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To: nickcarraway
What’s your opinion of Pay Pal? I use it and Venmo, both linked to a great credit card.

No problems so far.

2 posted on 09/19/2020 3:09:10 AM PDT by Laslo Fripp (The Sybil of Free Republic)
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To: Laslo Fripp
I've never had a problem with PayPal, but I've heard of problems.

If they ask you to pick the option it's a fried transaction, instead of a business transaction, don't do it. They claim it is so they don't have to pay a fee, but it leaves you unable to get your money back.

I know someone who lost $1000 as a deposit, trying to rent a property. They never got the money back.

4 posted on 09/19/2020 3:12:29 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Laslo Fripp

I’ve used PayPal for years, possibly thousands of times. I’ve never had a problem or glitch.


8 posted on 09/19/2020 3:27:45 AM PDT by Artemis Webb (Be kind to each other, unless the other guy is a dumbass.)
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To: Laslo Fripp

Paypal loves to hold my credit cards. I do manual entry because I get high cash virtual credit cards to pay for getting impounded cars out. Paypal loves to hold those 2-3k charges for a month before releasing them. Using their card reader, no issues. but due to the above, I am back to using Square, which has been zero fuss the entire time we’ve ran it. Venmo I’ve used sparingly, but no issues there. My sister and I send cash through Zelle quite often, and yet to see issues there either.


9 posted on 09/19/2020 3:31:44 AM PDT by SPDSHDW (Hidey Ho for Alcatraz 2020)
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To: Laslo Fripp

PayPal is IMO the most hacked platform there has ever been. Avoid it like the plague.


11 posted on 09/19/2020 4:03:34 AM PDT by TheZMan (I am a secessionist.)
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To: Laslo Fripp

“No problems so far.”


That’s what all victims say before the hammer drops.

Anyone chooses high risk by using their mobile device for banking attached to a primary account(s) and high-limit card(s) deserve what they get, as that ‘online banking 101’ advice is readily available to anyone willing to see & heed it.

Personally, I use NO MOBILE APPS WHATSOEVER and reserve any online banking solely for emergency purposes only...which have yet to materialize.

As such, my risk is zero.


18 posted on 09/19/2020 8:33:57 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: Laslo Fripp
What’s your opinion of Pay Pal?

I refuse to use PayPal mainly because of eBay. I dont like how they've been doing business.

On a more general note, I refuse to use any of the phone apps that can get access to my bank account. Mainly due to issues like this one. No customer service, and immediate access to my money? No thanks. If you can't do business in the traditional way, you don't need my money.

22 posted on 09/21/2020 7:02:21 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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