aloevera Posted February 20, 2017 Posted February 20, 2017 (edited) Hey guys, I wanted to raise some awareness regarding buying/selling gold and accounts over paypal. the Paypal terms of condition rule: So a few days ago one of my Paypal accounts got blocked for 180 days because I made too many payments to friends and family They do not make enough money of those transactions so those greedy whores after too many of them just kick you from using their platform Don't let the same happen to you edit: source: https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full#3 Edited February 20, 2017 by aloevera 1
Realist Posted February 20, 2017 Posted February 20, 2017 What is there to be careful about? You violated their terms by evading fees and accepting goods payments as gifts?
aloevera Posted February 20, 2017 Author Posted February 20, 2017 Just now, Realist said: What is there to be careful about? You violated their terms by evading fees and accepting goods payments as gifts? I am not asking for sympathy... Made this post to make people aware of this rule so that they wont make the same mistake as me
Realist Posted February 20, 2017 Posted February 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, aloevera said: I am not asking for sympathy... Made this post to make people aware of this rule so that they wont make the same mistake as me oh alright, it should be quite common sense though. i personally advise most people who sell me gold to take goods payments to avoid dilemmas like yours
aloevera Posted February 20, 2017 Author Posted February 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, Realist said: oh alright, it should be quite common sense though. i personally advise most people who sell me gold to take goods payments to avoid dilemmas like yours Well I am sure that there are a lot of people who are not aware that they will close your account for it and, Prefer receiving those payments. You can not dispute charges that are send over friends and family only as unauthorized so it feels safer to receive those payments as a seller
fstyle Posted February 20, 2017 Posted February 20, 2017 This is why I always hope that bitcoin would go mainstream 1
The Hero of Time Posted February 20, 2017 Posted February 20, 2017 4 hours ago, Realist said: What is there to be careful about? You violated their terms by evading fees and accepting goods payments as gifts? Whenever i paid for gp in the past, i ALWAYS did gift though, and every seller told me to do so aswell 1
Jordan Posted February 20, 2017 Posted February 20, 2017 It's a cost of business. We do it because PayPal also has a failed dispute system that allows for chargebacks. At least with friends and family there's a little more security. PayPal isn't an upstanding company, but is only used because it's the biggest and has a lot of connections around the world. That being said, every time I send as friends and family I understand the risk involved. 2
simply_gainzs Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 On 2/20/2017 at 0:12 PM, Jordan said: It's a cost of business. We do it because PayPal also has a failed dispute system that allows for chargebacks. At least with friends and family there's a little more security. PayPal isn't an upstanding company, but is only used because it's the biggest and has a lot of connections around the world. That being said, every time I send as friends and family I understand the risk involved. I have to agree with every word of this, no doubt.
keeptheFaith Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 didnt know it was this severe thanks for the heads up
scoob1222 Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 I don't have f&f paypal payments in my country so I guess no problem for me
Beck Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 Just a note to people reading the thread: A lot of sellers require people to use friends and family when selling via paypal to ensure they aren't able to chargeback after the purchase. Seeing as selling online goods (especially when its something like an osrs account) it's pretty easy to win a dispute just by saying: "I didn't make this transaction". Super shitty PayPal have done that though, hope you didn't lose much
