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October 25, 2012, 12:00:08 AM
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Successfully sold over 3k USD worth of bitcoins on eBay...

Then I get this:

PayPal previously required accounts that were operating as a currency
dealer or exchanger to obtain prior authorization before utilizing PayPal
services. Your account did not obtain such authorization at that time. We
have since decided to dissociate ourselves as a payment processor for
transactions involving a currency exchange. Per our current Acceptable Use
Policy for Money Service Businesses, PayPal may not be used to operate a
currency exchange, bureau de change or check cashing business.

Due to your failure to comply with the previous policy and the high risk
associated with currency dealers including the sale of electronic media of
exchange (such as electronic money or digital currency), PayPal has made
the decision to sever its business relationship with you. While we wish you
the best of success in your future business endeavors, we respectfully ask
that you seek another method of payment for your online business.

Your PayPal account has been permanently limited and there will be no
appeals to the decision. Any remaining money in your PayPal account balance
will be held for 180 days from the date of the limitation. After 180 days,
the money will be available for you to withdraw.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us again.

Sincerely,

PayPal Compliance Department
PayPal, an eBay Company

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October 25, 2012, 12:01:17 AM
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Did you not understand how Pay Pal works?  I think you bent yourself over.   Kiss
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October 25, 2012, 12:05:27 AM
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Did you not understand how Pay Pal works?  I think you bent yourself over.   Kiss

Yup.  You effed yourself in the A.  Don't use PayPal.

You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
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October 25, 2012, 12:09:21 AM
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What I don't understand is how someone with 3k+ on eBay is able to get away with it and I can't. Call me an idiot if you want, but it's not like I'm the only one that took the chance.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/QUANTITY-ONE-1-BTC-BITCOIN-DIGITAL-ELECTRONIC-CURRENCY-BITCOINS-BIT-COIN-COINS-/110966373038?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item19d61c7aae


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October 25, 2012, 12:43:58 AM
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What I don't understand is how someone with 3k+ on eBay is able to get away with it and I can't. Call me an idiot if you want, but it's not like I'm the only one that took the chance.


Did you have many chargebacks filed?

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October 25, 2012, 12:45:16 AM
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What I don't understand is how someone with 3k+ on eBay is able to get away with it and I can't. Call me an idiot if you want, but it's not like I'm the only one that took the chance.


Did you have many chargebacks filed?

I had only 3 - mostly I just processed alot of refunds for people I thought were scammers (and most turned out to be).

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October 25, 2012, 12:50:15 AM
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Sorry to hear that.

There is nothing fair about it.  It's their website site/service and they can do what ever they want when ever they want.



This Agreement is subject to change by PayPal without prior notice (unless prior notice is required by law), by posting of the revised Agreement on the PayPal website.

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/terms-outside.

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October 25, 2012, 01:05:09 AM
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What I don't understand is how someone with 3k+ on eBay is able to get away with it and I can't. Call me an idiot if you want, but it's not like I'm the only one that took the chance.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/QUANTITY-ONE-1-BTC-BITCOIN-DIGITAL-ELECTRONIC-CURRENCY-BITCOINS-BIT-COIN-COINS-/110966373038?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item19d61c7aae



What is the person who is doing that actually works for PayPal, cuz then they can do whatever they want.
Or maybe because they have such a long verification process.

I am sorry to hear that your account got put on hold though.  Undecided I try not to keep a big amount of money in PayPal just in cases like that.

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October 25, 2012, 01:34:48 AM
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When I saw the title, I asked myself "WTF? People still use Paypal to sell Bitcoins?"

Then I saw who the poster was, and was no longer surprised.

Did you not understand how Pay Pal works?  I think you bent yourself over.   Kiss
Yup.  You effed yourself in the A.  Don't use PayPal.
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October 25, 2012, 01:36:27 AM
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What I don't understand is how someone with 3k+ on eBay is able to get away with it and I can't. Call me an idiot if you want, but it's not like I'm the only one that took the chance.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/QUANTITY-ONE-1-BTC-BITCOIN-DIGITAL-ELECTRONIC-CURRENCY-BITCOINS-BIT-COIN-COINS-/110966373038?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item19d61c7aae




And not everyone who infringes copyright gets caught for it, either.  So what?  "But they did it too" is the defence of school children.

PayPal has acted against people selling BTC often enough in the past that users who read these forums should be well aware of the risks involved.  If you knowingly take that risk, you don't have much cause for complaint if you get caught - you knew it could happen.  And the other BTC sellers won't have any cause for complaint when they get caught either.

The other seller you linked doesn't only sell BTC, which may allow him to argue that he's not operating as a currency dealer or currency exchange.

All I can say is that this is Bitcoin. I don't believe it until I see six confirmations.
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October 25, 2012, 10:10:08 PM
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Successfully sold over 3k USD worth of bitcoins on eBay...

Then I get this:

PayPal previously required accounts that were operating as a currency
dealer or exchanger to obtain prior authorization before utilizing PayPal
services. Your account did not obtain such authorization at that time. We
have since decided to dissociate ourselves as a payment processor for
transactions involving a currency exchange. Per our current Acceptable Use
Policy for Money Service Businesses, PayPal may not be used to operate a
currency exchange, bureau de change or check cashing business.

Due to your failure to comply with the previous policy and the high risk
associated with currency dealers including the sale of electronic media of
exchange (such as electronic money or digital currency), PayPal has made
the decision to sever its business relationship with you. While we wish you
the best of success in your future business endeavors, we respectfully ask
that you seek another method of payment for your online business.

