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Originally Posted by Wesker (Post 1055984)

Here is the email from PayPal I received



As you can see, they clearly mentioned I broke their Acceptable Use Policy. Since I see hundreds of different items and services, it's not clear what I broke as nothing specific in their policies are the items I sold through PayPal. I couldn't get an answer from them what specifically I did wrong without a subpoena.

The 2nd message I received I broke their AUP policy is in the paypal transaction receipt of them transferring all 100% funds out of our paypal accounts.

Originally Posted by Wesker (Post 1056134)

PayPal closed my account that was used just to send payments. No disputes, no sales, just a buyer. No AUP violation was done on this account, just that my name was associated with these other accounts (family related). No explanations why, no options to appeal. Then they took the funds out of my account without any notice or explanation.

Yes PayPal is shady and corrupt.

Originally Posted by Wesker (Post 1056137)

This is the problem here. Our accounts were legit. They limited them. I now fully understand why people use stealth paypal accounts now.

Originally Posted by MKT (Post 1056236)

I have never been in the US and I don't even know how the law works over there, but here in Europe consumer rights are super important and just a few demands would literally get PayPal shut down or at least a super huge fine, they don't even care about their TOS and that's why I have still not seen anybody from Europe get his funds stolen. My PayPal was registered under a third world country and that's why I can't do much besides sending a demand letter to their office at Singapore.



Well, I don't understand why they use stealth because this is reason why I have never used any, so when this happens I can pursue legal action.

Originally Posted by Wesker (Post 1056134)

PayPal closed my account that was used just to send payments. No disputes, no sales, just a buyer. No AUP violation was done on this account, just that my name was associated with these other accounts (family related). No explanations why, no options to appeal. Then they took the funds out of my account without any notice or explanation.

Yes PayPal is shady and corrupt.

Originally Posted by Wesker (Post 1055701)

• I received a couple emails letting me know I could withdraw the funds from some of our accounts. After looking at this now, oddly enough I didn't receive any updates on some of the accounts I could withdraw them.
• I received emails on all accounts that I can withdraw them within 180 days when the accounts were limited
• I received some status update emails in between letting me know my funds would be available in the near future.

330+ days was when I attempted to login and withdrawal the funds. I made the mistake of not withdrawing the funds right away immediately after the 180 day mark after they should have become available. As I explained in the earlier pages of this thread, I have been too occupied with work that my plan was to cashout those funds at the end of the year. I needed to call PayPal, add a new bank account, etc and I didn't have any available time until now.

I had a couple accounts permanently limited because they were linked. Even though they were different business doing different services, because they were business accounts and linked to the same family group (my wife etc), paypal limited them all. Obviously we didn't anticipate PayPal would limit all these accounts much less 1. One day we just received an email saying 1 account is limited and then a couple hours later all our business accounts were limited.

One paypal account for example that was limited was being used just to make payments, no actual sales and they limited that account and took all the funds out of that account even though there was no actual sales in that account to actually breach the AUP policy. The funds were uploading via bank account which we then used to pay our contractors. I assume because they were "linked", PayPal just decided to absorb all the funds out of all accounts.

Here is one email I received on one of the accounts that I was eligible to receive funds:



Now when I login to PayPal, you see a new transaction entry, PayPal transferring the funds to their own PayPal Accounts and a $0 balance.



There is no other information other than that Memo and nothing in the resolution center.

Originally Posted by blitz14 (Post 1055900)

PayPal just did the same thing to me. Waited 180 days and on the 178th day they transfer all the funds (70k) to themselves for "Damages". The account was 100% the violation was too many disputes within a period of time. (the product I was selling was for preorder and some customers decided to file disputes instead of waiting). Nonetheless, all customers either received their product or where refunded.

Now I'm left here without my money, plus all the shipping and manufacturing costs. Sat on the phone with them and was told there's nothing I can do but send a letter to their San Jose corporate office. This happened to my brothers account about 2 years ago (shut down for excess of chargebacks) and the money was sent back after the 180 days.

Originally Posted by agent006140 (Post 1056289)

So it has nothing to do with AUP,your account is linked with family related accounts which are suspended and possibly with a negative balance??

Originally Posted by Kajunrook (Post 1056426)

If a Dumb A leavings thousands of dollars in a paypal acct they have no room to complain. I sweep my 3 accts weekly.

Originally Posted by agent006140 (Post 1056289)

So it has nothing to do with AUP,your account is linked with family related accounts which are suspended and possibly with a negative balance??

Originally Posted by Leigh1213 (Post 1056332)

Me too. Paypal just stealing me money by transferring all my funds (about $2k) to their account. I don't know what to do. I was crying about what Paypal did to me. I just called them yesterday. They told me that I NEED TO CONTRACT THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT.

Originally Posted by Kajunrook (Post 1056426)

If a Dumb A leavings thousands of dollars in a paypal acct they have no room to complain. I sweep my 3 accts weekly.

Originally Posted by vinijchai (Post 1056464)

I just got an email from paypal "eligible to withdraw". Logged in and...BOOM!! All the funds are still here. I immediately withdrew. Will update if paypal is a douche and pulled it back.

Originally Posted by vinijchai (Post 1056523)

Updated, Funds arrived safely.

Originally Posted by vinijchai (Post 1056523)

Updated, Funds arrived safely.

Originally Posted by himaster (Post 1056567)

https://i.imgur.com/YLRglS3.png

the newest case that I know

Originally Posted by prodigyace (Post 1056572)

Paypal is full off crooks man jesus christ. They are making it clearer and clearer ebay made the right decision to go managed payments.

Time to go through different processors guys, paypal isnt what it used to be. Way too much risk involved.