PayPal Fund HELD???

[Markalot]

Hi Guys,
Im' fairly new to selling vindictus gold for $$$ on paypal. I sold about 800 mil yesterday. All the transactions went through fine all said completed. I just checked my paypal now and one of the transaction that I sold 100mil to say's Payment Status : Held. Yesterday it was Payment Status : Completed. Also that money is not showing up in my paypal account. It's something I have to resolve. Does this mean I been scammed by the buyer or frauded. Also what do I do now. How do I get that money since I did pay that guy 100Mil in gold in game. Also I have screen shots of the whole chat and the transaction of 100 mil in game with that user.

PLEASE HELP ME MPGH

[The408]

It's because Paypal thinks you're scamming, not that you are being scammed. They think you're selling too much too quickly and are now holding your money until they rip out other private/personal info from you (SS#, tracking info, address, Driver's License etc). Then, from my experience, they'll tell you sorry, we're going to close your account and hold your money for 180 days. You might get lucky and have them release your funds, but honestly, not very likely.

Lesson: Fk Paypal!

I wish you the best!

[Markalot]

It's because Paypal thinks you're scamming, not that you are being scammed. They think you're selling too much too quickly and are now holding your money until they rip out other private/personal info from you (SS#, tracking info, address, Driver's License etc). Then, from my experience, they'll tell you sorry, we're going to close your account and hold your money for 180 days. You might get lucky and have them release your funds, but honestly, not very likely.

Lesson: Fk Paypal!

I wish you the best!

First of all im' from sacramento as well and now live in fremont and work in San Jo haha nice to see someone who's from the same place. Now for this paypal thing. Is this something that the paypal user did that put a held on the funds or paypal them self did that. Also I had about 50 last night in my paypal accnt now it's showing 40. Will they also hold the 40 dollars. or just the 10 bucks. I was thinking about uploading the SS that I took while this transaction was going on in game. Will that help in any case. Thank you for your reply 408

[The408]

Um, they might eventually hold all the funds if they think it's needed. I've had paypal reverse a bank withdrawal 2 days after I imitated it, so they can definitely reverse any money you have transferred to your bank etc. Unfortunately paypal will care less about your SS from the game. They want concrete evidence that product is shipped and a simple USPS delivery confirmation wont do either. They want like FedEx or UPS tracking info. My advice, fight them on this, call them, complain etc, and wait for your money to clear after 180 days because more than likely it'll head down that route. I'm sorry I can't be the bearer of any good news, 4 Paypal accounts later, I think I know a thing or two about their practices.

I do believe Paypal has recently implemented a 14 day hold. Maybe your money is held up in that hold period. It's to keep the money in case the buyer does a chargeback or claim.

[DanK]

First of all im' from sacramento as well and now live in fremont and work in San Jo haha nice to see someone who's from the same place. Now for this paypal thing. Is this something that the paypal user did that put a held on the funds or paypal them self did that. Also I had about 50 last night in my paypal accnt now it's showing 40. Will they also hold the 40 dollars. or just the 10 bucks. I was thinking about uploading the SS that I took while this transaction was going on in game. Will that help in any case. Thank you for your reply 408

Checking your email might help lol.. They usually send a mail saying why... Or check the resolution center.. Ask paypal, the reason it's held, not us. If we know the reason, then maybe can be some help. Else it's all speculation.

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btw this belongs in help section.

[Markalot]

So this is what paypal emailed me.

You have received a payment that we believe may not have been authorized by
the PayPal account holder. Here are the details of the transaction we are
investigating:

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Transaction Details
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Buyer's name: Thomas Dinh
Buyer's email: teedeethegreat@hotmail.com
Transaction ID: 67W044960U711580B

Transaction date: Apr 16, 2012
Transaction amount: $9.50 USD
Your transaction ID: 0K897739X60670539
Case number: PP-001-742-948-452

We recommend that you don’t ship the item until our investigation is
complete. If you’ve already shipped the item, please log in to your PayPal
account and go to the Resolution Center to provide the shipping details.

In order to continue our investigation, we need some additional information
from you.

Here’s how to provide us the information we need:

1. Log in to your PayPal account.
2. Click “Resolution Center” near the top of the page.
3. Click "Resolve" in the Action column to view the information we need.
4. You can either fax or upload your documents to us.

