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[Anthony Ferguson]

does anyone else panic when you send thousands of dollars to someone across the continent with some funky PCF moniker through PayPal and then you get the message "You've sent $ to [a name you totally did not expect]."

 

[detroitdad]

No

 

[Ellasdaddy]

Kinda just wish I had thousands to wire anywhere.

 

[Toby]

It's worse when you send it to the wrong email address

 

[Lil Tuna]

No

Did you want to enlighten us a little bit more on your answer Bill? Kind off brief don’t you think?

 

[Lil Tuna]

It's worse when you send it to the wrong email address

Probably made someone happy for a moment at least.

 

[markleteenie]

does anyone else panic when you send thousands of dollars to someone across the continent with some funky PCF moniker through PayPal and then you get the message "You've sent $ to [a name you totally did not expect]."

Yes, though subtract a 0 for my transactions.

Sometimes the names are just similar that it's thought provoking, or it's completely different/random. I've heard stories of PayPal limiting accounts once it exceeds X number of transactions, so sending the money to their friend or partner can make sense a lot of times too.

 

[Chris Manzoni]

That’s why when I’m selling I always write to the buyer “please send $xxx via PayPal to MY FULL NAME at MY EMAIL ADDRESS” So there’s no confusion, because my real name is a little bit different than my screen name. I know there’s lots of folks here who screen names are nothing like their actual names, those folks especially should, and typically do, give their real names in the course of a transaction.

 

[detroitdad]

Did you want to enlighten us a little bit more on your answer Bill? Kind off brief don’t you think?

Nope...

 

[Lil Tuna]

Nope...

Must be working on some new recipes and just can’t be bothered huh?

 

[detroitdad]

Must be working on some new recipes and just can’t be bothered huh?

busy with a few things, but headed to the movies with my boy.

 

[madforpancakes]

I started using a www.paypal.me shortcut with my PCF username. That way I don't fat finger my own email address!

 

[WedgeRock]

That’s why when I’m selling I always write to the buyer “please send $xxx via PayPal to MY FULL NAME at MY EMAIL ADDRESS”

Lol.

More than once as a seller, I've gotten an address, but no name. I just send it to the screen name... Gotta get a little creative with the USPS printed labels.

 

[Geremie]

Lol.

More than once as a seller, I've gotten an address, but no name. I just send it to the screen name... Gotta get a little creative with the USPS printed labels.

Ship to:
Bob Wedge-Rock
123 Main St.
USA

 

[liftapint]

I started using a www.paypal.me shortcut with my PCF username. That way I don't fat finger my own email address!

I should probably start doing this too. I had never thought about the fact that a paypal confirmation could freak out a buyer -- especially when the seller name might not be what the buyer expected! Noted.

 

[Saoliver]

I should probably start doing this too. I had never thought about the fact that a paypal confirmation could freak out a buyer -- especially when the seller name might not be what the buyer expected! Noted.

I’m sure you get that a lot.

I’ve paid a few times and been confused because the PayPal is in their wife’s name. I panicked and thought that I had entered something wrong.

 

[BarrieJ3]

I’m sure you get that a lot.

I’ve paid a few times and been confused because the PayPal is in their wife’s name. I panicked and thought that I had entered something wrong.

This! Lol, I did freak out the first ten times until I realized that half of people’s PP accounts were in the wife’s name.

 

[abby99]

I’ve paid a few times and been confused because the PayPal is in their wife’s name. I panicked and thought that I had entered something wrong.

I usually spot typos just after clicking send, so I always copy-and-paste the seller's PP info or the buyer's shipping info.