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If you opened your PayPal account before you were 18, close it

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Re: If you opened your PayPal account before you were 18, close it

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Post by tathougies »

VotreReb wrote: post #181
iDemonix wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, in my initial outburst of rage to my other half about the situation I just described it as it's like a company turning around and sacking you because you took home an expensive stapler several years ago, it's just a random get out of free card they have stored thanks to their ToS.

No, it would be like you're employer sacking you because you have a criminal record for something serious but you had put 'No criminal record' on your CV/resume when you applied.

Except juveniles can't commit a crime in the united states, so s/a criminal record/no criminal record/ and see how unfair you statements sounds

> No, it would be like you're employer sacking you because you have no criminal record for anything serious but you had put 'No criminal record' on your CV/resume when you applied.

Re: If you opened your PayPal account before you were 18, close it

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Post by rspeer »

VotreReb wrote: post #187
maxander wrote: post #182

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not sure you're being serious. Do you carefully read the EULA or TOS of everything you pay for, line by line? Do you consult a lawyer about how to parse the legalese? If not, you've almost certainly also committed fraud of the same degree.

I think you're getting confused as you don't know about the fact that you can not signup to Paypal under the age of 18, unless you lie about your DOB. IE; if you're 17 and put your DOB into the Paypal signup process, it literally stops you from signing up. This person lied to get an account.

Do you have any evidence that PayPal's sign-up process 10 years ago included verifying that you were over 18, or are you just making things up?

Re: If you opened your PayPal account before you were 18, close it

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Post by darkhorn »

You are a programmer in PayPal. The manager tells you to program "close accounts that are created when under 18". And the programmer cannot complys.

When I say to my manager that this thing won't work etc he imlies that I'm smartsass jerk. Thus I no longer argue with him. I don't suggest anything to him anymore. I do exactly what he says. Probably this is the same case with PayPal too.

Re: If you opened your PayPal account before you were 18, close it

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Post by TheSpiceIsLife »

VotreReb wrote: post #185
maxander wrote: post #182

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not sure you're being serious. Do you carefully read the EULA or TOS of everything you pay for, line by line? Do you consult a lawyer about how to parse the legalese? If not, you've almost certainly also committed fraud of the same degree.

There's a difference between reading the EULA/TOS and lying to gain access to something you shouldn't. If you're knowingly lying to gain access something, you don't need a EULA/TOS to know you shouldn't be doing it.

17 or 18 years old.

It's an arbitrary distinction. I don't think many people would have an issue with anyone saying they were 18 to get an online account. This isn't the same as lying with the intent to cause harm.

It would have been simpler for everyone if PayPal had given him an option to agree to new TOS now they've picked the discrepancy.

Anyway, children can have bank accounts and own real estate and shares. Having a PayPal account at the age of 17 is less offensive than farting in an elevator.

Re: If you opened your PayPal account before you were 18, close it

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Post by TheSpiceIsLife »

napsterbr wrote: post #186
AdamJacobMuller wrote: post #132

> will now just have to move to my credit cards directly One of the reasons I like paypal is that it provides a great amount of control over who I pay and when and how much. I can login and reasonably easy see all of my MRC subscriptions, and cancel them as appropriate. Technically possible with credit cards directly, but not as nice. Best of both worlds right now is privacy.com for me, they generate credit card #s o…

Privacy.com does not load. After a quick search, I think you meant abine.com? Thanks for sharing, anyway. I'll definitely give a try on their service. Hope it works for non-US cards too, but I find it unlikely. But $3 per month for virtual cards seems too good to be true. I'll take a closer read on the tos once I get to a desktop (unrelated, but am I the only one who can't stand to do a thing on mobile devices?)

Off topic, but just three days ago I finally ditched my smartphone and bought a $39 feature phone. I feel liberated. I still keep a cheap Android phone at home to use some 2FA apps, but it doesn't go with me when I go out.

Re: If you opened your PayPal account before you were 18, close it

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Post by kmfrk »

I was asked to "confirm" my credit card a while back, but I don't have the supposed charge on my credit statement.

So I shot them a support ticket to sort things out.

Like over a month ago.

I don't see how it's possible to manage your company so incompetently.

Re: If you opened your PayPal account before you were 18, close it

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Post by EpicBlackCrayon »

Animats wrote: post #143
GavinMcG wrote: post #121

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Speaking of which, why can't this be resolved that way?

PayPal's customer contract forces arbitration. Although you can opt out within 30 days after sign-up. That has to be done by paper mail, to make it maximally inconvenient. [1] https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full

Wow, that's some shady shit.

Re: If you opened your PayPal account before you were 18, close it

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Post by roywiggins »

tathougies wrote: post #221
VotreReb wrote: post #181

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, it would be like you're employer sacking you because you have a criminal record for something serious but you had put 'No criminal record' on your CV/resume when you applied.

Except juveniles can't commit a crime in the united states, so s/a criminal record/no criminal record/ and see how unfair you statements sounds > No, it would be like you're employer sacking you because you have no criminal record for anything serious but you had put 'No criminal record' on your CV/resume when you applied.

Juveniles get tried and sentenced as adults literally all the time in the US.
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