Right I don't think this goes in hear but there is not a internet shopping topic to post under I have a 3v account and wanted to buy something off eBay,I usually get someone else to buy my stuff and give them the money but I got the 3v card and set up the paypal account put my 3v voucher number in but my paypal account is still empty what is going on? I put the voucher in at 8pm its now nearly midnight and still no money in my account I got the email saying that I had registered the voucher with paypal with the code and everything the expire date etc but still nothing
Do I have to wait so long before the cash is in the account?

Well I have no idea what a 3V card is, but I know when I move money to paypal from my bank or other method, it takes about 3 days for the money to be cleared.

ITS STUPID I've just emailed them telling them so why have a paypal account if you can't buy things straight away ill not be using it again I told them that aswel. I used a voucher yesterday to order a coat I had no problems at all but I didn't use paypal because freemans except 3v but most people on eBay won't except 3v so I had no choice to do it and now I can't even use it
And it could take 2 or 3 days to get a reply message from them regarding my problem its bloody stupid
You have no idea how mad I am if I had credit to ring them I would

I can't afford to lose 50euro I was going to get my youngest a walker rocker thing so he can lose some of his fat before it gets to be a problem and now I cant

If its not their in 3 days the s**t is going to hit the fan believe me

It doesn't even have anything down in the history box that I put money in even when I have an email saying I have added acard [which is the voucher]

Well of course I keep money on my paypal account and use my credit card from them. But it does take time for them to verify the money transfer at least from my experience. That is why they want you to keep money on their accounts all the time.

Now from the US, I have their phone number and find their customer support great, I can call them and get an answer in minutes for most everything.

Well I won't be keeping money on their accounts believe me after its cleared ill be buying what I want and closing my account ill shop some were else that doesn't take days to clear before you can buy something

My son is nearly 6months and he spends all day watching my eldest and the 2 kids from next door playing yeah they talk to him and try to play with him but I can tell he feels left out sounds daft him being so young so I thought that it would be time to get him a walker so at least he can follow them round the house,I can't put him down on the floor with the kids in the house because they crowd round him and I'm a bit worried one of them is going to fall on him or something I can't put him in the bouncer because just in case one of them runs past and nocks him into the door frame but a least he won't feel left out with the walker and it'll help lose some of his fat I hope

I too am unaware of what you mean by a 3v voucher, but I must wonder as a long-time user of PayPal if you are understanding their system (and please, I mean no disrespect to yourself !)

I seldom have any money in my PayPal account, but I have a credit card registered with them ; when I make a purchase (whether on e-Bay or from a merchant that accepts PayPal) I simply enter my user id and password, approve the payment, and PayPal take whatever is required from my account to pay the transaction - for instance, the other day I made a £39 transaction through them ; I actually had £6 in my PayPal account so they took £33 from my credit card.

Is 3v a different system whereby you put the money into PayPal and can't actually draw on that money until it is in your PayPal account ? Or is it similar to my experience and now your card is registered PayPal will draw funds as required ?

I would suggest that rather than coming here, you may be better going on one of the e-Bay forums (Round Table in the U.K.) and checking if anybody can give you advice ; they will probably have more experience than persons on this board.

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Originally Posted by COOKIE MONSTER

i thought that it would be time to get him a walker

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I understand your feelings about wanting to make life more pleasant for your child, but you should know that there is a large amount of danger linked with using walkers.

The links below tell about the problem, and according to one, Canada has even banned the sale of walkers. You might actually be putting your child in greater danger by using a walker.

Pediatric Advisor 2006.2: The Dangers of Baby Walkers

http://www.capt.org.uk/pdfs/factshee...%20walkers.pdf

My eldest had 1 and he never got hurt he was always in 1 room with me he hurt my ankles afew times but I can deal with it,I have no runners a cross the floors or anything like that my home is child proof we only use 1 room downstairs because everything we need is in one room my kids don't leave my sight but anyway this question is not about what you think of walkers its about paypal and I had walker when I was young and never got hurt if you let you kids go were ever they want and do what they want they are bound to get hurt but I don't and the sit in walker is only for downstairs and only when I am in the same room


HIGH CHAIRS ARE BLOODY DANGEROUS!!

Is this what you mean by "3v"? https://www.3v.ie/
I can understand why paypal wouldn't accept those, it would be hard for them to keep with all the different online payment schemes that are appearing - plus it's competition for them.

BTW high chairs aren't dangerous, they can't make their way down a flight of stairs.

