WTF IS UP WITH PAY PAL?

[stypee]

I'm so pissed off at Pay Pal my blood is literally boiling.

Last month I sold a CD for over 200 bucks on e-bay and was instantly able to withdraw the funds from my Pay Pal account, no trouble at all..

Last week I sold a CD for over 100 bucks on e-bay and they are making me wait to withdraw the funds from my Pay Pal account... They made me provide the tracking information of the package on the Pay Pal site (I did that) and when I called Pay Pal they said "it takes about three days after the item arrives to the buyer in order to withdraw the money from your account". They also told me that they do it with newer sellers, I've been an e-bay user since 1998, I was told it was because I "haven't used my account that much", than why last month was allowed to withdraw my funds so quickly?

I called Pay Pal twice about this issue, I was told it's "a new thing they are doing now", this after selling an item last month with no problems on e-bay. I have a perfect seller rating on my e-bay account! I am SOOO pissed... I checked the details on when I can deposit the money into my checking account, it says August 29th!!! I'm not even near my limit as to how much I can withdraw.. I am SOOO pissed!

[Dan Mancini]

I'm so pissed off at Pay Pal my blood is literally boiling.

Fail.

[Andrew Forbes]

I'm so pissed off at Pay Pal my blood is literally boiling.

Fail.

Should I be concerned if my blood is laterally boiling?

[Andrew Forbes]

There is pretty extensive mention of potential withdrawal delays for a variety of reasons on the PayPal site. Seems to me it comes with the territory, and you should never assume that simply because prior transactions have gone through quickly that future transactions will be the same. I would also like to point out that in this day and age we can purchase or sell goods almost instantly to and from anywhere on earth. Getting your funds no longer requires that a horse carry a box of money from one part of the continent to another. Just saying.

[mkiker2089]

Stypee, here's why PayPal is doing that. It's to save them money. See Paypal isn't a bank so they aren't really covered by bank regulation. However after a few lawsuits and some liberal interpretation of the word "bank" they now have to protect customers a little more than they used. It used to be if someone stole your money you were out of luck. Even if Paypal reversed it they couldn't collect what wasn't in the account. Now in some cases Paypal has no choice but to reverse transactions even if it comes out of their pocket. Hence new rules about withdrawls.

The conspiracy theory is that they are forcing people to keep a balance for a few days to get interest on the money. I remember the guy who made Minecraft had his accout frozen for "review" for a few days.

[stypee]

Stypee, here's why PayPal is doing that. It's to save them money. See Paypal isn't a bank so they aren't really covered by bank regulation. However after a few lawsuits and some liberal interpretation of the word "bank" they now have to protect customers a little more than they used. It used to be if someone stole your money you were out of luck. Even if Paypal reversed it they couldn't collect what wasn't in the account. Now in some cases Paypal has no choice but to reverse transactions even if it comes out of their pocket. Hence new rules about withdrawls.

The conspiracy theory is that they are forcing people to keep a balance for a few days to get interest on the money. I remember the guy who made Minecraft had his accout frozen for "review" for a few days.

What assholes.. If its a security issue than fine, I can respect that. However, with all their insane technology and constant watchdog stuff the least they could do is shorten the time it takes to allow their customers to withdraw from their accounts. I can understand perhaps three days, but nearly two weeks? That's insane! This is one of the many reasons I do my business of amazon, the longest wait to get your money is maybe 5 days, it's usually shorter than that. They have no caps on how much you can withdraw at any given time. They only ask that you withdraw your funds within a certain time span, that's acceptable by PayPal, not cool.. I'm really becoming a serious hater of the whole e-bay corporation. Last year they incorporated some sort of tax filing system for people who do business on half.com.

Assholes.

[stypee]

I'm so pissed off at Pay Pal my blood is literally boiling.

Fail.

Is it that bad spelling... what?

[Andrew Forbes]

I'm so pissed off at Pay Pal my blood is literally boiling.

Fail.

Is it that bad spelling... what?

Was your blood literally heated to the point that it boiled? Literally?

[stypee]

I'm so pissed off at Pay Pal my blood is literally boiling.

Fail.

Is it that bad spelling... what?

Was your blood literally heated to the point that it boiled? Literally?

Well, in my defense it has happened... It is why I ended up having triple bypass heart surgery, it felt heated anyway... The Pay Pal thing was a sort of mild boiling..

Since when have you taken things so literally? I worry about you Dan.

