Petition

http://www.change.org/petitions/us-department-of-justice-c3-sec-ftc-stop-paypal-freezing-customer-funds-charging-3-4-for-instant-transfers#

Paypal is in all reality a global bank which straddles every frontier on the planet. Not only are they regulated only by their own business interests, but they impose their own set of rules and regulations to your money and you have absolutely no recourse, no appeal process, no hope in hell, when they decide to take your money away from you, as is happening more and more.

Paypal can arrive at the decision that your account, for whatever reason that it solely determines according to its own internal standards, does not fit the profile of a "normal account." Maybe someone you shipped a laptop computer to decided that they didn't want to pay for it so they're making a fake claim against you; maybe you have been transferring money into one account, then putting it back in the original one; or maybe your transactions seem in Paypal's viewpoint "suspicious." For those or any other myriad reasons, Paypal can simply take your money away and give it back to you maybe someday if they feel like it... and not if it doesn't.

Don't think that it can't happen. It does. And much more frequently than anyone can imagine. There are entire forums full of disgruntled Paypal customers with horror stories about how their rightfully earned money was just single handedly appropriated by Paypal.

Paypal has become a completely ubiquitous financial partner to the vast millions of people who do business online whether as sellers or buyers. The Paypal juggernaut is virtually inescapable if you are either buying or selling off an auction site as although there are various competing options such as Moneybookers, 2Checkout, Wirecard and others, Paypal is the 800 pound gorilla in the market and the rest are just fleas on the financial primate's backside.

Ebay owns Paypal, surprise surprise, and has been pushing hard to have all the transactions on Ebay go through Paypal "for security reasons." Yes, the type of security that is received when you own a gargantuan cash cow like Paypal and can siphon away untold millions of dollars in percentages, fees, and the worst currency exchange rates this side of the famous chiselers Western Union who were actually subjected to a class action suit over their outrageous profiteering in international conversions.

It's not enough for the Paypal/Ebay conglomerate to milk users of outlandish fees which when tallied up especially in foreign currency conversion transactions can exceed 10% of the total sale. They have to carry on their business based on a platform whereby they exercise ultimate power over your money, and that is clearly unacceptable. The argument that you can deal with a competitor is the same monopolistic talk we've heard from Microsoft for decades. There is no effective competitor as you either deal with Paypal/Ebay or you are stuck with junior league fudge factories.

That's why it's time that Paypal/Ebay be split up, just like Ma Bell was turned into lots of Baby Bells a couple of decades ago. Let them compete in the open marketplace and offer reasonable fees and considerate customer treatment. The good ones will survive. The ones that continue their parent's punitive policies will just fade away. And not a moment too soon.

GUILTY TILL PROVEN INNOCENT EBAY EXPOSED!

GUILTY TILL PROVEN INNOCENT EBAY EXPOSED!
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HAVE YOU BEEN KICKED OFF EBAY, SUSPENDED, SUSPENDED INDEFINATLEY? Have you had a buy from a scam artist from ebay? Ebay exposed is here to let you learn and vent from the trials and tribulations of the online venue which basically has the whole world in its hand! 

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Right from an ex-eBay employees mouth

#1 (permalink)    01-24-2011, 02:26 AM

FatNation  Junior Member   Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 2

I work at ebay call center in Salt lake... Hi all, I work at the ebay call center in salt lake city utah I just wanted to drop a quick note to let you know what's really going on. First of all as far as this site goes, during training they pull up this site on the big screen and make jokes about peoples complaints here. We literally visit this site regularly to have a few good laughs. Just wanted to make that known. Now on a more serious note for those of you wondering why your account was suspended, limited or frozen there is a computer in California at ebay headquarters that is reffed to as "the brain" this computer is artificial intelligence and it calls the shots. This computer decides who stays and who goes. Despite what some may think, there is not a team of thousands sitting at computers reviewing sellers accounts. 8 Hours a day i sit and talk to people wondering why there account was limited and wanting to know how to resolve the issue and get back to selling, well to that my answer is scripted, "Please fax a copy of your Passport, ID and a recent bill with your name and address and so on. I am not asking you for this to "Verify your information" I am asking you this so I can enter your information into our database to ensure you never have another ebay account. That's right when you fax in your information to us we use it to ensure you are locked out forever. Don't believe me? How many people have you heard got their account back after faxing info? I bet not many, Only those who get lawyers. Guaranteed. I am just the messenger, trying to offer some answers. Don't tread on me.

Contact information for Corporate officers

John Donahoe, eBay CEO

FAX NUMBER: If you prefer to send a fax to the eBay CEO, here is his personal office fax number: 1-408-376-7414

EMAIL: jdonahoe@ebay.com / john.donahoe@ebay.com / john@ebay.com

BUSINESS/MAILING ADDRESS: John Donahoe, eBay CEO, 2145 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125

HOME ADDRESS: John Donahoe, 10 Palmer Lane, Portola Valley, CA 94028

HOME PHONE NUMBER: 650-851-9263

Scott Thompson, President PayPal

EMAIL: sthompson@paypal.com / scott@paypal.com

BUSINESS ADDRESS: Scott Thompson, President PayPal, 2211 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95131

HOME ADDRESS: *COMING SOON*

BUSINESS PHONE NUMBER: *COMING SOON*

OCCUPY eBay

OCCUPY eBay! Demanding RIGHTS for SELLERS on eBay and PayPal! & end to the policy of PUT UP AND SHUT UP !!!

Has your account been suspended for NO APPARENT REASON?
Does your account have limitations for NO APPARENT REASON?
Have your eBay and PayPal accounts been frozen for NO APPARENT REASON?
Do you experience buyer's Extortion on a DAILY BASIS?
Have you been accused of selling inauthentic items, and had those items removed, FOR NO APPARENT REASON?
Do you feel as though eBay & PayPal play GOOD COP at your expense?
Do you feel as though you have been treated as a shady and sleazy business owner by eBay and PayPal for NO APPARENT REASON?
Do you feel as though you have been unjustly chastised for NO APPARENT REASON?
Do you go to bed every evening with the anxiety of not knowing if you will even be IN BUSINESS the very next DAY or next WEEK, for NO APPARENT REASON?
Do you feel as though no- one care ?
WELL ?.. You are not alone!!!

Could you please kindly take a few moments to sign our petition on www.change.org ?
http://www.change.org/petitions/occupy-ebay-demanding-rights-for-sellers-on-ebay-and-paypal-end-to-the-policy-of-put-up-and-shut-up