PayPal Return Policy: 'Destroy this $2,500 WWII Violin'

PayPal Makes Buyer Destroy Vintage ViolinPayPal doesn't like to make small mistakes. They prefer to completely fuck things up. Take the case of Erica, who contacted Regretsy over a strange and destructive encounter she had with PayPal. Erica sold a $2,500 vintage violin to a...

Buzzfeed: Outrageous Paypal Scam Exposed

Paypal thought they could sweep one more small business owner's money under the rug, but they just made things a lot worse.After an online store owner upgraded to Paypal's Virtual Terminal Service for telephone orders, he was automatically placed into a “Rolling Reserve...

PayPal sues Google for stealing its digital wallet technology

The Internet Search Engine Google is being sued by the online payment service PayPal over its plans to turn mobile phones into what it calls digital wallets. PayPal says two of its executives passed on trade...

Is It Safe to Shop On Ebay? What's Going On?

March 10, 2008Alida Antonia CorneliusIs it safe to shop on ebay? This past week I purchased a couple of harnesses for my pup. I like the old type with the real metal buckles and not the new plastic kind. My...

Nigerian Scammers are Still Scamming

I really think people think other people are stupid. Last night, I was the attempted "victim" of a internet scam. I wouldn't have fallen for it, but it is the first time someone has tried to pull one of these on...

eBay Corralling Users Toward PayPal

eBay's terms of service are changing, and not in favor of user choice."Beginning in late October 2008, checks and money orders will no longer be allowed as payment methods on eBay. All items appearing on eBay.com must be paid for using either: PayPal (funded by PayPal...

Computer security consultant charged with infecting a quarter million computers

I came across this story which was published on the US Department of Justice website today and after reading the story, I had to share this with the NowPublic community.This 26 year old has been controlling OUR computers without our knowledge for sometime now.  The thing...

Fighting phishing with eBay and PayPal

"Phishing messages are a form of spam that attempt to deceive recipients to gain access to their personal information. A classic one is a message that appears to come from PayPal and attempts to get someone's PayPal password in order to drain his or her account. These...

eBay Australia Retracts PayPal Scheme

eBay Australia is dropping its efforts at forcing users to conduct transactions via its PayPal system in the face of user outcry and investigatino by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission....

Scam Artist Think Of New Ideas Everyday

"I got this mail this morning and felt i should share it to all. Scammers are always busy devising different means of getting money from others . So others should always learn not to be greedy. Remember you only fall victim if you are greedy too."

PayPal Fails, Wreaking E-Commerce Havoc

An enhancement can very easily- and very quickly- turn into a bug, as Paypal is learning... Basically, Paypal users are finding that their payments are not getting accepted by merchants, though their linked credit...

Get $25 just for signing up

As I browse through Xomba,I realize that there is a service which is similar to PayPal but it isavailable only for US resident. Alright, although I am not eligible andI get no benefit of introducing it or linking it to my blog, butinformation is for sharing. Cut the crap, you...

Get $25 just for signing up

As I browse through Xomba,I realize that there is a service which is similar to PayPal but it isavailable only for US resident. Alright, although I am not eligible andI get no benefit of introducing it or linking it to my blog, butinformation is for sharing. Cut the crap, you...

Playing With Dolls or Daddy's Wallet?

OPINION PIECE:I don't know about anyone else, but when I played with dolls as a child, it involved feeding them with a bottle, changing their diapers and wheeling them around in their pram while I played...

Teen porn bought using PayPal Mobile payments

While the guy is a sicko, one wonders about the girls willing to do this...."A London, UK, man has been charged with obtaining pornographic images from local schoolgirls and paying them using is PayPal cellphone account.  Police claim that John Filcher, 27, based his...

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