[Andrew Forbes]

Since when have you taken things so literally? I worry about you Dan.

But that's exactly the point. You can't use the word "literally" unless it is a literal occurrence. It's not acceptable hyperbole. Saying that your blood boiled is already hyperbolic. The point of saying "literally" is to clarify that you are not exaggerating.

[Dan Mancini]

Since when have you taken things so literally? I worry about you Dan.

Learn it. Know it. Live it.

[stypee]

Since when have you taken things so literally? I worry about you Dan.

But that's exactly the point. You can't use the word "literally" unless it is a literal occurrence. It's not acceptable hyperbole. Saying that your blood boiled is already hyperbolic. The point of saying "literally" is to clarify that you are not exaggerating.

It doesn't matter because I am literally awesome!

[mkiker2089]

Isn't it allowed to use literally for comic reasons. For example "my eyes fell out when I saw it. Literally, they fell out, rolled across the floor and I had to fetch them. Dusting them off was a pain."

Not that I care about grammar anyway.

[Steve T Power]

"Don't you talk to me about grammar!"

[Andrew Forbes]

Isn't it allowed to use literally for comic reasons. For example "my eyes fell out when I saw it. Literally, they fell out, rolled across the floor and I had to fetch them. Dusting them off was a pain."

Well, yeah, but that's a different matter altogether.

[JoshRode]

Isn't it allowed to use literally for comic reasons. For example "my eyes fell out when I saw it. Literally, they fell out, rolled across the floor and I had to fetch them. Dusting them off was a pain."

Well, yeah, but that's a different matter altogether.

That's actually supporting the point. In this example, "literally" is used to say that your eyes actually fell out, which is correct usage of the word.

[Andrew Forbes]

Isn't it allowed to use literally for comic reasons. For example "my eyes fell out when I saw it. Literally, they fell out, rolled across the floor and I had to fetch them. Dusting them off was a pain."

Well, yeah, but that's a different matter altogether.

That's actually supporting the point. In this example, "literally" is used to say that your eyes actually fell out, which is correct usage of the word.

Duh! But in mkiker's example it was used as absurdist comedy, not emphasizing how surprised he was. It's the same meaning of the word, used in a different context for a different effect. Stypee used "my blood is literally boiling" to mean "I am literally so angry that the phrase 'my blood is boiling' applies to this situation."

[Dunnyman]

Since when have you taken things so literally? I worry about you Dan.

Learn it. Know it. Live it.

Thank you, Mr. Mancini. That site had me literally pissing my pants in laughter. No, seriously, I lost all control over my bodily functions due to my laughter.

[JoshRode]

Isn't it allowed to use literally for comic reasons. For example "my eyes fell out when I saw it. Literally, they fell out, rolled across the floor and I had to fetch them. Dusting them off was a pain."

Well, yeah, but that's a different matter altogether.

That's actually supporting the point. In this example, "literally" is used to say that your eyes actually fell out, which is correct usage of the word.

Duh! But in mkiker's example it was used as absurdist comedy, not emphasizing how surprised he was. It's the same meaning of the word, used in a different context for a different effect. Stypee used "my blood is literally boiling" to mean "I am literally so angry that the phrase 'my blood is boiling' applies to this situation."

Yes. I was agreeing with you.

[Dave Ryan]

This is literally the lamest thread I've ever read.

[Dan Mancini]

This is literally the lamest thread I've ever read.

That post literally makes me want to punch you in the throat.

[stypee]

Wow - this topic is still going strong? You guys need to start watching more movies, seriously, I am quite concerned for your well beings.

[Paul Kile]

Wow - this topic is still going strong? You guys need to start watching more movies, seriously, I am quite concerned for your well beings.

Wait a minute...you mean I have beings living in my well? And why are you concerned about them?

[stypee]

Wow - this topic is still going strong? You guys need to start watching more movies, seriously, I am quite concerned for your well beings.

Wait a minute...you mean I have beings living in my well? And why are you concerned about them?

Well, if you were like say, Shrley Mclaine or like say, Anne Heche when she went all nutty and claimed to be taken over by aliens. Remember that? I rather enjoyed that moment.

I do believe there are beings within you Paul - one of them is trying to contact you right now. He says he loves you and to please not to forget to pick up the milk on your way home from work tomorrow. He also says to make sure its skim and not the 1% like you got last time because if it is the wrong milk again - the other being will show up within you and you don't like that guy!