[Mccoypottery-talk] Pay pal is VERY maddening

[Chris Jubic]

Here is a Paypal support toll-free number. Good luck.
888 221-1161

----- Original Message -----
From: "acp" <acpearce@io.com>
To: <mccoypottery-talk@lists.mccoypottery.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 11:10 PM
Subject: [Mccoypottery-talk] Pay pal is VERY maddening


>
> I recently tried to change the credit card on my account, but my
> password seemed to be hosed.  So, stupidly sent email to the
> support folks and got no help.  Next I closed the old account and
> opened a new one, putting the other credit card on it.
> Then they notified me they would take the "startup" fee from that
> credit card and there would be some stupid number somewhere
> I'd have to dig out and write down and then remember to go
> back to the paypal form and put in that stupid number, in order
> for them to activate the new account.
>
> That is SOOOOOOOO  idiotic.  Well, I've never bothered to
> look for the stupid number, so my new PayPal acct. is out there,
> and not active.   And they probably did charge my credit card.
>
> I emailed support trying to get them to just reinstate the old
> account, but they sent me a form letter back and I still have
> no PayPal account.
>
> I had one for years and hardly ever used it.  Now, I'd like to
> use it and I don't have one.
>
> The PayPal people are complete idiots and about as customer
> oriented as Jack the Ripper.  :-(
> Has anyone ever been able to call them to get them to resolve
> a problem??  If so, what number did you call??
>
> Is there an alternative to PayPal???
>
> acp
> ---------
>
> Betty Nelson wrote:
>
> >Those of you that read every message the way I do will remember a problem
I
> >had with Pay Pal not allowing me to access my acct. refusing my password,
> >requiring me to fax photo ID and other paperwork then said I had to wait
180
> >days... That is 6 months!!! before I could do anything with my money.  I
> >found out the next month that my password was working and I could get in.
> >Another on the list had told me about a class action law suit and I did
not
> >join in that but I accessed my accout, requested my $560. be sent to me
in a
> >check.  It had only been about 60 days but I wondered what would happen.
I
> >got my check yesterday.  I do not know what was going on but apparently
my
> >acct is up and running on the $5.?? that I left in there.  I will
continue
> >using it but will never let it build up like a little savings account.
> >Betty the O. in Ia.
> >
>
>
>
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