sbruce
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posted on November 27, 2000 02:35:44 PM new
I heard a rumor that PayPal was shutdown by the banking authorities - any truth in that? Or a viscious lie? I can't seem to get to their site and it has been like that all day so now I am getting worried!
thanks in advance,
simon
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pocono
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posted on November 27, 2000 04:11:23 PM new
They are upgrading the system today.
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mzkittie
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posted on November 27, 2000 04:20:11 PM new
I started last night having problems getting in. Still can't.
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blksnake
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posted on November 27, 2000 04:25:53 PM new
Same here...
I cannot access Paypal.com or X.com.
Does any one have the 800 number for Premier users?
TIA,
Blksnake
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pocono
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posted on November 27, 2000 04:28:23 PM new
1-888-221-1161
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pocono
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posted on November 27, 2000 04:28:52 PM new
1-888-221-1161
1-877-672-9725
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MAH645
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posted on November 27, 2000 04:47:27 PM new
I think Paypal is doing a recount,when they get the numbers they want they will be open for business again.This is the start of a new tread in america so get use to it folks.
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pocono
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posted on November 27, 2000 04:58:18 PM new
You mean there are competitors of paypals who have suppressed peoples votes too? The owners brother wouldn't happen to be in charge, would he?
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macandjan
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posted on November 27, 2000 06:52:24 PM new
They can recount both my accounts which are under a dollar. If they get it different I will agree. EBay gave me a $1,875,013.00
credit this spring, but do you think they would cut me a check for my credit balance? HA!
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rhyno
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posted on November 27, 2000 07:28:20 PM new
Can't get in here (NE Ohio) either.
Normally I wouldn't be worried, but I just received an email from a website I made a $75 purchase at about a week ago. This was just about enough to clean out my X.com account, as they are shutting down X.com on 12/1, and I used my X.com Visa Debit for the purchase. To make a long story short, the email said my card was declined (I had $89 in it left to spend, so there was $$ left over after processing the $75 purchase) and they cancelled my order.
Now I can't get into the site, and I come here and see this.
Off to work the phones, and not feeling good about this... I also have a small amount in my PayPal account, about $100 or so...
~Mark
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merrie
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posted on November 27, 2000 07:32:26 PM new
Ebay is down and haven't been able to get into PayPal for days, ain't life grand!! Meredith
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bearmom
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posted on November 27, 2000 07:53:27 PM new
Paydirect is down too-has anyone checked their ATM machines to see if they work? Did we have a depression and close the banks without telling anyone? 
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skylarraye
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posted on November 27, 2000 07:58:19 PM new
I had a couple of buyers email me "I'm trying to pay you!" hehe..told 'em not to worry, I couldn't get in either!
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boysmommy3
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posted on November 27, 2000 08:10:46 PM new
I was able to receive a $980 payment earlier today but have not been able to get in and retrieve it- haha jokes on me!!
It is here but you cannot have it!
Seriously they are doing maintenance and I am not worried.
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imabrit
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posted on November 27, 2000 08:19:03 PM new
Thank you for contacting PayPal.
The latest up is our tech are currently working on getting the
site back up. At this point its only our site now, also we are
upgrading information about our new fee structure. I apologize
for the inconvenience.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us
again.
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riduzi
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posted on November 27, 2000 08:21:21 PM new
I just spoke with "Paul" in Customer Service. He said that after loading upgrades they went down. He said that they plan to be up within 2 hours (it's now 11:25PM EST on 11/27/00) -- we'll see.
I asked about any truth to the rumor of them going out of business and he said that people are confusing them with x.com who is being shut down on 12/1. He said that PayPal is "growing stronger every day". If this 2 day outage is strong, I don't want to see weak. I wonder how they plan to compensate the business users of PayPal for this LARGE inconvenience?!?!
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pocono
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posted on November 27, 2000 08:24:10 PM new
I called Paypal, and told them about the rumors...
The guy started pissing his pants, telling the other employees about it.
He was GENUINELY suprised, AND amused, and thanked me for the information.
What am I clown? Do I make you laff? bang!!
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traceyg
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posted on November 27, 2000 08:27:36 PM new
You mean there are competitors of paypals who have suppressed peoples votes too? The owners brother wouldn't happen to be in charge, would he?>>
ROTFLOL Very good!
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amalgamated2000
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posted on November 27, 2000 08:42:48 PM new
The guy started pissing his pants, telling the other employees about it. He was GENUINELY suprised, AND amused
Of course, the Paypal management is probably watching him, saying, "I can't believe this idiot doesn't realize that his paycheck is going to bounce..."
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TammiAndy
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posted on November 27, 2000 08:43:17 PM new
Paypal down....why do I feel like I've just went to the bank and all the doors are locked with the tellers waving my money with SH@@@@y grins on their faces.....
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kiheicat
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posted on November 27, 2000 08:59:25 PM new
You know, magazine_guy had a good point on another similar thread... and that is to keep Paypal balances low. I've been doing the opposite since they brought in the 5.2% interest gig...been letting it build up more than normal. I think as soon as I get back in I'm going to go back to my previous 'keep the balance low' way of dealing with Paypal.
edited to add IF I get back in 
[ edited by kiheicat on Nov 27, 2000 09:01 PM ]
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econtrol
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posted on November 27, 2000 09:00:33 PM new
This may be a coincidence, however today at 1:00 I sent $290 to an ebay seller via paypal. The seller told me that recieved a notice from paypal; that the funds would take 4 - 5 days to process. I found this odd as the funds posted on my account would easily cover the $290. I have tried all day to checkout my paypal account without any luck.
Frustrated in Tulsa, OK
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ruthiegrrl
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posted on November 27, 2000 09:37:06 PM new
Here's what I get:
Unexpected error: 3004. We are currently experiencing heavy traffic to our site. Your request was not completed. Please hit the refresh button on your browser to try again. We apologize for this inconvenience and thank you for your patience. If this problem continues please try again at a later time.
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If not that, then a "security violation - data encryption error". Weird eh?
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blksnake
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posted on November 27, 2000 10:51:44 PM new
PayPal is BACK!
I am finally able to access my PayPal account as of 10:45pm PST.
Whew, I was worried!
Blksnake
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