Yup, I could probably do that if I ever want to send that much out of my checking account. I'm convinced these Customer Service Reps at Paypal are complete...ok mostly.. airheads. They just will not concede that my Credit Card is showing up as the default payment. They say for all transactions, the instant transfer is the default. For anything under $1000, they're absolutely correct. But for $1000, the CC is the only option on the main screen, and under More Funding Options, the CC is the default with the Instant Transfer not selectable.... So if I cannot choose Instant Transfer anyway I try, how does the transaction go through as an instant transfer?? Oh well, I just finished writing them a 4th? response, see how well that goes. I'll give 'em credit though, they at least usually respond within 12 hours. This started on monday evening, and I've had 4 correspondences with them.
Ken Allgood
>
> From: "Wisotzkey, Rich" <Rich.Wisotzkey@gd-ns.com>
> Date: 2003/02/26 Wed AM 07:12:37 EST
> To: "'dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net'" <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Subject: DML: RE: Beware Paypal users
>
>
> Hey Ken,
> I suppose what you could do to get around this is make multiple transfers
> that don't exceed $999. Ex: If you are going to send $1200, send a first
> transaction of $999, then a second transaction of $201. This way you get
> the funds transfered from the source you want. Just a thought.
> Rich - Ashburn, VA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kenallgood@cox.net [mailto:kenallgood@cox.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 2:03 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: Beware Paypal users
>
>
>
> Ok, first, I would like for someone else to try this as well (not to
> actually send the money, but to see if they see the samething I do).
>
> Note: My primary account is my checking account, backup is my CC, you may
> need the same setup for this to happen...
>
> Login to your paypal account. Then choose to send money, put in whatever
> email, amount for $1000 or more, goods non-auction, whatever subject. Click
> Continue. Next screen is Check Payment Details. Under Sources for Funding,
> only thing listed there is the Credit Card (no instant transfer from
> Checking or the express whatever from checking). Ok, looks good cause I'm
> paying by CC anyway. Click on Send Money, and guess what, it sent an
> instant transfer from my Checking Account!! Ok, I go through the whole
> thing again, but this time, under the Sources for Funding, I choose More
> Funding Options, and notice that... oohhhh I CANNOT CHOOSE instant
> transfer... how interesting.. Anyway, I choose express, then back to CC,
> OK, then Send money.. this time it actually sent it from my CC (I already
> had the receiptient refund the money from my instant transfer)...
>
> So if in the Check Payment Detail, it defaults to CC without anything else
> being listed as selectable (think this happens at $1000 or more, cause it
> showed all the options when I did it with $5), make sure you go into your
> More Funding Options screen, choose something else, then your CC and choose
> OK. Otherwise, the money might not come from your CC. Unfortunately, the
> instant transfer takes 3-5 days, and since it got refunded, it's going to my
> paypal account, where I'll then have to send it BACK to my checking
> account.......
>
> Now the fun part is trying ton convince their Customer non-service that
> there is an actual problem with their website. THEY claim that on the
> Payment Detail option, that it won't even default to the CC, yet, that was
> the only option there... curious.......... So, I'm going back and forth
> with them right now (and oh yeah, they cannot stop the instant transfer
> either, which means I'm gonna have to
> A) get more money in there
> B) have checks bounce
> C) pay $$$ to have a stop payment on it - if possible, and try to get that
> from Paypal people (yeah, right).
>
> So just be warned, make sure you always go into that More Funding Options
> screen, even if the way you're paying it is already selected.
>
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