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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..

left with our pants around our ankles and money tied up for 180 days

i started a shop and we were running full steam from the get go , we had people accuse us of selling imitation items because we were selling for cheap , low margin with the intended high turn over, it … Continue reading

Paypal declined all my appeals

A buyer opened a item not as described dispute on paypal only. It did not show up on my ebay message board. Customer never complained of any issues with merchandise via ebay message board, nor was i aware of the … Continue reading

It is never safe to use PayPal, not for buying or selling

Once my father tried to buy gold for a video game using paypal and the company wanted a scan of his photo ID (which defeats the purpose of paypal). When refusing to send a scan of his photo ID to … Continue reading

Under no circumstances would I suggest using PayPal

PayPal is still at It. They completely ignore anything that I have to say as a seller and give people free reign to rip of sellers. They don’t give a shit. The customer service agents have to be forced off … Continue reading

“we don’t like your business model”

Paypal just arbitrarily closed my account because someone I had been dealing with had offended a woman who worked for them so she used her influence to get me as well as him banned despite the fact I had done … Continue reading

Paypal far from “the safest way to pay”

I am having a nightmare with paypal. Before Christmas someone sent me a email telling me to change my password details. I did (I know big mistake) anyway someone was then in my computer. On December 23rd I discovered paypal … Continue reading

Restricted paypal account

On January 11 paypal put restrictions on my account because they noticed “strange transactions” in my bank account that’s linked to my paypal account. Neither myself nor my bank has noticed a problem, but I now have no access to … Continue reading

Paypal assured me that I would win chargeback…I did not.

I sold a pricey coin on Ebay and the buyer requested me to send the coin to another address other than the one Ebay had on file. I had already received the money, so I decided to do so. I … Continue reading

When is having your credit card stolen violating a policy?

My credit card information was stolen and as normal procedure for a stolen credit card they cut off and did charge backs for all transactions made on the day of the theft. They cut off my account and said I … Continue reading

PayPal charged credit card I never gave them the number to

I tried to buy an item that I “won” and couldn’t understand why it kept going to PayPal when I didn’t sign up for it. I had a Paypal account 5 years ago and they still had my old debit … Continue reading