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[-] [email protected] 137 points 6 days ago

Story time: I have a side business selling web optimization services. UX, AB testing, etc.

I got busy and didn't take my money immediately after completing a few projects and one of my clients complained to Paypal about my service. My account was immediately locked and it took me at least 3 months to get access back to my account.

They basically had 15k of my money, interest free for them to play with even tho the contested amount was $500. I ended up just eating the 500 just to get access to my account, even tho the client is still using the improvements I made to their site.

So ya, fuck Paypal. Fffuuuucccckkk PayPal.

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[-] [email protected] 58 points 6 days ago

Having that much money as a paypal balance and not at least in a bank account or invested is insane

[-] [email protected] 35 points 6 days ago

Especially since PayPal has a history of locking people's accounts.

Back in the day, people used PayPal for e-commerce and if they didn't like you, say you sold "Fuck PayPal stickers", they would absolutely freeze your account with all the money in it.

[-] [email protected] 25 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Back when I was doing art for money (not adult or furry stuff, sorry) I had years of racing to the computer or in some cases, the ATM, to transfer new payments out of Paypal.

Because they make decisions on behalf of linked providers, like ebay. If you have ebay fees due, you don't get flexibility when you can pay it, Paypal just grabs it the next time it sees money come in. They do this with all kinds of fees and payments, if you have a delicate life like say... being a struggling artist, you are gonna get reamed by paypal and associated predatory companies. Not that there's a lot of choice.

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[-] [email protected] 75 points 6 days ago

Paypal is not a bank account. This is dangerous.

[-] [email protected] 97 points 6 days ago

You keep almost 100k on PayPal how fucking embarrassing

[-] [email protected] 24 points 6 days ago

That was just the latest transaction

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[-] [email protected] 34 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)
[-] [email protected] 16 points 6 days ago

You draw lesbian furries how fucking embarrassing

[-] [email protected] 34 points 6 days ago
[-] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Mo money mo problems. So you have negative problems which has to be nice

[-] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Just make a deposit. It says so on the screen

/s

[-] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

I take it back

[-] [email protected] 31 points 6 days ago

Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago

I like to sit on the couch and vegetate, would this help ?

[-] [email protected] 28 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Wow wow. The saying is “you’ll never work a day in your life,” not that you’ll be financially stable.

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

'Cause no one will hire you.

[-] [email protected] 21 points 6 days ago

I'm not amazed that people like that -- I also do sometimes -- but I am amazed that people pay for that

[-] [email protected] 20 points 6 days ago

Furry-ness is correlated to hyper specific niche interests is correlated to high paying tech jobs.

Businesses that help people get off are rarely short of customers.

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[-] [email protected] 22 points 6 days ago

People who brag about money never really coming out looking the best...

[-] [email protected] 33 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

The furry artist was responding to someone saying his "hobby" was embarrassing. He posted the balance to show that his "hobby" is actually a very profitable business.

It's a brag, but a provoked one.

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