[tdavis]

To follow up on that further: PayPal quickly limited the account, hence the move to Google. PayPal funds remain in PayPal and are used to process refunds.

To make it 100% clear: the only entity to profit from pre-orders has been PayPal, from interest earned on locked funds. We have not made a single dime.

[michaelfairley]

More bullshit. I ordered through Google Checkout and definitely have a $5 my credit card bill.

[tdavis]

Did you confirm the charge was never returned? That's how the $1 authentication charge works on our new store; we charge $1 and if the full amount isn't settled within a couple weeks the $1 is returned and we're charged a small fee (so pre-orders actually cost us money). If that's not the case, it's probably a fluke.

[michaelfairley]

I apologize for the accusation. I have an email from Google confirming that my card will be charged, and an email from my bank alerting me to the ($5) charge, but there is no actual charge on my bank statement (though it was there at one time).

[cullenking]

Did they lock the account similar to some of the paypal horror stories we have seen float around? If so, that's another strike for paypal and a reason to motivate everyone to avoid them like the plague.

[axod]

I had mine locked. I'm pretty sure it's routine.

  * You get a large number, or high transaction value
  * They lock it until you verify bank details/contact details etc
  * It's unlocked

Mine was unlocked in a few days and has been fine ever since.