Is paypal a scam?

Discussion in 'PayPal' started by charlyms21, Mar 3, 2010.

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    I heard many horror stories of paypal like http://www.paypalsucks.com/ and it has happened to me again.I found out that money in paypal are good only for seeing the nos displayed there.
    I just want to know why are not any affiliate networks accepting other form of payments apart from paypal?
    The most frustrating thing is they are stealing many peoples money nd still everyone wants to use it,sad that noone is recognising this fact.Recently Indians were ripped of their money by paypal,but still many people uses it.Its sad and depressing to know that ebay accepts paypal payments only.What a sad capitalist world are we left with.The rich bastards who always makes sure that the general public will never get their shares worth.They dont mind care masses emotions
     
    charlyms21, Mar 3, 2010 IP
  2. charlyms21

    charlyms21 Peon

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    Sorry mods,I didnt see the other thread,at least let people know of the monopoly
     
    charlyms21, Mar 3, 2010 IP
  3. tanha_dil

    tanha_dil Peon

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    it depends on the situation how people got scammed and they write their horror stories . mostly it includes disputes between buyers and sellers where paypal mostly favours the buyer by refunding . This was one of such example , other examples might be account freeze blah blah ... There are two sides of a coin likewise paypal have some good and negative reviews over the web . its upto you how you use the service without abusing or getting abused . Hope i am clear.
     
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    gauravgrt Peon

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    omg, what an original question, i heard it for the first time :D
     
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  5. flegmatic

    flegmatic Well-Known Member

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    Moneybookers. Com For the win! I hate paypal too.
     
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    fhk_kz5 Member

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    Paypal a scam? Are you crazy? Who told you that ebay accepts only paypal? They accept credit and debit card too. And not a single indian lost his money. Thats all i have to say. I think you are frustrated right now so go take a nap and then speak.
     
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    radhika.writer Well-Known Member

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    PayPal is not a scam, its a widely used payment processor. Indians were not ripped off their money, it was due to RBI's plocy changes which lead to all this mess and now PayPal has even resolved this issue. If you are talking about getting scammed charge backs, then you should know that its not the PayPal who files a dispute rather its a buyer who does that. So watch out for the fraud buyers rather then looking for more payment options.

    Thanks
     
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    arivin90 Well-Known Member

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    I never heard like this!! also never beleived like this because paypal is payment processor authorized.
    Thanks!!!
     
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  9. highprlinkss

    highprlinkss Banned

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    I m listening first time such negative things against paypal, i think i must go through it.
     
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  10. Glinch

    Glinch Peon

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    I have heard this against Paypal first time but it may happens, according with your comments. I have to go through this Thanks For this information.
     
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  11. charlyms21

    charlyms21 Peon

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    Here is the thing.I got my first payment from an affiliate network after struggling through for 6months.Not much just a small money.I decided to withdraw the money.Verified the account,no probs,but when it comes to withdrawing transaction is shown as complete,but my bank statements dont show anything
     
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  12. GeneralDecoder

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    If you follow their tos then its good for you, otherwise you will blame paypal for being a scam. I think its most widely used gateway so Its having its own pros and cons
     
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    tempest-tossed Active Member

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    is paypal a scam? No Way, rather Life Savor
     
    tempest-tossed, Mar 3, 2010 IP
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    sousen Active Member

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    If you are 100% Correct from your site legally then you will be winner at the end. Yes PayPal is buyer favor like eBay booth are using same strategy but they also have some rule for seller like you when you are shipping any item that must be same address as address mention buyer with PayPal time of registration you need to kept proof of shipping item must not any dispute etc etc. time of services you need to save all the email or communication you had with the buyer time of fixed deal so my personal experience PayPal is Good some time they are stick my personal experience PayPal is Good
     
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  15. WebBuddy

    WebBuddy Well-Known Member

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    when did you withdraw.. where do you reside?
     
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