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Title: Paypal
Post by: Scrubber on 14 December 2020, 12:06:16 PM
Not sure if this is correct place to post this.

Many of use war gamers use PayPal, but if you’ve not used it in last 12 months read this link.

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2020/10/paypal-to-introduce-p12-yr-fee-for--inactive--accounts---act-now/
Title: Re: Paypal
Post by: 6milPhil on 14 December 2020, 02:20:48 PM
Good find, thanks for sharing.
In a similar vein Ebay are phasing out Paypal over 2021, but also hiking their fees: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2020/11/ebay-axes-paypal-sellers-bank-accounts-upping-fees/
Title: Re: Paypal
Post by: Scrubber on 14 December 2020, 07:43:36 PM
Missed that about eBay as well. Tell I’ve not bought much this year.
Title: Re: Paypal
Post by: 6milPhil on 14 December 2020, 08:33:50 PM
Me neither, did a trade for a Mongol Army, that's about it.
Title: Re: Paypal
Post by: Spinal Tap on 15 December 2020, 07:37:16 AM
I've recently cancelled my Paypal account as I kept having problems with payments being declined, spending hours trying to sort it and then being lectured to by their Customer Services that it was my fault for not having funds (despite plenty of money in my bank account and limits on my cards) the fault of my browser, the fault of my internet service provider, the fault of my mobile phone, the fault of my mobile phone service provider etc. and




Title: Re: Paypal
Post by: beefcake on 15 December 2020, 09:20:09 AM
Just a word of warning. Please don't use the Paypal link any articles. This may be legitimate but the article reeks of a scam (I assume others have used this site before?). Words like "Act Now" then providing a link to Paypal even though the link looks legitimate. Just be careful out there, if this is legitimate, don't access links from 3rd party sources please.
Title: Re: Paypal
Post by: Scrubber on 15 December 2020, 09:43:53 AM
I can assure you that I’m not trying as 3rd party to scam anyone.

Read article which I’d missed earlier in the year and thought it may help others.
Title: Re: Paypal
Post by: beefcake on 15 December 2020, 10:02:11 AM
I wasn't meaning you I was meaning the link. It should have read, please don't use the Paypal link in the article in the first post. I'll amend that now. Sorry for any confusion. :)
Title: Re: Paypal
Post by: 6milPhil on 15 December 2020, 11:13:59 AM
That site is a well regarded one in the UK. It was created by Martin Lewis OBE, financial journalist, who earned his OBE for services to consumer rights and to charitable services through the Charity Fund of MSE, including several million pound donations to the Citizens Advice Bureau. He makes regular TV appearances, and has a regular column in four UK newspapers. Alexa rates it in the top 9000 sites globally and 235th in the UK. I can't think of another UK-based financial advice site which you could trust as much as this one...  ;)
Title: Re: Paypal
Post by: beefcake on 17 December 2020, 02:01:06 AM
That site is a well regarded one in the UK. It was created by Martin Lewis OBE, financial journalist, who earned his OBE for services to consumer rights and to charitable services through the Charity Fund of MSE, including several million pound donations to the Citizens Advice Bureau. He makes regular TV appearances, and has a regular column in four UK newspapers. Alexa rates it in the top 9000 sites globally and 235th in the UK. I can't think of another UK-based financial advice site which you could trust as much as this one...  ;)

Good to know. Careful on other sites then :)