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AboutPaypal.org is an Anti-Paypal website created with the sole purpose of exposing the horrors of doing business "The PayPal Way". We are committed to assisting the public in making an informed decision about PayPal.

This website is a collection of horror stories, news reports and other information addressing problems with Paypal, Inc..

Paypal stopped my business for months

Paypal decided on my business account that they would do a security check, which in principal is a good idea. However, they locked down my account meaning all payments stopped causing me hell with my suppliers who had transaction setup … Continue reading

Cancelled Transaction – Watch the Money

I sent a PayPal payment to the wrong e-mail address. I left out one dot. When I figured out what happened, I cancelled the transaction. For years I’ve preached “you have to know the rules” and assuming that cancelling meant … Continue reading

Forced to obtained PayPal Mastercard

After a recent Ebay purchase, I tried to pay with my PayPal account. I was informed that I had exceeded THEIR spending limit and payment was denied even though my credit is perfect and my card expires in 2014. I … Continue reading

Accused of “Money Laundering” when I sent money to my daughter

After only 24 transactions, all of which were paid for immediately with my Master Card Credit Card, my paypal account was frozen..They said I had exceeded a preordained spending limit, and in order to get “VERIFIED” I had to give … Continue reading

PayPal Have literally ended my Career

Long story but essentially I’m a freelance writer and everything I do has to go through PayPal. Accounts I have with iwriter, odesk, elance and fivesquids etc. PayPal seem to have a monopoly over them. I’ve had a couple of … Continue reading

Went from Valued Customer to No longer being wanted in a week

I was a member in good standing for over 8 years. I have a 1580 100% positive feedback score with ebay, out of absolutely nowhere, I got the most vile email from paypal claiming my business was no longer wanted? … Continue reading

NonProfits, Stay away from Paypal!

SRC a rescue which saves dogs. We opened an account with PayPal in 2003 in the name SCHNAUZER RESCUE. We are nonprofit and it was for tax deductible donations. They would not talk to me as the director because I … Continue reading

I can’t paypal what I owe

long story short…i was an ebay top powerseller. 100% fdbk, and no ccases..AT ALL!!! OVER 4000.00 in sales a month! last month i met a craigslist seller (that i dealt with before) in order to buy 9000.00 worth of phones. … Continue reading

Paypal limited account for no reason

I am new to Ebay and Paypal. I am retired and thought I would pick up a hobby by selling a couple of things on Ebay. Everything going fine until a customer wasn’t sure about an item I listed so … Continue reading

No refund for defective item

item purchased via ebay is defective negotiated with seller seller agreed to provide full refund on return/receipt of defective item item returned via usps delivery confirmation. seller received item but has not sent refund dispute filed with paypal/ebay resolution center..no … Continue reading