[WhompingWindows]

I think you're overestimating the amount that people hate paypal ethics. For instance, I don't know what you mean by ignoring banking regulations and laundering money quasi-legally? I read his biography written by Ashlee Vance and I don't think this was covered.

[goldenkey]

PayPal has changed a lot. Back when my parents sold thousands of items on eBay, PayPal would screw them over many many times, and not just with disputes - PayPal often locked funds for months without cause.

It is fairly easy to find out what PayPal used to be like when Musk ran it - just ask some older eBay sellers.

[paulie_a]

PayPal really hasn't changed that much. They still pull the same bullshit and if they went out of business tomorrow the world of ecommerce would be a better place

[reaperducer]

>PayPal often locked funds for months without cause.

Not unique to PayPal. Deposit a check of an amount that's unusual for your "profile" at Chase and it'll sit on the money for three weeks.

[goldenkey]

That's just a check clearing. Paypal would lock entire account funds, payment clearance was not an issue.

[reaperducer]

No, it's beyond check clearing. The check clears in two days, but Chase still sits on it for a while as a matter of policy.