Your PayPal account has been permanently limited and there will be no
appeals to the decision. Any remaining money in your PayPal account balance
will be held for 180 days from the date of the limitation. After 180 days,
the money will be available for you to withdraw.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us again.

Sincerely,

PayPal Compliance Department
PayPal, an eBay Company

How, exactly, were you selling them?  Physical on paper, or just digital delivery?
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October 25, 2012, 10:18:17 PM
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Successfully sold over 3k USD worth of bitcoins on eBay...

Then I get this:

PayPal previously required accounts that were operating as a currency
dealer or exchanger to obtain prior authorization before utilizing PayPal
services. Your account did not obtain such authorization at that time. We
have since decided to dissociate ourselves as a payment processor for
transactions involving a currency exchange. Per our current Acceptable Use
Policy for Money Service Businesses, PayPal may not be used to operate a
currency exchange, bureau de change or check cashing business.

Due to your failure to comply with the previous policy and the high risk
associated with currency dealers including the sale of electronic media of
exchange (such as electronic money or digital currency), PayPal has made
the decision to sever its business relationship with you. While we wish you
the best of success in your future business endeavors, we respectfully ask
that you seek another method of payment for your online business.

Your PayPal account has been permanently limited and there will be no
appeals to the decision. Any remaining money in your PayPal account balance
will be held for 180 days from the date of the limitation. After 180 days,
the money will be available for you to withdraw.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us again.

Sincerely,

PayPal Compliance Department
PayPal, an eBay Company

How, exactly, were you selling them?  Physical on paper, or just digital delivery?

The auction was for a penny ( snail mailed), the bitcoins were free (digitally delivered).

Bro, do you even blockchain?
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October 25, 2012, 10:45:20 PM
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The auction was for a penny ( snail mailed), the bitcoins were free (digitally delivered).

I'm pretty sure there was another user here who was doing a similar thing with paper clips instead of pennies and they got shut down by PayPal too.

All I can say is that this is Bitcoin. I don't believe it until I see six confirmations.
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October 25, 2012, 10:46:49 PM
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You should have sold an item with it that wasn't money. Enjoy the six month hold on your funds.
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October 25, 2012, 10:53:43 PM
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Did they ban your ebay?

Someone reported you probably.
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October 25, 2012, 11:05:31 PM
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No, they see the sharp increase in funds in the account, that flags you. If I were you I would have them do all sorts of updates on the account, call them and talk to reps and ask them to tweak the mailing address or whatever. This will push you into a different status (I have done it before when they put a hold on my account.) and you will get an email saying you will be notified when the funds are available. And that 180 days will become 45.

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October 25, 2012, 11:18:33 PM
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The auction was for a penny ( snail mailed), the bitcoins were free (digitally delivered).

I'm pretty sure there was another user here who was doing a similar thing with paper clips instead of pennies and they got shut down by PayPal too.

I was the one doing the paperclip thing. I did get a few chargebacks, but I actually won a dispute for $120 or so. The only difference with that scammer was that he left me positive feedback on eBay after I sent bitcoins. That may have worked in my favor during the dispute process, or it could just have been a fluke. I must emphasize: it was the ONLY dispute case I won. I haven't sold bitcoin on eBay in almost a year. The prices reflect the risk. You may sell a bitcoin for $20, but factor in all your scammers over time and you're not making $9 profit, but maybe $1 or $2.

I am genuinely sorry to hear of your recent incident with PalPal.

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October 25, 2012, 11:26:57 PM
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There is a way to sell BTC on eBay. Without all the fees. Especially without PayPal (and the concomitant risk of chargebacks and fraud, since PayPal is the #1 choice of financial criminals worldwide).

Create listings in Everything Else>Test Auctions>General. There are guidelines for test auctions, that make your listing invalid; nobody bidding on it will get you assessed fees or any liability. Make the listing title start with "TEST- " and in the listing itself, put "TEST - DO NOT BID". Disable PayPal in the payment options, and check some other electronic payment method (that you don't necessarily need to have), as well as Pay On Pickup.

Buyers will ideally just send you eBay messages to work out payment offsite, or you can insert an image with your contact details on it. Face-to-face, cash in mail, and Liberty Reserve are the most secure options for sellers to accept payment.

Here's an example: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230868571478

Saying that you don't trust someone because of their behavior is completely valid.
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October 25, 2012, 11:29:42 PM
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The auction was for a penny ( snail mailed), the bitcoins were free (digitally delivered).

I'm pretty sure there was another user here who was doing a similar thing with paper clips instead of pennies and they got shut down by PayPal too.

I was the one doing the paperclip thing. I did get a few chargebacks, but I actually won a dispute for $120 or so. The only difference with that scammer was that he left me positive feedback on eBay after I sent bitcoins. That may have worked in my favor during the dispute process, or it could just have been a fluke. I must emphasize: it was the ONLY dispute case I won. I haven't sold bitcoin on eBay in almost a year. The prices reflect the risk. You may sell a bitcoin for $20, but factor in all your scammers over time and you're not making $9 profit, but maybe $1 or $2.

I am genuinely sorry to hear of your recent incident with PalPal.
So, even when you provided shipping information for the paperclip, you lost other disputes?

Did you ever sell outside of eBay, but using paypal?
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October 25, 2012, 11:40:19 PM
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You should have sold an item with it that wasn't money. Enjoy the six month hold on your funds.

read two posts above douchebag.

Bro, do you even blockchain?
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