Quote from: rise_against on February 20, 2012, 12:14 amwell, i called them an the nice lady from india (ironic isn't it) basically informed me that i will not be able to use my account again. she said they will review the account every 30 days and send me an email. the paypal site says my funds may be released after 180 days. Keyword: "may". if not then i've been robbed by paypal for over $5k... It seems like PP is defrauding the masses: https://getsatisfaction.com/paypal/topics/paypal_after_180_daysI know *exactly* what they are doing, and it pisses me off.They are deliberately trying to manufacture float.Float is where you have a large amount of disposable income that belongs to somebody else, but they don't need it right now.Insurance companies for example, operate entirely off float and are float heavy companies.That money isn't frozen. Actually if you want to get technical it's not money at all, it's more of an IOU like a bond.Now, if they can guarantee that you won't need the money for X months or days, then they have an extremely stable revenue stream that they can invest into the stock market and their business temporarily.They give you your money back eventually, minus the costs of inflation of course, and they are up in profit by virtue of your 'investment'.It is nothing short of kidnapping your money and should be illegal. At least banks and insurance companies offer services in return for the float they are given e.g. rate of interest on deposits and protection. It's basically 21st century robbery dressed up as technical sophistication. The idea they do this for their buyer customers is delirious. Sure they do. The Silk Road does Escrow. Escrow is a legitimate service because buyers and sellers know what they're getting into i.e. we know the rules.Paypal is NOT doing Escrow. Does anybody remember being informed your money would be frozen in advance? Banks has a fiduciary responsibility to ensure you know what you're getting into. Paypal isn't registered as an online bank and so it doesn't have fiduciary responsibility despite the fact it does pretty much everything a bank does.It's bullshit of the highest order and it's worse because the so called consumer protection agencies are fully complicit with Paypal because it makes so much money for them.