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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 Hydraulix989 »

omfg wrote: post #385
Hydraulix989 wrote: post #52

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The phone support is absolutely terrible. After spending 15 minutes on hold, you get connected with script readers with indecipherable foreign accents, and if they can't help you because it's not on their script (yes, I know how to use a web site, here's why the steps you gave me won't work), they advise you to open a case in the Resolution Center just to get you off the phone -- where I have one pending now for over…

They definitely have a ticketing system, and they do have support that knows what they're doing. Maybe it's just business support or something? We haven't run into issues like this when we call.

I'm using the normal customer service number 1 (888) 221-1161 that you get just by Googling for it. If you know some other way to get actual support, please do share. I want my money back!

Until then, I'll believe it when I see it (extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence).

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

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Post by peterburkimsher »

linkmotif wrote: post #296
peterburkimsher wrote: post #268

I signed up for PayPal (and eBay) on my 18th birthday, before I even got dressed and went downstairs to eat breakfast. I'm still worried that they might want to block me though, because I have more than one account. PayPal accounts must be linked to a bank account in the same country. So I now have different PayPal accounts in the UK, US, New Zealand, Korea, and Taiwan.

Why were you so enthusiastic to sign up for PayPal and eBay?

My parents had always been helping me buy things online. I lived in the middle of nowhere, so online shopping was my only way to buy things I wanted. The freedom to do this by myself without asking them every time was a huge step for me, coming of age. If you're American, I guess it's like driving a car for you. (I still can't drive).

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

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Post by Sir_Substance »

efournie wrote: post #388
Sir_Substance wrote: post #359

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You should definitely try steams bitcoin integration before you dismiss the possibility. Grab a bitcoin wallet on your phone, go buy $5 worth of bitcoin, and then use that $5 of bitcoin to buy $5 of steam credit. It's a considerably smoother user flow than using a credit card, and it's just as fast. I think you'll be surprised and impressed.

First, given the track record of manufacturers with android security updates, I wouldn't install a bitcoin wallet on my phone. Then, there is the problem with "buy $5 worth of bitcoin". Last time I checked, this was everything but trivial, at least here in Europe. And finally, the last purchase I made with bitcoins on steam took more than 12 hours to get validated. I used the standard bitcoin fee of the bitcoin-qt cl…

>And finally, the last purchase I made with bitcoins on steam took more than 12 hours to get validated. I used the standard bitcoin fee of the bitcoin-qt client but it seems to be far from enough nowadays.

So you know what the problem is, but you pretend that it's not your problem. If you use any modern bitcoin wallet, android or not, it'll automatically append a reasonable fee, and validate in about 2 seconds.

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

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Post by linkmotif »

peterburkimsher wrote: post #392
linkmotif wrote: post #296

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Why were you so enthusiastic to sign up for PayPal and eBay?

My parents had always been helping me buy things online. I lived in the middle of nowhere, so online shopping was my only way to buy things I wanted. The freedom to do this by myself without asking them every time was a huge step for me, coming of age. If you're American, I guess it's like driving a car for you. (I still can't drive).

Ah, got ya. Cool! Sounds like a huge day :). Googled your name and found you GitHub page. Seems like you've travelled the world a lot since then. Wow!

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

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FireBeyond wrote: post #304
jjnoakes wrote: post #297

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You should have set up post office address forwarding and had your replacement card sent to your original address so it could have been forwarded.

You know what you need to set up address forwarding? A charge to a debit card with the same billing address. Catch 22.

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