▲ 76 r/paypal
A family member died. Paypal stopped the funeral.
A family member died unexpectedly. Like many people today, we live from paycheck to paycheck. A friend of the family donated the $1,210.00 we need for just the cremation. The cremation is out of state and needed to be paid with time being of the essence. The payment was to go electronically and paypal was already set up.
Or so I thought.
I took the $1210 to the bank in cash, made the deposit and it was immediately available on my bank account. Paypal account funding offers two choices, transfer money into the paypal account using the debit card instantly or 2 to 3 days with the account and routing numbers. 2 to 3 days is too long, not even an option. Card it is.
Everything was going as it should, no reason for it not to go smoothly.
In walks Paypal with a ball cap that says "Tits", a crushed can of lite beer and a Pal Mall 100 Menthol dangling out of its lips. "Need something bungled fer ya? Challenge accepted! And yehaw."
Paypal blocked the transaction with an information-free "Something went wrong" notice. I try a couple more times, then reach out to Paypal via chat. After a long time-wasting session with their absolutely maddening A.I., I got a human.
Their overseas rep was as nice as she was young. She did her best. To her credit, she was able to get a smaller amount through, $400. But all other attempts, "Something went wrong". She had me try again and again, everything this side of Sunday. Still no good. I can see Paypal wanting to challenge outbound monies, but inbound ones? Seemed odd and it still does.
A little background. When times were better, I had a company that accepted paypal as payment and about one in six chose to pay that way. I funned hundreds of thousands of dollars through that account. I am not a stranger. They know me. Fast forward back to today...
The next round of Paypal contact came by phone, which I thought was great. At least, I thought, they were taking this seriously. The nice rep eventually told me it was a hold placed by my bank. I had to end the chat to call my bank. My bank had no such holds.
I had to go back to the Paypal chat. After more wrangling with the useless-and-maddening A.I., I got another agent. The next agent could do nothing but not for trying, he made a valiant effort.
At the end, was told that since "I" had tried so many times, a 72 hour hold was placed on the account for making deposits. I was to touch nothing, leave everything completely untouched or the 72 hours would restart. Oh, and by the way, they would need facial verification too.
I would need to use another way, pay the $400 via paypal and the $810 balance with something else.
This morning I look at my bank balance. There is an "instant" $400 transfer to paypal sitting there in limbo, neither falling back to my account nor successfully transfering to my paypal account.
Now no matter what I do, I am $400 short of making payment so a relative can get cremated. For absolutely no legitimate reason whatsoever. Not the bank's fault, they released the funds. It's all Paypal.
Update: Two days later and the "instant" transfer still sits in a pending status at my bank. I will try to get the transaction cancelled tomorrow (today is Sunday) if possible.
Already had to block one troll. Will proactively continue to do so. Some people really do not know how to not be miserable.
I am aware that other ways to transfer money exist. No need to restate the obvious here. I am not seeking 'ya shoulda' wisdom. I have posted this to let people know how spectacularly Paypal failed me, at the worst possible time, without warning and for no reason whatsoever. Paypal deserves a figurative black eye for this.
Thanks, guys!
u/Orange-Purples — 12 days ago
▲ 14 r/antitrump
MAGAts are beyond saving
The "Only Traitors Help Invaders" was made by MAGA. It shows the position they view themselves entitled to be in. And the position they believe you and I deserve to be in.
This might sound obvious. I understand that. But consider the ramifications.
There is nothing so horrible, wrong or illegal that would cause a cultist to stand up and say "I do not care your reasons, this is wrong and I will not support it. This far no farther."
No cause-and-effect. There exists no concentration camp level of attrocity that would cause that would effect them to reject the Cult of Orange.
If Trump seized control of the elections. No more free elections. They would be just fine with that. The Republicans have already expressed their disdain for the concept and practice of a US Democracy long ago.
If "Being a Democrat" became part of the smearing of the dead that comes after every ICE murder. They already engage in relentless victim blaming.
Public executions of Democrats. Super dandy. Winning. "They deserve what they're getting. Ha ha, Lib."
Public executions of Democrats in their front yards. "Thank you, President Trump, for bringing my entertainment to me live. Trump Trump Trump Trump."
If the tables were turned and (for example), we had a Democrat that rationalized that only Republican run municipalities had crime problems and put armed thugs into only Republican run municipalities.
- Who then proceeded to terrorize, imprison, beat and murder our fellow Americans on American soil.
- Who were given free reign and protections for cold-blooded murder, as long as they voted a certain way.
- Where the goal obviously had nothing to do with crime and everything to do with the heavy lifting of domestic terrorism by putting Republican voters at gunpoint.
We would stand up. And we know this because we have a body count.
But from them? I only wish it were crickets. It's applause, snark and "Cry harder, Liberal."
Is there is a bottom to their hate, willful stupidity and cruelty? If there is a bottom, what is it?
u/Orange-Purples — 20 days ago
▲ 2 r/reselling
Ebay outbound ship cost. Does it go down anymore?
If there is an outbound shipment that turns out to be sent in a smaller box, weighs less, or both, that the shipping cost does not go down as it once did?
They sure go up. But down? Not so much.
Is this my imagination?
Been on eBay since the late 1990s.
u/Orange-Purples — 22 days ago
▲ 2 r/whatsthisrock
Turquoise, Variscite, Chrysocola... ?
Purchased at a local auction from the estate of a wealthy world traveler. Not asking for valuation or pricing, I just want to know what this is. Thanks in advance.
u/Orange-Purples — 3 months ago