WTF! Paypal charges to get checks now!

[RichieZ]

I have like 84.50 in my account, and I went to withdraw and what do i find? It now costs $1.50!

 

[V]

DAMN!!!! :frown::|

 

[RichieZ]

This is the last straw, I'm closting my paypal account

 

[kami]

I'm sorry that you'll be forced to live on the street now b/c of that $1.50.

 

[GameQuoter]

What are you complaining about? Don't you read the updates they send you?

 

[novon]

Um...just don't get it as a check, it's faster and FREE if you do a electronic funds transfer to your bank account. I'll still use them.

 

[RichieZ]

blah, after all the lousy custoemr service and horror stories I continued to use it for convenince. But now that they charge 1.50 which is about 1.5% for me since I withdraw when it gets to $100 I'm quitting.

 

[HansXP]

People seem to have a hard time understanding that services cost businesses money.

 

[RichieZ]

I understand that it costs them money to send checks, but why should I pay for a service that doesn't protect its users. I mean all they do is "investigate" and then if the guy doens't have any money left in their account then you are SOL

 

[gittyup]

Just do the EFT. Who wants a paper check anyway.

 

[geno]

<< People seem to have a hard time understanding that services cost businesses money. >>


But what I don't get is why did they change all of a sudden? Why have they not been charging up until now if it was costing them so much money?

 

[HansXP]

<< I understand that it costs them money to send checks, but why should I pay for a service that doesn't protect its users. I mean all they do is &quot;investigate&quot; and then if the guy doens't have any money left in their account then you are SOL >>



That's a good reason not to use them, but it has nothing to do with them charging for checks.



<< But what I don't get is why did they change all of a sudden? Why have they not been charging up until now if it was costing them so much money? >>



Probably because all of their investment money dried up and they actually have to make money on their own now.

 

[rawko]

omg, we're all going to poor house

 

[bigbootydaddy]

where is the bot anyways??

 

[smartt]

Paydirect.yahoo.com is the last of the free pay services.

 

[Russ]

Booty,

I was wondering the same thing. Maybe, as a cost-cutting measure, they had to reduce the number of 'Bots assigned to forums.

Russ, NCNE

 

[Linh]

damn that blows

 

[bigbootydaddy]

<< Booty,

I was wondering the same thing. Maybe, as a cost-cutting measure, they had to reduce the number of 'Bots assigned to forums.

Russ, NCNE >>


would be funny if they charged 50 cents to the &quot;paypal sucks thread&quot; posters when the bot is present.

 

[Damon]

Hi,

The policy change has been on the site for some time now. I would urge users to check the &quot;What's New&quot; section on the site on a regular basis.

Check Withdrawal Policy Change



Notice Date: April 19, 2001
Effective Date: June 6, 2001
To cover the cost of processing and mailing checks, effective 6/6/2001, members will be assessed a $1.50 fee each time they withdraw funds by check from their PayPal accounts. There will no longer be a limit of one check withdrawal per day. Members may continue to withdraw funds via electronic funds transfer for free.


I'm still free (for now)

 

[Demon-Xanth]

AHH! Even the bot is sounding evil now!

 

[RichieZ]

Does paypal really expect ppl to read the spam they get from paypal and to acutally click on the whats new section? I know I'm too lasy to do that.

I would have appreciated a popup like at dialpad when you log in informting you of am impending change in policy.

Anyways I don't feel like linking my checking account cause then I can't dispute charges like with a credit card. Paypal has worked ok but I think I'm going to stop using it.