Stripe raises $600M at nearly $36B valuation

Re:Stripe raises $600M at nearly $36B valuation by nailer on Thursday April 16, 2020 @11:48AM (#22890600)

If you do anything through PayPal do not keep any funds in your PayPal account. The company is well known for seizing funds in their customers account with no recourse.

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Re:Stripe raises $600M at nearly $36B valuation by carapace on Thursday April 16, 2020 @12:05PM (#22890768)

PayPal owes me $200.

I got a letter from the state comptroller saying that paypal had been trying to reach me and my money was about to revert to the state and call this number to get it.

So I called the number, and they ask me, "Do you want it in a check or in your paypal account?" Well that account has been frozen for years so I say, "Send me the check."

That was a few years ago now and I'm still waiting.

Fuck PayPal.

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Re:Stripe raises $600M at nearly $36B valuation by herman_toothrot on Thursday April 16, 2020 @01:00PM (#22891339)

Did you try to recover the money through the state? Most states have a site through comptroller/treasury/etc. where you can start a claim process.

(Assuming that paypal reported the uncollected money correctly.)

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Re:Stripe raises $600M at nearly $36B valuation by carapace on Thursday April 16, 2020 @01:50PM (#22891806)

No. My consulting rate starts at $200 per hour so it's just not worth it.

THX-1138, eh?

I talk shit about it (and will continue to do so until the Sun grows cold or PayPal goes under, whichever comes first) because it's the only way to get them back for robbing me. The actual $200 mean almost nothing to them either, so I just rub my muddy boots on their couch from time to time.

"Fuck yo' couch Eddie Murphy" (head's up the n-word is in there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcJkhSUSnek )

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