Are there viable alternatives to PayPal out there?

@TheHorse (218929)
Walnut Creek, California
February 17, 2021 9:07pm CST
PayPal used to be a dependable way of sending and receiving payments online. I used PayPal for many years, especially when I was buying and selling vintage audio gear on eBay. But I now find that I cannot access my account, and that I cannot transfer money from my PayPal account to my bank. I changed my password, as requested, but PayPal will not accept my new password, leaving me with hundreds of dollars that I cannot access. A call to Customer Service yields a typical stone wall, blamed in part on Covid-19. If PayPal is no longer viable, are there other services out there that fulfill a similar need? Can I have my MyLot earnings sent somewhere else? I am sad about what has happened to PayPal. I was a faithful "customer" for many years.
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@GoAskAlice (5826)
18 Feb 21
I am not aware of any problems with PayPal. If you have a problem with your account, you need to contact PayPal yourself. We cannot help you. Sorry!
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@TheHorse (218929)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Feb 21
Oh, I wasn't expecting any help from myLot. Just needed to vent about my frustration. My hunch is that I'll get it resolved after work today.
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@rakski (123378)
• Philippines
18 Feb 21
aw, that is nuts. Not being able to transfer your money to your bank. I am not sure if mylot has other option that paypal now
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@rakski (123378)
• Philippines
18 Feb 21
@TheHorse maybe in the near future, there will be some additions.
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@TheHorse (218929)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Feb 21
@rakski My hunch is that I'll be able to resolve my PayPal issues later today.
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@TheHorse (218929)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Feb 21
Maybe I'll forward this to @GoAskAlice. Or is it @GoAskAlex? Could PayPal have been taken over my a poor CEO? I have NO idea! They used to be a "constant" in my internet life.
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@wolfgirl569 (106413)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Feb 21
Hope you can get it fixed. Nothing I know of that most sites use
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@wolfgirl569 (106413)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Feb 21
@TheHorse Have you got it fixed
@TheHorse (218929)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Feb 21
I've been using PayPal since its inception. It's odd that I'd have issues after all these years.
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@RasmaSandra (79932)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Feb 21
There is Payoneer which transfers money from a site you get money from directly to your bank account. I had to sign up with them for working from Textbroker when the site changed from PayPal services to Payoneer. Take a look online,
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@TheHorse (218929)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Feb 21
I will take a look. Are they well known? Can I get my MyLot monies sent to them instead of PayPal?
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@RasmaSandra (79932)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Feb 21
@TheHorse check them out online all I know is that I had to do it for Textbroker and they are not bad they get the money and zip it on to my bank.
• Midland, Michigan
18 Feb 21
That is bizarre. Are you sure you wrote in the new password the way you think you did. I almost locked myself out of a state government site today because I missed one letter in my username when I looked it up. Will it let you reset it again? You may need to wait 24 hours or so first.
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• Midland, Michigan
19 Feb 21
@TheHorse so everything is good now and you got back into PayPal then? If so you may want to edit your post to reflect that.
@TheHorse (218929)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Feb 21
I did. I can remember my new password because it's foul and obscene.
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@sallypup (61167)
• Centralia, Washington
18 Feb 21
Wow. Paypal owes you that much money?
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@TheHorse (218929)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Feb 21
It's only a few hundred dollars.
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@sallypup (61167)
• Centralia, Washington
18 Feb 21
@TheHorse That's enough to buy a whole lot of groceries for some folks. That is serious.
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@TheHorse (218929)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Feb 21
@sallypup It is frustrating. But I assume that I'll have access to my money at some point.
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@snowy22315 (180858)
• United States
18 Feb 21
I think so, but I don't use them.
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@snowy22315 (180858)
• United States
18 Feb 21
@TheHorse That's good. I think it is still the best alternative out there.
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@TheHorse (218929)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Feb 21
@snowy22315 They have changed the site's appearance, but I was able to find what I needed this time.
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@TheHorse (218929)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Feb 21
I was able to get PayPal to work this morning.
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@Shavkat (139942)
• Philippines
18 Feb 21
There are other ways. I am using Payoneer.
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@Shavkat (139942)
• Philippines
20 Feb 21
@TheHorse It did work well for me before. But I prefer PayPal. It does not give a confirmation email when withdrawing some money.
@TheHorse (218929)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Feb 21
Others have mentioned that site. Does it work well?
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@LeaPea2417 (37355)
• Toccoa, Georgia
18 Feb 21
I have not had any problems with PayPal.
