they fail to understand their own policy. Arbitrary, confusing and inconsistent application of policy is the rule. Avoid paypal, they will take your money, if not now, they will later.

pogybate

Yep and usually the uinformed or not to bright buyer puts "Ammo" down on the Paypal invoice or "Harrys Guns" as the origin of purchase.

Waco Waltz

I just paid for a 1916 nagant with pay pal gift option [:D] I made no mention of what it was really for but I have met the seller face to face once.

chiefr

Aptly named seller.

golferboy426

Waco Waltz

you are a lying criminal and should be ashamed not proud.You used their service and they deserve their rightful fee. By claiming gift you are conspiring to commit fraud

kannoneer

GB426, Your punctilious denunciations have become routine on the forum. You would make an excellent code enforcement officer. You know, someone who measures their neighbors grass and cites them when it is a half inch too long.

golferboy426

What Waco is doing is no different that conspiring to steal Do you condone that too. Ethics maybe you need some

LaidbackDan

quote:Originally posted by legear
Closing an account is one thing, keeping someone money is another. Paypals racket should be stopped
I'm sure their political contributions provide considerable protection from investigation.

golferboy426

They can't and won't keep the funds I don't believe. I heard the horror stories but have never heard of actually confiscating funds

armilite

He'll get his money back after a certain amount of time. They freeze it and make sure everything goes through the system before the money left in the account is returned. How ever it shouldn't take six months. After they froze my account I had to wait quite a while to get my $.47 back.