BryanS81
Enthusiast
- Total Posts : 272
- Scores: 0
- Reward points: 4897
- Joined: 2011/08/01 11:02:49
- Location: Melb VIC
- Status: offline
RE: My Experiences with PayPal Australia.
2010/06/12 11:49:50
(permalink)
i have been asked for the additional ID info from paypal but this was because of my account being frozen with funds until i provided such things...i went the extra length and rang paypal and enquired what the go was and weither this was real or a scam and yes they confirmed it was real and what i needed to do and have never had an issue with paypal since.
Bryan
|
PeterM
Master
- Total Posts : 933
- Scores: 34
- Reward points: 4984
- Joined: 2011/08/01 11:02:49
- Status: offline
RE: My Experiences with PayPal Australia.
2010/06/12 20:30:33
(permalink)
But I don't run my business using PayPal.
I have sold via PayPal less than $500 worth of old second hand goodies (not business related) per annum over the past 3 years.
|
cosworthfreak
Moderator
- Total Posts : 684
- Scores: 53
- Reward points: 5517
- Joined: 2011/08/01 11:02:49
- Location: Location
- Status: offline
RE: My Experiences with PayPal Australia.
2010/06/12 21:20:04
(permalink)
quote:
Originally posted by PeterM
But I don't run my business using PayPal.
I have sold via PayPal less than $500 worth of old second hand goodies (not business related) per annum over the past 3 years.
You only need to be holding $1000 in Paypal to get the notification you received, even if it's accumulated over a number of years. If you sell a car, or a half decent car part worth more than a grand, I assume this flag is raised straight away. It is supposed to discourage money laundering via Paypal. You only get the ATO notification if you sell thousands of dollars of stuff. That is to stop businesses (and people running home businesses) from selling goods without declaring the income gained from it. It's not designed to catch the casual seller who is cleaning out the shed.
|
grant
Supporter
- Total Posts : 363
- Scores: 2
- Reward points: 4811
- Joined: 2011/08/01 11:02:49
- Location: Brisbane Qld Australia
- Status: offline
RE: My Experiences with PayPal Australia.
2010/08/12 08:51:31
(permalink)
quote:
Originally posted by PeterM
But I don't run my business using PayPal.
I have sold via PayPal less than $500 worth of old second hand goodies (not business related) per annum over the past 3 years.
Just fill out the form  Someone can create a paypal account with your name address steal your details and use it. How do they tell if you are the scammer or the guy thats doing it? At least you have ID to verify this. From what i understand you can't open a bank account without ID so why is this any different, it is dealing with money same thing. You don't have to run a business from it, if you are making profit then your account will be looked at you just need to explain yourself. Keep in mind there are businesses that sell old second hand parts. If you refuse to continue with paypal, you will not be able to list items on ebay thats the choice you need to make.
|
PeterM
Master
- Total Posts : 933
- Scores: 34
- Reward points: 4984
- Joined: 2011/08/01 11:02:49
- Status: offline
RE: My Experiences with PayPal Australia.
2010/12/15 22:13:09
(permalink)
Funny how an ugly letter to PayPal worked.
I transfered all the money from my payPal account to my bank account. Now I have disconnected my bank account from my PayPal account.
Never again.
No more PayPal for Peter ! [}:)]
|
grant
Supporter
- Total Posts : 363
- Scores: 2
- Reward points: 4811
- Joined: 2011/08/01 11:02:49
- Location: Brisbane Qld Australia
- Status: offline
RE: My Experiences with PayPal Australia.
2010/12/16 08:13:10
(permalink)
quote:
Originally posted by PeterM
No more PayPal for Peter ! [}:)]
No more ebay then??
|
samb0_82
Enthusiast
- Total Posts : 12
- Scores: 0
- Reward points: 618
- Joined: 2011/08/01 11:02:49
- Location: Adelaide VIC Australia
- Status: offline
RE: My Experiences with PayPal Australia.
