This is not a 'PayPal froze my account' complaint, just a humorous observation. I was aware that my PayPal use was questionable: I had a small contribution button on my site (not in the members portion and not in areas featuring nudity... there are other features on my site that are not adult) and also accepted payments for non-adult services (such as auctions and graphic design work). It was linked to my adult domain email, though, and there was adult material included on my site, so technically it could have been considered against their terms of service even though I wasn't exchanging any specifically adult services or products for payments received. Hardly any activity happens through my account, and it is fully verified with all requested information... it was fairly apparent that I wasn't trying to hide anything and not doing a lot of business (there was eighty-two cents in the account when they froze it and that's been the balance for about a month, I think). The most I've ever handled through my account was around a hundred dollars... not so much of a major player.
I didn't realize how seriously PayPal enforced their policy until I became active on this forum, and when I read some related threads I figured that even though my use might be considered allowable I should probably research alternative options (and I have been, so I wasn't unprepared for this).
The part that amused me the most was that I went over a year without being sneaky or hiding anything and nothing happened, but I've been active on this board for less than a week and my eighty-two cents gets frozen. Pfft.
Now I suppose I'm off to do some payment processing research. Luckily, since I don't really get paid for anything aside from memberships (which go through CCBill) I don't have to have a solution until my freelance design portfolio is up.
I didn't realize how seriously PayPal enforced their policy until I became active on this forum, and when I read some related threads I figured that even though my use might be considered allowable I should probably research alternative options (and I have been, so I wasn't unprepared for this).
The part that amused me the most was that I went over a year without being sneaky or hiding anything and nothing happened, but I've been active on this board for less than a week and my eighty-two cents gets frozen. Pfft.
Now I suppose I'm off to do some payment processing research. Luckily, since I don't really get paid for anything aside from memberships (which go through CCBill) I don't have to have a solution until my freelance design portfolio is up.
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