warning paypal currently taking multiple payments

[peanut]

just posted on ebay about difficulty in paying for some items i bought today.

Paypal are not accepting payments from credit cards and are trying to force ebay buyers to open an ebay account .

Apparently Paypal have been taking up to 10x payments from ebay buyers credit cards although ebay are still claiming that no payment has been received. !

Some people have has $100's taken from their accounts or credit cards by mistake. When they contacted paypal they were told to sort it out directly with the seller and ask for their money back !

...can you believe it ! f*$&*%g bandits

http://community.ebay.co.uk/topic/Buyer-Central/Paypal-Working/1700114621?start=24&ts=1359507682763#msg18007116095
quote of typical victim
'I bought an item for nearly £200 this morning. It did not go through and so I tried 3 more times. Now paypal have taken £800 for 4 payments and it doesn't even show on my ebay and so cannot get my item! '

 

[Samuraiace]

Holy Crap!!!

I think I'll hold off on my purchases for a bit.

 

[Downeaster]

PayPal is the AntiChrist. Hell will freeze over before I use them.

 

[gggGary]

hmm no issues for me so far and I use it a bunch.

 

[Travis]

No issues here either. I receive several payments a day using it.

 

[jd750ace]

Me too. 2-3 times a week and never a problem. Just don't link a bank account, debit card, or use "pay me later" services. I have one card exclusively for online purchasing. No exposure to my primary accounts of any kind.

 

[jd750ace]

No issues here either. I receive several payments a day using it.

I know ya got 2 from me, and I got the T-shirt!!

 

[Squint]

I've had 6 transactions on paypal and 3 being on ebay in the last two days. No problems for me. I hope everything gets worked out.

 

[Travis]

Maybe they got the problem figure out then..

I know ya got 2 from me, and I got the T-shirt!!

 

[weekendrider]

Me too. 2-3 times a week and never a problem. Just don't link a bank account, debit card, or use "pay me later" services. I have one card exclusively for online purchasing. No exposure to my primary accounts of any kind.

I figured it from a different route since I HAVE to have direct deposit.
It is tied to that account only. But I regularly empty that account.

 

[2poler]

I have made about 12 purchased in the last week mostly Ebay and the rest to online shops and have had no issues (so far).

 

[1974jh5]

Been using PayPal for several years with only one glitch: a couple of years ago the assholes told me they were going to hold my inbound payments for 21 days due to the nature of what I sold (car and bike parts). I Emailed them calling bullshit, I got a return Email nicely worded which said well that's the way it is. I then just did not use them at all, bought stuff online with my debit card, put in my eBay listings that I would not accept PayPal and that other payment methods would be necessary. Son of a gun, after ~ 2 months I got an Email saying the restriction had been lifted. No problems since then.