Until PayPal freezes their account for alleged violations of TOS pending an internal investigation that will probably take 6 months to a year without the ability to access any funds sent to that account. And then you've got PayPal's extremely high fees. If you're doing more than about $200/mo, you're better off using another processor like Authorize.net.
Until PayPal freezes their account for alleged violations of TOS pending an internal investigation that will probably take 6 months to a year without the ability to access any funds sent to that account. And then you've got PayPal's extremely high fees. If you're doing more than about $200/mo, you're better off using another processor like Authorize.net.
Been there, done that. I used to accept PAyPal for a firewood business in Colorado. I sold and delivered $560 worth of firewood and they decided to protest because we stacked it where the wife told us to, but the husband came home later and demanded we come move and restack 4 cords of wood. Sorry, no.
Paypal froze our account and I couldn't get access to well over $2000 for months. I never ever accepted paypal again, except for very small amounts, which I cleaned out immediately.
There doesn't even have to be a complaint. You've got two strikes against you with PayPal with your organization: gun-related, and intangible goods or services. PayPal hates both. And they don't even have to have a reason to freeze an account, and in the case of complaints the buyer is always right.
Why many businesses accept PayPal is beyond me... their fees don't even make business sense when you get over a few hundred dollars or more than 20-25 transactions per month (whichever comes first), unless your main source of revenue is eBay.
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