I laugh every time I read it ... I will never forget when it all went down. I work in an IT department and every tech was dialed in for a couple of weeks. That guy had no idea that thousands of computer geeks were plotting against him.
As for Ebay/Paypal ... I have pretty much had it with them. I have a separate bank account for on line transactions and have Paypal tied to it. I have an on-line protected credit card tied to it. Up until a month ago I would make purchases and Paypal would check the account - if funds were not there and usually they were NOT (as I only keep about $100 in there) it would automatically bill the credit card. Hence the term BACKUP funding source!!! I cant figure out how to keep my credit card as the primary funding source. They dont like the credit card transactions...
Last week I bought some new speaker cables and I was sure it was to be funded via my credit card - Paypal overdrew the account. OK, my bad ... I screwed up BUT somewhere along the line they changed there standard practice because I have made dozens of similar purchases without a problem. They tap out the bank account and then use the Visa to cover the rest. Then you call them ... I wont go into detail but I'm still pissed. Nothing my bank can do to help me - Paypal says they can push and pull funds from the account but they have NO IDEA what the balance is. I know thats not true. I find my self arguing with a 17 year old kid with a bad accent. I email ... canned response. I'm going back to postal money orders ... Just think what they make off this site alone! On-line customer service is an oxy-moron. I'm pulling my bank account and only using Paypal as a last resort.
Paypal Bites!
As for Ebay/Paypal ... I have pretty much had it with them. I have a separate bank account for on line transactions and have Paypal tied to it. I have an on-line protected credit card tied to it. Up until a month ago I would make purchases and Paypal would check the account - if funds were not there and usually they were NOT (as I only keep about $100 in there) it would automatically bill the credit card. Hence the term BACKUP funding source!!! I cant figure out how to keep my credit card as the primary funding source. They dont like the credit card transactions...
Last week I bought some new speaker cables and I was sure it was to be funded via my credit card - Paypal overdrew the account. OK, my bad ... I screwed up BUT somewhere along the line they changed there standard practice because I have made dozens of similar purchases without a problem. They tap out the bank account and then use the Visa to cover the rest. Then you call them ... I wont go into detail but I'm still pissed. Nothing my bank can do to help me - Paypal says they can push and pull funds from the account but they have NO IDEA what the balance is. I know thats not true. I find my self arguing with a 17 year old kid with a bad accent. I email ... canned response. I'm going back to postal money orders ... Just think what they make off this site alone! On-line customer service is an oxy-moron. I'm pulling my bank account and only using Paypal as a last resort.
Paypal Bites!
