oops, forgot to mention another small detail. ebay actually owns paypal. Interesting ? Nice way for them to also collect interest on your money while they hold it on top of listing fees getting higher all the time.
--- On Tue, 3/16/10, John J. Riddell <ve3...@earthlink.net> wrote: From: John J. Riddell <ve3...@earthlink.net> Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Controller order , paypal problems To: "Repeater-Builder" <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 4:45 PM Some of you will recall that I had problems with Paypal when ordering a repeater controller. I sent two E mails to paypal and got no satisfactory reply...just "stock answers" I then called them to find out why they sent an E Check for my purchase instead of an instant money transfer. Again the lady read from a "script" and after asking her several times why they handled it this way, she finally told me that they have instituted a new "security" measure. When a purchase looks suspicious to their Computer, it decides to send an E Check which can take 10 - 15 days to clear. Is there any way to prevent this....no.. ... since no human gets to see this transaction. This might happen in 1 - 2 % of the transactions that they handle. In my case the amount was $185.00 and it came out of my bank account instantly but their computer decided that it might be "suspicious" ! So hopefully this information is helpful to anyone using Paypal to make payments. I've used them many times in the past and never had a problem until now. John VE3AMZ