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@LeaPea2417 (37355)
• Toccoa, Georgia
19 Feb 21
@TheHorse That's great to know.
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@TheHorse (218929)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Feb 21
@LeaPea2417 I knew things would work out eventually.
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@TheHorse (218929)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Feb 21
I was able to get through this morning (it only took two tries) and transfer some money to my savings account at Bank of Whatever.
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@LadyDuck (471459)
• Switzerland
18 Feb 21
I hope you did not go to your account from a link you find in your email... confirm that you did nothing like that!!! Call immediately their customer support, do not wait one more minute.
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@LadyDuck (471459)
• Switzerland
19 Feb 21
@TheHorse Good, did you call the Customer Support? I had no problems checking my account and I heard no one (except Indian users) complaining about PayPal.
@TheHorse (218929)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Feb 21
I did not. I never do.
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@JudyEv (340227)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Feb 21
Vince is trying to set up a new PayPal business account. Something went wrong and he managed to talk to someone in the Philippines about it. He set a new password but it wouldn't recognise it blah blah. He had to wait 4-8 hours for the site to reset itself. Maybe you should try again. I'm not sure how he managed to find a person to talk to. He hasn't tried again yet so I don't know if it's fixed itself or not.
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@TheHorse (218929)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Feb 21
Glad to know I'm not the only one. I'm going to give it anther shot today.
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@JudyEv (340227)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Feb 21
@TheHorse VInce still hasn't tried. It's on today's list.
@NJChicaa (119649)
• United States
18 Feb 21
Venmo
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@TheHorse (218929)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Feb 21
Hmm. Others have mentoned that.
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@LindaOHio (178877)
• United States
18 Feb 21
I would keep on pursuing PayPal. It's not like them not to be dependable. Let me know if I can be of any help.
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@TheHorse (218929)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Feb 21
That's been my impression over the years. I will try again today.
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@TheHorse (218929)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Feb 21
@LindaOHio I was able to get through this morning.
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@LindaOHio (178877)
• United States
18 Feb 21
@TheHorse My offer still holds -- I will try and do some research for you if you want and you can't get anywhere.
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@porwest (91088)
• United States
18 Feb 21
Sorry to hear you are having problems with it. So far, knock on wood, I have not. I can't think of many offhand, but I have heard of many. The one that does readily come to mind is Venmo. But I have no idea if it is better. I just hear people say 'I'll Venmo you" almost as often as I hear someone say "I'll PayPal you."
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@TheHorse (218929)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Feb 21
@porwest I was able to get through this morning. I changed my password to something foul and obscene, and it accepted it on the second try. They've made it a bit harder to find "transfer money to your bank," but I DID find it.
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@TheHorse (218929)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Feb 21
I'm going to give it another try today.
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@porwest (91088)
• United States
18 Feb 21
@TheHorse Keep us posted. Inquiring minds want to know.
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@BarBaraPrz (47344)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
18 Feb 21
Oh oh!
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@TheHorse (218929)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Feb 21
I have NOT been hacked. I think I had a similar problem about a month ago. The amount of money in there is about right.
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@May2k8 (18366)
• Indonesia
18 Feb 21
myLot only pays us via PayPal, and maybe you can call a PayPal phone number or email to PayPal.
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@TheHorse (218929)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Feb 21
It was late last night when I discovered the issue. There should be live agents available if I try again today.
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
18 Feb 21
I'm sorry you're having difficulties with PayPal, pony... Here are a list of alternate sites that Business News Daily says are all viable for use instead. Personally, Pretty and I haven't experienced any problems with PayPal... yet.
https://tinyurl.com/nomorepaypal
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
18 Feb 21
@TheHorse Good luck with it. At least you have the list if it doesn't do any good.
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@TheHorse (218929)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Feb 21
I'm going to give it another shot today.
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@Shiva49 (26686)
• Singapore
18 Feb 21
They cannot leave you in the lurch like that. Have PayPal and credit/debit cards.
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@TheHorse (218929)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Feb 21
I will give it another shot today.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
18 Feb 21
I have never had a problem.
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@TheHorse (218929)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Feb 21
I got it to work today on the second try
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
19 Feb 21
@TheHorse Good deal.
@Bubba90 (1755)
• Indonesia
18 Feb 21
Really its crazy and I just know this information from you, after long time I didn't use PayPal. I just made PayPal account a few days ago. If do you have new news lets us know
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@TheHorse (218929)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Feb 21
I will. I'm going to try again today.
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@Bubba90 (1755)
• Indonesia
19 Feb 21
@TheHorse yes thank you very much, I will wait the news.