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    7 days ago

    I stopped using Paypal a few years ago. But I had to through it to cancel any subs and recurring payments very carefully. I never had them freeze my account/money but I had friends that happened to related to Ebay transactions. Those instances soured me on selling on Ebay as well.

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    9 days ago

    Story time: I have a side business selling web optimization services. UX, AB testing, etc.

    I got busy and didn’t take my money immediately after completing a few projects and one of my clients complained to Paypal about my service. My account was immediately locked and it took me at least 3 months to get access back to my account.

    They basically had 15k of my money, interest free for them to play with even tho the contested amount was $500. I ended up just eating the 500 just to get access to my account, even tho the client is still using the improvements I made to their site.

    So ya, fuck Paypal. Fffuuuucccckkk PayPal.

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      9 days ago

      Not defending PayPal, but I used to work there. They suck but in my experience you woulda lost the 500 of the person had called their card company too. Idk how the bank would have handled the dispute directly without PayPal but they do love holding funds as well

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        8 days ago

        They froze my entire account for 500usd. The rest of the 14500 was from other happy customers.

        I use a regular bank for credit card services now and when there is something contested, it’s only for the charged amount that is held. Not my entire account.

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      9 days ago

      Brandt said he enjoyed being a meme, and he did frequently use the catchphrase, although he did say that his high school English teacher would not have approved of his usage of “ain’t”.[6][20]

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    9 days ago

    i wish I had 1% of that this week, lol. i’ll draw furries for 1%. may include crayon INSIDE the lines!

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      9 days ago

      The furry artist was responding to someone saying his “hobby” was embarrassing. He posted the balance to show that his “hobby” is actually a very profitable business.

      It’s a brag, but a provoked one.