Are You Protected From PayPal?

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Doing Business With PayPal? Is Your Money Safe?

You might have heard some of the stories that are currently circulating around the Internet. Stories about how PayPal has started abusing its power and suspending, freezing or even closing down people's accounts on nothing more than a scent of wrongdoing. Many of these stories are true. Learn what you can do to prevent this from happening to your business with Doing Business With PayPal

Doing Business With PayPal

How To Protect Yourself From Your Online Bank

Are you troubled by the amount of control that PayPal has over your business?

You might have heard some of the stories that are currently circulating around the Internet. Stories about how PayPal has started abusing its power and suspending, freezing or even closing down people's accounts on nothing more than a scent of wrongdoing. When this happens, people have had to wait almost six months to retrieve the money that was in their accounts and in some cases, that money was never fully recovered.

PayPal isn't a bank. It isn't a financial institution or even a credit merchant dealer. It is a private company that doesn't adhere to any of the laws that govern normal financial transaction companies. If you have a problem with PayPal, there are no arbitrators or courts to settle your case. If they suspect you have committed fraud, then they act quickly and harshly.

What's worse is even if you haven't done anything wrong, but PayPal is concerned that you might possibly do something wrong in the future, they can (and frequently do) take action to prevent you from using their services.

As a private company, they are entitled to decide who uses their services and who doesn't, but their lack of due process makes the system unfair to those caught between the ropes.

If you work online and run your entire business through PayPal's payment system, even a short account suspension could be devastating to your business. A suspension would mean you can't receive any money, you can't pay anyone and whatever money you have in your account would be completely untouchable for weeks, even months.

Can your business survive the risks it takes to work with PayPal?

Fear not. Doing Business With PayPal is a new eBook that will help you navigate the complicated PayPal landscape and teach you how to work with them so you are protected.

Don't make the same mistake thousands of people have already made. Find out more by clicking on the link below.

Doing Business With PayPal

Good luck,

-AKdude

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Got A Problem With PayPal? Give Them A Call!

Have you ever had a problem with PayPal and wanted to give them a call? Dealing with problems is always easier talking to someone.

Your next problem:

Where is PayPal's phone number?

They bury the number because they really don't want you to call. Try 1-402-935-7733 or 1-877-672-9725. Be prepared for some long wait times.

The PayPal Blog

The Official Place For All Things PayPal

This is PayPal's official blog. You can learn a lot here about using PayPal effectively. But you won't learn much about dealing with them if you end up on the wrong side of a dispute with them. For this you need Doing Business With PayPal
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I Want To Hear From You

What are you experiences with PayPal?

I would love to hear about your experiences with PayPal - both good and bad. Have you had any problems with PayPal? Have all your PayPal transactions gone smoothly. Ever had your PayPal account frozen? Why?

  • Desilegend Dec 4, 2010 @ 12:07 pm | delete
    I like paypal but I think they overcharge in fees...
  • nightcats Nov 22, 2010 @ 12:15 pm | delete
    I have heard these stories before. I am wondering if the situation has not improved since eBay took over Paypal? In any case, just to be on the safe side, I transfer my cash to my own account every month rather than letting it accumulate.
  • Tipi Nov 19, 2010 @ 8:02 pm | delete
    Thank you for sharing this information, I've not had problems but I am aware that some do.
  • sandyspider Nov 2, 2010 @ 10:57 pm | delete
    I have heard of some of the horror stories. I haven't had any trouble myself. But I am not crazy about some of there updates. Thanks for the information.
  • Ariel100 Nov 19, 2009 @ 9:26 pm | delete
    Paypal can be a great service because of the features you mentioned. I have heard both horror stories and smooth transactions. I believe if you just stay within 'normal' operating procedures you will be ok, though it is good to remember the customer is king, and you will lose to a customer dispute every time. There are alternative credit card processing services, but few as easy as Paypal.
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