My PayPal account was permanently blocked
Added 2025-01-22 10:30:37 +0000 UTCI’ve been feeling down because I lost my PayPal account.
Recently, PayPal blocked my account, and upon reviewing it, I realized they’re now asking for an RFC for my “business” (a registration number to prove it’s a formal business, something I obviously don’t have because I’m just a freelancer). This happened because, many years ago, I had switched my personal account to a business account (back then, it had several benefits and didn’t require any additional information).
Big mistake. I have no way of unlocking my business account, so I created a personal PayPal account. The problem is that, as a new user, I first have to build a history, and PayPal holds any money I receive for 21 days. This sucks.
What I’m going to do is start using Stripe to process payments. I can also continue using PayPal but to a lesser extent (because of the 21-day hold). PayPal has always been very abusive with its fees, but honestly, all international payment platforms are the same. I hope I can eventually remove that 21-day restriction on PayPal and normalize it like it was with my old account.
And well, that’s all for now. Here’s a little sketch.
Comments
PayPal is super abusive with its fees. What makes me even angrier is that I’ve been their customer for years, only for them to end up blocking me... Although, to be honest, I haven’t found a better option that works both in Mexico and worldwide
LuAnt
2025-01-22 11:02:19 +0000 UTCThat really sucks. I myself am also considering changing platforms since PayPal is getting more invasive with my purchases. BS company.
kiloware
2025-01-22 10:48:27 +0000 UTC
