About 3 or 4 years ago PayPal added the option to buy cryptocurrency, which I thought I’d try. (Dumb idea 🙄)

Part of the sign up process was glitched. I retried and clicked submit one too many times, I guess. Now I’ve been unable to use PayPal for years. They blocked me because THEIR SITE was broken, but the web page essentially accuses me of being a criminal and asks for my bank records. No way in hell.

This was just for me to pay others. I can only imagine how awful PayPal is if you are a vendor.

Fuck PayPal.

    • kinttach@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      94·
      5 months ago

      I haven’t. Maybe someday I’ll be willing to, but not today. It’s a hassle and extremely intrusive to provide my bank statement and photo ID to a company whose security I don’t trust.

      • norimee@lemmy.worldEnglish
        81·
        5 months ago

        If you don’t trust their security why would you even want to use them and trust them with your money?

        • kinttach@lemm.eeOPEnglish
          32·
          5 months ago

          Sometimes it’s the only option or the preferred option.

      • dan1101@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        5 months ago

        I wouldn’t give them a photo ID, but I do give them my bank account details. I just give them the number of an account that I use only for PayPal.