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		Animats on April 29, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: If you opened your PayPal account before you were ... Don't deal with any payment system you can't sue in small claims court.

GavinMcG on April 29, 2017 [–]

Speaking of which, why can't this be resolved that way?

Animats on April 29, 2017 | [–]

PayPal's customer contract forces arbitration. Although you can opt out within 30 days after sign-up. That has to be done by paper mail, to make it maximally inconvenient.

[1] https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full

_33o6 on April 29, 2017 | | [–]

Wow, that's some shady shit.

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