Pay Pal Problems
 

Is anyone else having problems with Pay Pal? I've been trying to pay someone all day but it doesnt appear to be working.

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I heard they were having problems as well.....i have opened up a new account and am waiting on them depositing cash !!

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I had some trouble earlier using a payment link from a web site, took ages then a message showed up on paypals site saying they were having "technical difficulty", if I then tried to log in directly to paypal, same message, must have been cached, if I closed and reopened IE I could log in to paypal directly and pay someone through that, but still couldn't use payment links from web sites.

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this is what I got when trying to register as a new buyer on e-bay

The PayPal website is temporarily unavailable due to maintenance.
It will be available again at approximately 2:00 PM PDT.
We apologize for any inconvenience.

:sleep: :D

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See ElReg for a (partial) explanation -
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10..._tech_problem/

What happened to code testing and change control??!!

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A little more here

http://news.com.com/PayPal+hit+by+gl...34.html?tag=nl

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and more

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3738930.stm

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Theyve kept you updated on the front page of PayPal.com
currently it states:

Site Update 10/13/04 We have made good progress in restoring the PayPal site functionality. Most members are now able to perform all site activities. Should you encounter any errors, please try again. We will continue to update you as new information is available and we appreciate your patience. Click here for more details.

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Hi, this is my first time here and I have problems with Pay Pal too. Last month I had no problems with a small transaction on eBay and it went through smoothly.

A few days ago I tried to renew my subscription to Electronic Arts' Club Pogo. It seemed to being going well; fortunately I saved the information. When I contacted Club Pogo they had received no information about the renewal and Pay Pal's showing my transaction history as zero.


This evening I received 7 of the same "technical difficulties" from Pay Pal. This time it blamed their problems on the latest hurricane in Florida. Give me a break!


In the meantime I feel I've wasted $31.99 and don't know what to do as my subscription expires TOMORROW, 11/1.


Any advice would be appreciated! Pay Pal = :td: :dunce: :mad:


Thanks!


Carol

Admin Edit: e-mail address removed - Best not to post these in the open forum (Paul).

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I have a feeling the email address will be removed by a mod, or you could do it yourself!

Wow, we have an American member, we are Branching out! :) I think you need to contact PayPal since it seems the problem is at their end if Club Pogo haven't received any information about the renewal.

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:welcome: to Cable forum Le Baroness

I'm afraid it looks like Zeph has it nailed - you will have to take it up with PayPal :(

- I liked your site btw, there are a few people on here that are into photo manipulation ;)

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Hi to everyone to responded, and thanks, Zeph, for the kind words about my page. This morning I received yet another bunch of e-mails from Pay Pal, all the same, with the topic, "Notice of Technical Problems." :dunce: Boy, are they messed up! I have sent them requests for help but they do not reply. So much for using Pay Pal to renew my Club Pogo subscription. If the charge appears on my credit card I will dispute it.

I can't believe it, but Pay Pal is still blaming the last Florida hurricane for their problems. Gimme a break!! :geez:

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Is it possible for you to use other companies to make the subscription, for example WorldPay or Nochex (i think nochex do subscriptions) or does the site in question insist on PayPal?

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Hi,

Thanks so much for your suggestion of using another type of payment, but Club Pogo (Electronic Arts) insists on either a bank check (to you, cheque!) or Pay Pal. This to me is just plain stupidity when it would be so easy for subscribers to use their credit card without Pay Pal as a "middle man." There's an extra charge for using Pay Pal unless you're on AOL. If I were not so addicted to the games (playing for a two year period) I would tell them where to go, but unfortunately, I'm at the mercy of Pay Pal, which obviously is screwed royally. :confused:

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It seems to be a problem local to the US as I've been using PayPal quite regularly right up to the last few days, and it seems fine :confused:

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Hi Zeph,

I think I may have made some progress. Not with Pay Pal...they keep sending me the same letter over and over, "Notice of Technical Problems." No kidding! This letter is exactly the same as the previous 19 they have sent me in the past 24 hours.

I located the home page of Electronic Arts (parent company of Club Pogo) and wonder of wonders, they actually had a place to write to them for help. I stated my case and pasted in the Pay Pal receipt. I explained that I had no problems with Pay Pal the previous (and only) time I'd used them, but if this is an example of how they are going to deal with people who are trying to do business with Club Pogo, they might want to reconsider letting people use credit cards directly through their own company, or if that is not workable, changing over to another similar company which is not blaming its problems on a Florida hurricane! I also mentioned the bad press which Pay Pal has received lately and hopefully they will take my suggestions into consideration.

I actually received a confirmation that my complaint had been received! That's more than Pay Pal or Club Pogo did, so my fingers are crossed that we're moving ahead with the problem.

I will keep you posted as things progress. http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/im...ons/icon14.gif

Carol

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Hi everyone! ;) ;) ;)

This is worth all three smilies!

All taken care of! I found a toll-free phone number for Electronic Arts and called them this morning. Of course, they've outsourced their phone help to India (grr), but help is help and I got the subscription renewed directly! Club Pogo had dumped me as of last night, but I was able to catch it in time so I lost nothing, thank goodness. (I work doggone hard for those bloody tokens and didn't want to lose them. They are worth NOTHING except pride!)


As for Pay Pal...I went into my account again and it has recorded nothing over the past month despite handing me a receipt. I will carefully monitor my credit card statement and if it shows up as a Pay Pal charge, I will dispute it. Oh, btw, it was $2.00 LESS to do it by credit card than with Pay Pal!


Thank you, guys, for being there for me and giving me someplace to vent!


Kind regards,


Carol http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/im...ons/icon14.gif

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Good news, nice to here a successful story