posted on February 26, 2001 05:44:27 AM
Well, I finally broke down today and decided to verify my address. Mind you, I am already a verified Premier user, and I always pay for auctions JUST from my PayPal balance. NEVER do I pay with a credit card. For the past month or so I have paid by check due to all the red tape in verification after verification, and on and on and on..
So..today I decided I would pay by PayPal. Well, guess what? Now they want a 3 digit number from the back of my credit card that simply does NOT exist on my card. Once again, I cannot verify, although I want to. Rather ridiculous since I never pay by credit card anyway.
This is getting plain out and out silly.
Is is possible that PayPal is trying to discourage anyone from PAYING with this service?
posted on February 26, 2001 07:16:28 AM
That 3-digit number is going to stop a LOT of PayPal fraud -- at least for the first year or two, until it starts getting put into credit card databases.
posted on February 26, 2001 07:39:34 AM
I'm sure it will prevent a lot of fraud..and that is a good thing. However, I am NOT paying by a credit card, I am already verified with my banking info on record, etc...
There is a message in red lettering there that says there will be an alternative "coming" for verification for those of us who do NOT have that 3 digit number on the back of the credit card.
In the meantime...this is making it very difficult to pay for auctions for some of us.
I can only hope that the person recieving my payment will accept it.
I guess its back to sending checks and money orders for me. I have nothing against this verification process, in fact, it is a good thing, which is why I wanted to verify my address!!!! But, until PayPal comes up with a viable alternative, I will have to continue snail mail payments.
They already HAVE all my information for goodness sake! I have gone through every verification process they have asked for!
posted on February 28, 2001 02:55:19 PM
I have had the same problem, I'm a verified Premium seller. I rarely buy, never by credit card. I called them today about the address verification and they told me this:
fax declaration of bank statement or utility bill, showing the same name and address to:
402-935-2237
ATTN: Finance dept
RE: Manual Address verification
