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devgordo

devgordo

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Hello all,

I’ve been selling a lot of my collection recently, (guns, optics, lights, etc) and since the push for us to use PayPal goods and services, PayPal is requesting I submit more information about my “business”. I’m locked out of my account with funds sitting there and PayPal will not allow me to withdraw until I provide this information. Any suggestions?

Thanks
 
PayPal is anti gun. Good luck with whatever they decide.
Something similar happened to me a few years ago. It was like a 8 month process before they would do anything with the balance I had in the account. Now I don't keep anything in the PayPal balance
 
Gun stuff is against their terms of service so say something else. I don't do "goods and services" transactions because all items are sold as is. I don't sell much online vs face to face though.
 
devgordo said:
Are optic and lights included in that? From now on I will no longer be using PayPal.
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Yes mine was from selling thermals. Someone put in the description what it was and that is what flagged it with PayPal I believe. But finally they released my funds after them stalling for well over 7 months
 
When I use paypal in either direction I only use friends and family, and tell people to be discreet/no comment in the transaction. Also never keep a balance in paypal. They are not a bank and constantly steal people's money (lock accounts with no recourse for the user).

As a seller, I'm not running the risk of the buyer claiming my item was damaged or not as advertised if G&S was used. If I wanted to deal with those scams I'd sell on ebay.

Be careful though, other services are also anti gun/parts (zelle for example). I'm not sure about venmo's policy.
 
NO NOTES NO COMMENTS should be the first thing written after sending any payment method to someone for this reason. Require F&F
 
I always put strip club money or something like that lol.

I just bought 2 supersafetys last night and used venmo. In past I have put fishing trip or pizza money too. Never what I’m buying. Have also bought from same seller too.
 
I still recommend PayPal G&S for small items or Venmo with protection.

We had another case of compromised Calguns account over here. Might have to force a password reset unless there’s another less intrusive way

It’s amazing how many people reuse the same p/w
 
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