this is a little off topic but it deals with paypal
I went to use my paypal debit card yesterday and is was declined.
No problem, maybe a mistake on the merchants parts, I will use cash. Then later I go to use it again to buy dinner (both times I am with my family and friends) and declined again.
Ok, now I am pissed and embaressed as everyone has to scrounge to get enought cash to pay. I call paypal on the back of the card and get the auto crap but everything looks good. Plenty of money in my account and no sign of any trouble. Later when I get home, I look up my account on line and there are 5 charges to a mexico transport company in a row for between $18 and $65 for a total of $200 in charges. They must be for shipping or bus tickets. So I call and the paypal rep tells me they stoped use of the card because of suspicious activity. (That was a good thing) and the cause of my problems. I tell them the chages are fake, scam, stollen, fraud and all that and they agree. Now the stupid parts is that the charges still show as pending and I can't do anything about it. They said until they have completed, I can't stop or dispute them. So my money is already gone for now but I can't do anything about it until the theives already get it? What? That is stupid. Why give them the money and then make me file to get it back. If it pending, just stop it. They say they can't. I am sure I will get my money back but why should I have to go to more trouble and why let the crooks get their money or bus tickets. Stop it now. They said they can't because when they used my account, paypal/mastercard approved the transaction and nothing can be done until it is complete. Now that is stupid.
I have closed the card and will now have to get a new one.
Eric
Cointech
I went to use my paypal debit card yesterday and is was declined.
No problem, maybe a mistake on the merchants parts, I will use cash. Then later I go to use it again to buy dinner (both times I am with my family and friends) and declined again.
Ok, now I am pissed and embaressed as everyone has to scrounge to get enought cash to pay. I call paypal on the back of the card and get the auto crap but everything looks good. Plenty of money in my account and no sign of any trouble. Later when I get home, I look up my account on line and there are 5 charges to a mexico transport company in a row for between $18 and $65 for a total of $200 in charges. They must be for shipping or bus tickets. So I call and the paypal rep tells me they stoped use of the card because of suspicious activity. (That was a good thing) and the cause of my problems. I tell them the chages are fake, scam, stollen, fraud and all that and they agree. Now the stupid parts is that the charges still show as pending and I can't do anything about it. They said until they have completed, I can't stop or dispute them. So my money is already gone for now but I can't do anything about it until the theives already get it? What? That is stupid. Why give them the money and then make me file to get it back. If it pending, just stop it. They say they can't. I am sure I will get my money back but why should I have to go to more trouble and why let the crooks get their money or bus tickets. Stop it now. They said they can't because when they used my account, paypal/mastercard approved the transaction and nothing can be done until it is complete. Now that is stupid.
I have closed the card and will now have to get a new one.
Eric
Cointech

