You know how they call the founder of Paypal the "Paypal Mafia"? It makes me wonder if that wasn't just an endearing term, but somewhat hinted at the culture of shady business practices that is still prevalent in the organization.
I had Paypal instate a 21-day holding period on all money coming into my account for a while, making buying/selling of things (I sell X, and I buy Y as an upgrade) nearly impossible. I'd never had any refund problems on my account- ever. Emailing support got canned responses about how this is for my safety, and partially because I don't do regular business that they can pattern out on my account.
Then about 8 months later, they removed it. No reason why I was suddenly more safe than before. I've had the account over 10 years. Zero problems. Yet, they seemed to think there was a problem for a while.
He doesn't strike me as the Mafia type. The founders of paypal have long gone. Initially paypal wasn't all bad but the got worse over time and after the sale to ebay the customer relationships (or lack thereof) dropped through the floor.
I had Paypal instate a 21-day holding period on all money coming into my account for a while, making buying/selling of things (I sell X, and I buy Y as an upgrade) nearly impossible. I'd never had any refund problems on my account- ever. Emailing support got canned responses about how this is for my safety, and partially because I don't do regular business that they can pattern out on my account.
Then about 8 months later, they removed it. No reason why I was suddenly more safe than before. I've had the account over 10 years. Zero problems. Yet, they seemed to think there was a problem for a while.