A valuable lesson - eBay fraud + options

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Marchillo

Explain this -

My buddy runs an annual NCAA basketball pool at $5 each with around 200 people. For a couple years everyone would pay friends and family. Then PayPal caught on and wouldn’t allow it anymore. Why is that?

I have no idea of what you say is true but of course PayPal makes money off of fees. It may not be their main source of income but nonetheless they make money.

Are you referring to illegal gambling pools?

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Are you referring to illegal gambling pools?

Depending on the state, I believe it is not normally illegal if all the income is returned as prizes. Now if the organizer keeps $200 as his fee for operating the pool, it normally would be illegal.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by swarmee

Depending on the state, I believe it is not normally illegal if all the income is returned as prizes. Now if the organizer keeps $200 as his fee for operating the pool, it normally would be illegal.

I know here several places/people stopped doing them a couple years ago because they are illegal here. The company my wife works at changed how they do them. They use these pools and other things to help pay for special activities for the mentally and physically challenged people they take care of.

[bmcnutt]

You need to reach out to Robert McCall. People know him as "The Equalizer". He will set things straight for you.

[chalupacollects]

I've done quite a few purchases on the BST and usually start with PPGS, maybe with CC back-up and paying the fee but after a good deal or two I usually consider them friends, even if we have never met and will go PPFF...

Is that wrong?

[KaiserCurt]

Originally Posted by chalupacollects

I've done quite a few purchases on the BST and usually start with PPGS, maybe with CC back-up and paying the fee but after a good deal or two I usually consider them friends, even if we have never met and will go PPFF...

Is that wrong?

I don’t think it is, but paying FF for goods and services is technically against the rules. I usually send FF because after a while 3% adds up 🤷*♂️

[Republicaninmass]

When In doubt, just 2.5% to the price. So it ends up "net to them "

You wont regret it in a time like this.

I also believe asking for an FF payment is against pp rules.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

When In doubt, just 2.5% to the price. So it ends up "net to them "

You wont regret it in a time like this.

I also believe asking for an FF payment is against pp rules.

I know pictures of famous dead people work great as payment and nobody has complained so far.