OH YEAH put your baby in a high chair till your baby figures out if he swings back and forth it'll move then he tips it [very safe],baby swing also safe till your toddler swings it into the door frame with your baby in it or swing on a frame toddler pushes it over with baby in yeah safe.walkers are NOT meant to go upstairs if some one is that bloody stupid that is their stupidity and their own fault it says on the walker label NOT to use them upstairs if they did not read it then well what can I say some people are just dumb you should always read any instruction carefully and warnings and hazord's and make sure its put together properly and no bits will fall off always check that screws are tight I look after my kids and make sure all toys and chairs are safe before they use them if other people didn't its not my fault now is it.everything is dangerous to a child but if you make sure they are under constant watch by an adult [not gabbing on the phone or chatting to a friend at the door] then your kids will be safe and bad things won't happen

Hard to read with no punctuation at all.

My son had a high chair for 2days and figure out he could move it swinging back and forth I got rid of it I got a little chair with tray from argos its great it can be used as high chair the chair slots in holes on the table that goes with it but I don't use it the table has his TV on upstairs

This is not about bloody kids anyway its about paypal

I have 2 kids and we figured that pushing the highchair against the wall was the way to go plus we taught them not to swing back and forth it's a beautiful day here today so ill probably go out and play with them we had a door swinger too for both kids and there was no problem other people areso stupid they can't figure things out lol god I do love have a good education I almost became a writer I hope all goes well for you you never answered about that 3v thing

And paypal does except them it is on the site that they do

Transferring 3V Funds To PayPal? - boards.ie

Thanks for your help but not what I was on about

That's about transferring funds that wasn't used in your purchase I'm on about adding funds to your account with a 3v voucher that hasn't been used for any purchases before

Thanks anyway ill be contacting them again tomorrow it will have been 3days tomorrow

Well they put the 1;50 charge in my account that they charge to see if your card is valid so it has to be put in my account soon

With all respect Cookie Monter, I think you're just being a little impatient with PayPal in dealing with the initial setup of your account ; once you are set up and have performed a transaction it's likely to be much smoother

Well its been 5days now and still no bloody money in my account they have given the 1;50 for verifying my card but I sent them an email [well several now] and got sum crap back saying I have to verify my account,but it has been it says IRISH-VERIFIED so der why couldn't they look up my bloody account and see,it was verified like 4 days ago

WELL I DID IT!!
With no bloody help from paypal I sent them an email and they didn't even look at my account or they would have seen I added a 3v voucher to my account and I verified it etc.I ordered my sons walker and it'll be hear by Wednesday so he won't feel left out anymore

PayPal is not as "secure" as their company would have you believe. Here are a few points about PayPal that most of the public does not know - all of which are documented online:

PayPal is *not* a bank and is *not* FDIC insured!

PayPal is being investigated by regulatory authorities in Louisiana, California, and Idaho. Louisiana has already ordered PayPal to stop conducting business in their state.

PayPal is quick to charge back transactions, even several months after the transaction occurred, for seemingly any reason and without any warning being given beforehand.

Fraud runs rampant on PayPal's system, and merchants who do business through their company (which is owned by eBay) are not given any of the tools to enable them to identify fraudulent transactions, which other merchants are afforded to help them to prevent identification theft.

PayPal has admitted that they have 'limited experience' in managing and accurately accounting for large amounts of money, as ALL of their customer support service is 'out-sourced' to a company in New Delhi, India!

Well they can't take money from a 3v card it is not a credit or debit card,its not linked to any bank accounts
You buy top ups for it like you buy for your phone
If you don't buy a voucher [top up] then you don't have any money on it
It's that simple

So paypal can't take money from it unless you put the voucher number in,you add it like a new card

Cookie Monster,

I understand that. However, I was simply making a comment about using PayPal in general, as they have a long history of fraudulent practices. For more info, you should have a look at Paypal Problems, Information, Issues, Class Action Lawsuits

Well not real promising the web site about how bad paypal does is operated by another company wanting to sell you their service instead of paypal. Sort of like asking a Clinton supporter to write a report on how good a job Obama is doing.

And of course there are issues, and it is a company, not a bank, but even credit card companies charge back businesses if there was fraud on the card, a stolen card, the issue is most times private people don't take credit cards so they are unaware how this happens, a business is just used to this happening from time to time and is the cost of doing business. The store losses if someone buys something with a stolen card or false ID. So this is just a normal but sad business practice.

As for as some of the other issues, considering the amount of the money they do daily, ( larger than the entire e-gold business all together)
And of course I would supect there are very large number of daily complaints if you compared this to a bank of the volume of transfers this size.