Paypal payments overseas

Zohar

Did anyone experience Paypal not permitting payments to go through? Apparently government anti-laundering restrictions. This applies to any payment over $1,000.

marcmoish

send it half then the 2nd half?

Zohar

Funny that is what customer service said to do but u lose ebay protection

Iosephus

Is this a new policy? I sent several payments > $1,000 to Europe a few months ago (one an eBay purchase, others directly).

Zohar

It is seems that this is kept silent yet imposed by the new financial regulation.

Exbrit

I heard something about this a few weeks ago. It was tied to a story that there is a large increase of Americans sending their wealth overseas and renouncing their US citizenship because of taxes and where the country is heading. I'm vague on this and thought it was unreal when I heard it.

Nap

I had problems sending payment to a UK vendor (from US). I kept receiving an error that "your payment cannot be processed." I called Paypal's customer support and they were no help (going as far as to say that if it didn't work then send alternate method of payment. They were clueless as to why my payment was being blocked). I tried instead an old tried and true method... keep trying until it works, and lo and behold, on the 6th or 7th try it did work.

My issue may be unrelated to yours.

The amount was less than $1000.

Zohar

This is the message I received

jt88

<< <i>Did anyone experience Paypal not permitting payments to go through? Apparently government anti-laundering restrictions. This applies to any payment over $1,000. >>



no, but paypal hold it for a day to review it. Sorry I meant received payment from oversea not send payment to oversea.