2010/12/17 17:53:35
(permalink)
You dont have to give up ebay sales just because you refuse to use paypal, just specify that you dont wanna use it in your auctions, if people still use it then they wait till the money is clear from your paypal into your bank account or refund their money, you can specify that aswell.if your selling only a small amount of stuff it shouldnt matter if someone opens a dispute coz you would have it cleared up well before your next sale anyway, people dont generally have an issue with their stuff being held up if you keep them informed of what's going on. Surley there is some sort of law against ebay forcing you to use paypal anyway. theres almost as many people now that have had a bad experience with paypal as with ebay.....
|
Juiceman
Aficionado
- Total Posts : 650
- Scores: 6
- Reward points: 3467
- Joined: 2011/08/01 11:02:49
- Location: Brisbane Queensland Australia
- Status: offline
RE: My Experiences with PayPal Australia.
2010/12/17 19:51:35
(permalink)
PayPal have just been hassling my band because there was an issue with the address and seeing as the band is listed as an organisation, PayPal asked that a letter needs to be written from the director of the organisation to the secretary saying that the address has been changed, and have the secretary sign it, then return it to the director who has to sign off on the secretary's signature, then forward the letter to paypal.
We said to paypal that there are two guys in charge of the group and they do everything, they still insisted that the letter be written. So basically what they're asking is that one guy writes a letter to himself, signs it, then gives it back to himself and signs it again.
Pretty funny really hahaha.
|
wombat2509
Enthusiast
- Total Posts : 215
- Scores: 3
- Reward points: 5873
- Joined: 2011/08/01 11:02:49
- Location: CASINO N.S.W. Australia
- Status: offline
RE: My Experiences with PayPal Australia.
2010/12/17 20:10:22
(permalink)
ebay was in hot water early this year (i think) because they were trying to maker all transactions go through Paypal,it was deemed illegal by trade practices
|
ratta tat tat
Supporter
- Total Posts : 1633
- Scores: 40
- Reward points: 5492
- Joined: 2011/08/01 11:02:49
- Location: Brisbane
- Status: offline
RE: My Experiences with PayPal Australia.
2010/12/29 20:55:14
(permalink)
So I tried to list my item tonight, only to be told that "if I didn't give Ebay permission to automatically take money from my account they would deny my right to sell on ebay.
So I guess that means I just have to "trust" they take the right amount of money from my bank each time?? It makes me sick.
|
smiley_666
Enthusiast
- Total Posts : 76
- Scores: 0
- Reward points: 2314
- Joined: 2011/08/01 11:02:49
- Location: kangarilla SA Australia
- Status: offline
RE: My Experiences with PayPal Australia.
2010/12/29 21:39:09
(permalink)
they obviously dont want you to take off with their cut...
|
Firewire
Enthusiast
- Total Posts : 71
- Scores: 0
- Reward points: 1530
- Joined: 2011/08/01 11:02:49
- Location: Bundaberg QLD Australia
- Status: offline
RE: My Experiences with PayPal Australia.
2010/12/30 00:01:21
(permalink)
quote:
Originally posted by INBreplica
Ihad an issue with PayPal a couple of years ago when I sold some items to a guy in the States.
he payed and asked for me not to send them till he was ready. After a few weeks he filed an item not received dispute,which he emailed me and told me to ignore,as he was only doing it to protect himself.
After 2 months,he asked me to post them,regular sea post.I did this and kept all of the documentation.
Paypal then advised me that my account had been frozen due to the buyer esculating the dispute to a claim.
I furnished al of the proof of postage to them within the given time frame,only to have the claim awarded in the buyers favour.
This ,I disputed,with no success.
they closed my paypal account and sent the account to a debt collecter.I disputed this,but was told I had to pay it,which I did.
Due to this,I am down 3 very rare 1/3 scale ,remote controlled go karts worth around $1100 each,$135 freight and a lot of stress.
I guess it makes you only the wiser. No matter if you buy or sell, you will get screwed buy someone who knows how to rost the system. All you have to do as a buyer is pay using paypal, and hopefully the seller doesnt send by regd mail and bammo, u file a not recieved item, as the seller cant prove they sent it to ur address. And then the buyer gets their refund. What a crock of crap. As we almost got done by this, our paypal was frozen for nearly a week as the idiot filed a not recieved item as it was 1 day late, and then didn't fix the paypal thing.
|