You can fax your documents to us at: 402-537-5760

Please include a fax cover sheet that includes the email address registered
on your PayPal account and your case ID number.

Here’s how to upload your documents:

1. Log in to your PayPal account.
2. Click “Resolution Center” near the top of the page.
3. Find your case under "Resolution Center cases," then click "Resolve"
next to the request for documentation.
4. Click “Upload Files.”
5. Click “Browse” to find the file you want to send, and then click
“Open.”
6. Enter a title for the file.
7. Select the type of evidence, and then click “Attach This File.”
8. Attach any other files, and then click “Send Files to PayPal.”

Please provide this information within 7 days.

This payment will remain on hold and unavailable to you until we complete
our investigation. We will email you when we complete our investigation.

Sincerely,
PayPal

Now how do people who sell +15 weapons for like 300+ dollars trust a person by paypal when they can just get the money back and paypal doesn't do shet about it.

[DanK]

So this is what paypal emailed me.

You have received a payment that we believe may not have been authorized by
the PayPal account holder. Here are the details of the transaction we are
investigating:

-----------------------------------
Transaction Details
-----------------------------------


Buyer's name: Thomas Dinh
Buyer's email: teedeethegreat@hotmail.com
Transaction ID: 67W044960U711580B

Transaction date: Apr 16, 2012
Transaction amount: $9.50 USD
Your transaction ID: 0K897739X60670539
Case number: PP-001-742-948-452

We recommend that you don’t ship the item until our investigation is
complete. If you’ve already shipped the item, please log in to your PayPal
account and go to the Resolution Center to provide the shipping details.

In order to continue our investigation, we need some additional information
from you.

Here’s how to provide us the information we need:

1. Log in to your PayPal account.
2. Click “Resolution Center” near the top of the page.
3. Click "Resolve" in the Action column to view the information we need.
4. You can either fax or upload your documents to us.

You can fax your documents to us at: 402-537-5760

Please include a fax cover sheet that includes the email address registered
on your PayPal account and your case ID number.

Here’s how to upload your documents:

1. Log in to your PayPal account.
2. Click “Resolution Center” near the top of the page.
3. Find your case under "Resolution Center cases," then click "Resolve"
next to the request for documentation.
4. Click “Upload Files.”
5. Click “Browse” to find the file you want to send, and then click
“Open.”
6. Enter a title for the file.
7. Select the type of evidence, and then click “Attach This File.”
8. Attach any other files, and then click “Send Files to PayPal.”

Please provide this information within 7 days.

This payment will remain on hold and unavailable to you until we complete
our investigation. We will email you when we complete our investigation.

Sincerely,
PayPal

Now how do people who sell +15 weapons for like 300+ dollars trust a person by paypal when they can just get the money back and paypal doesn't do shet about it.

The other guy has to deal with this.. Paypal wants to verify his info.. This can happen if they don't use the account for a long time or something. I've had it happen with one of my danksole donations, 4-5 days later it went through.

[Markalot]

Hmm. K k . Thank you Dank and 408 for the fast replies. I guess i'll just wait and see what happens. Btw I asked the guy at paypal center since I called them. I asked him if there's any way to prevent a hold or chargeback on digital items. He said no. So how can I be sure someone won't pull some shady shit like that on me.

[Burt87]

if you can, i would suggest to take out ur email and transaction ##... u never know who might use it for their personal stuff

[sky_dragon]

Hmm. K k . Thank you Dank and 408 for the fast replies. I guess i'll just wait and see what happens. Btw I asked the guy at paypal center since I called them. I asked him if there's any way to prevent a hold or chargeback on digital items. He said no. So how can I be sure someone won't pull some shady shit like that on me.

To prevent scams, you must get them to pay you via a gift and through a bank account rather than a credit card.
In this case the buyer might not have been trying to scam you, but it's extremely easy for them to do so and there's really nothing much you can do about it because when it comes to digital items, Paypal is caveat venditor - "let the seller beware."

if you can, i would suggest to take out ur email and transaction ##... u never know who might use it for their personal stuff

It's not her info, it's the buyer's.