All things Paypal (2017-onwards)
Went to buy PPMC cards at CVS, at four different stores there were none to be had. In fact they were the only cards not available, as if they were removed. Anyone seeing this? FYI my go to store before Christmas had at least 50 cards so I know they could not have all been purchased.
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PPMC @711 hardcode?
I heard that vgc could be bought at 711 with cc after chip implementation. I tried to buy PPMC today and was declined. The rep told me prepaid cards were ok but not PayPal. Is this true?
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Originally Posted by kenme1
(Post 27693983)
Went to buy PPMC cards at CVS, at four different stores there were none to be had. In fact they were the only cards not available, as if they were removed. Anyone seeing this? FYI my go to store before Christmas had at least 50 cards so I know they could not have all been purchased.
I bought one today and accidentally scratched off most of the middle numbers with my keys I usually use. I'll stick to coins from now on. Took me 6 tries to decipher the numbers. |
I can verify that Walgreens is hardcoded in WA as well, only 3.95 fee can be paid with credit card.
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I can buy as many as VGCs I want at WM or Simon Mall, so Paypal won't do me any good. This is only for people who want to complete the sign on bonus spending requirement and don't have other avenues to purchase VGCs... Can some clarify?
The other opportunity could be when there is a drugstore category bonus. |
Originally Posted by DaveInLA
(Post 27516786)
I used to buy about $1000 in PP MyCash cards per month and then use my PPBDMC to load SERVE/RB about a year ago. Since then, I've been using PP sparingly, just for Ebay and the occasional small purchase. I get small cash credits to PP via shopping portal payouts every month or so. But now I have a $7000+ payment I need to make, and I'm thinking of paying for a large portion of it by loading a large amount of MyCash cards to my account to make this payment. How risky does that sound?
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Originally Posted by kenme1
(Post 27693983)
Went to buy PPMC cards at CVS, at four different stores there were none to be had. In fact they were the only cards not available, as if they were removed. Anyone seeing this? FYI my go to store before Christmas had at least 50 cards so I know they could not have all been purchased.
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Originally Posted by phatjoe
(Post 27677069)
Thank you Mamibear. The initial attempt talking with a PP CSR was unsuccessful. She said I had withdrawn funds loaded with PPMC so I asked her to give me dates since I was looking at my transaction and knew that I had never done that. After being unable to find any then says PP decided not to do business with me and the reason doesn't matter. I asked her if she understood what she was telling me and if she thought it made sense. She couldn't answer me and then transferred me to a supervisor who sounded more professional. However, she stated that once a permanent limitation is in effect, they cannot remove it.
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My kid's school allows tuition payment using a debit card for 0.99% fee that could be offset by the 1% cashback from PP debit card. Has anyone used PP Debit card to make tuition payments using funds loaded using PP cash cards? Does Paypal frown on these transactions as well? I would love to be able to use it but don't want to risk getting my paypal account limited. Anyone has any data points? Thanks!
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Originally Posted by phatjoe
(Post 27677069)
The initial attempt talking with a PP CSR was unsuccessful. She said I had withdrawn funds loaded with PPMC so I asked her to give me dates since I was looking at my transaction and knew that I had never done that. After being unable to find any then says PP decided not to do business with me and the reason doesn't matter. I asked her if she understood what she was telling me and if she thought it made sense. She couldn't answer me and then transferred me to a supervisor who sounded more professional. However, she stated that once a permanent limitation is in effect, they cannot remove it.
since you tried to load your acct with MC from a reloadable card not knowing your PP acct is already limited can be a catch 22. I say that because if you file a dispute with your CC since PP won't help you, I'm not sure if CVS will be the one on the hook since they loaded your account although funds are now in limbo. If that is your go-to CVS, it may ruin your relationship with them and it may cause a policy change to cash only to prevent disputes from GC purchases. Like I said, I'm not sure if it'll be CVS who will have to eat the loss but I understand why you'd fight for $500, that is too much to lose. If PP won't budge and your acct remains limited, you may have to wait till June to w/d your remaining funds there, if any. But I'm really curious if the recent MC load went to the account and * is now part of the freeze? If it is, then you shouldn't file a dispute with your CC but you may just have to wait patiently till your account 'thaws'. You have the option to file complaint with CFPB and that might force them to release your funds earlier than 6 months. Good luck! *I'm not sure if they'll give you this information or how you'll find out but I hope you do, so you can make informed choice. |
Originally Posted by neony77
(Post 27748426)
My kid's school allows tuition payment using a debit card for 0.99% fee that could be offset by the 1% cashback from PP debit card. Has anyone used PP Debit card to make tuition payments using funds loaded using PP cash cards? Does Paypal frown on these transactions as well? I would love to be able to use it but don't want to risk getting my paypal account limited. Anyone has any data points? Thanks!
If you try to use them to pay for your kid's tuition it will work but your account will probably get limited eventually especially if your source of funds were majority PPMCs. |
Anyone noticed that new iOS PayPal app had a function to add cash in store like cvs 711. I think it is basically a new version of reload PPMC. even the limit is same, 500 per day, 4000 per month.
Has anyone tried this method yet? If 711 allows credit card payment, that will be great . |
Just got a couple emails on what appear to be "warnings". One account has been loading for about a year and finally did a withdrawal last month. Other account just a handful of loads only, no withdrawals.
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Originally Posted by frudd38
(Post 27816373)
Just got a couple emails on what appear to be "warnings". One account has been loading for about a year and finally did a withdrawal last month. Other account just a handful of loads only, no withdrawals.
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Does anyone know whether PPMC is considered cash equivalents for Amex? I heard they may claw back points you earned via MS...
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