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I was contracting for the first half of this year and my employer preferred Freshbooks and Paypal. I was like, ok, I've had my paypal acct for years hooked up t
by equalarrow 14y ago
I was contracting for the first half of this year and my employer preferred Freshbooks and Paypal. I was like, ok, I've had my paypal acct for years hooked up to my checking account, so I figured 'fine'. Luckily through the whole engagement I was able to get paid and money transferred without any issues.
Then when it was done, I decided to treat the family to a nice vacation (which had nothing to do with paypal). On this vacation, I read a book that made me sentimental for some tech I group up with as a kid, so I went on ebay and ordered a bunch of things. Transactions ranged from a few dollars up to $200; nothing gigantic.
After I got home (and vaca was sadly over), paypal sent me an email asking me to confirm my business buyer status. Of course, there's no way to easily contact customer service and replying to email wasn't very helpful. Buried in their help section was a way to submit a support request, which I did, explaining that I'm not a business, etc.
I got a response saying that they were closing my account. At first I was bummed, but then I was thinkin, screw it. Paypal's never been customer friendly and if this how they were gonna be, then I have no problems walking away from them. So, good riddance I guess.
- relix 14y agoBut you were being paid through Paypal as a freelancer. I'm guessing that makes you a business for Paypal.
- jamesbritt 14y agoHow would Paypal know why someone is getting money?
- TylerE 14y agoRegular consistent amounts at set intervals is a bit of a giveaway.