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[BeEP]

That's something I've learned, as I didn't think you could reclaim a friends/family gift payment?

 

Edited to add; not that I'd ever try!

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

……. and another reason I don't do PayPal - too many sheisters. I do hope it's just a mistake.

 

and with this (if it is as suspected) goes the 'trusted shiter' moniker - right out the fucking window.

If this HAS been done, well done fella - you're a fucking proper piece of work.

 

Actually asking the bank already - I do think it is not an error sadly. fingers crossed though Jim

[Jim Bell]

That's something I've learned, as I didn't think you could reclaim a friends/family gift payment?

 

Edited to add; not that I'd ever try!

It's been raised at the bank level and the bank has contacted PP to reclaim. So though it's a friend's and family payment, it's been addressed as an unauthorized payment. Which could lead to lots of other financial unpleasantness. Last time something like this happened, it escalated to a fraud investigation and all accounts and cards linked to my PP account were frozen for the duration of the investigation. Which of course bounced my rent and direct debits. Which was nice.

[Broadsword]

Very sad to hear roffles are being ruined for us. It’s such a simple system too, and I hate trust being eroded in the core community.

[BeEP]

It's been raised at the bank level and the bank has contacted PP to reclaim. So though it's a friend's and family payment, it's been addressed as an unauthorized payment. Which could lead to lots of other financial unpleasantness. Last time something like this happened, it escalated to a fraud investigation and all accounts and cards linked to my PP account were frozen for the duration of the investigation. Which of course bounced my rent and direct debits. Which was nice.

 

Understood, thanks.  I've taken payments for the odd thing using friends/family.  I'll be wary in future.

[loserone]

Sadly it just undermines PayPal as being a trustworthy mechanism for moving money.  For all their commitments to moving the money, because the senders bank has asked for it back, they are passing that on to you.

[loserone]

From the member's perspective, it could still be an honest issue.  Lets say they had connected another's bank account to their paypal, for one transaction, and then used this by mistake.  That third party can legitimately say the payment was not authorised.  But we will see how quickly the member, who was online this morning and has been registered for years, sorts it out.

[wuvvum]

WTF???  On what planet is that an acceptable way of behaving?  Makes me worried about running further roffles too - I rely on others to handle the Paypal side for me as I don't use them (for similar reasons to those given by ETG), and would be absolutely mortified if someone ended up in financial bother as a result of doing me a favour.

 

Let's hope it is just a mistake.

[Mally]

I can see no good reason to visit.

 

Used to have a fantastic time at Southport teaching the kids how to drive on the sands.

The pleasure beach was cheap too.

[fairkens]

Genuinely outrageous, hope you get an explanation

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

I just did a quick bit of research with our fraud team here.....  - there's every chance this is purely bank system generated - as they DO randomly flag for fraudulent transactions etc... it could (and probably is) due to some automated system pulling all plugs. As Jim said - it could lead to a LOT of unpleasantness in his financial world though. 

 

I work in the financial processing world - and see far too many examples of people getting reamed - not just by PayPal..... cynical through experience from 'their' side.

I'm sure (and very hopeful) this'll be a stupid bank generated error...…… member will be mortified and resolve immediately.

 

Chill pill taken...……

 

EDIT - Jim - this could be, I haven't kept a tally….. , because you've ran a LOT of ROffles in a short time - hence an inordinate amount of 'gifts or family' transfers...…. that would trigger an automated flag and investigation. No idea if that is the cause - but it is a limiter/threshold driven automated alert - according to one of the anti-fraud gimps here.

 

2nd Edit - He did laugh a lot at the idea of randomly winning old cars based on the bonus ball in the lottery……. so it brightened someones day!

[anonymous user]

I just hope it's not me, if so I'm completely unaware of any shenanigans.

[wuvvum]

Have you had a PM from Jim Wilson-Shitpeas?  If not then it's probably not you.

[Jim Bell]

I just did a quick bit of research with our fraud team here..... - there's every chance this is purely bank system generated - as they DO randomly flag for fraudulent transactions etc... it could (and probably is) due to some automated system pulling all plugs. As Jim said - it could lead to a LOT of unpleasantness in his financial world though.

 

I work in the financial processing world - and see far too many examples of people getting reamed - not just by PayPal..... cynical through experience from 'their' side.

I'm sure (and very hopeful) this'll be a stupid bank generated error...…… member will be mortified and resolve immediately.

 

Chill pill taken...……

 

EDIT - Jim - this could be, I haven't kept a tally….. , because you've ran a LOT of ROffles in a short time - hence an inordinate amount of 'gifts or family' transfers...…. that would trigger an automated flag and investigation. No idea if that is the cause - but it is a limiter/threshold driven automated alert - according to one of the anti-fraud gimps here.

 

2nd Edit - He did laugh a lot at the idea of randomly winning old cars based on the bonus ball in the lottery……. so it brightened someones day!

I wish it was an automated malarky man.

 

From the information passed to me by PP:

It's a specific request raised by a named individual with their bank. The specific transaction has been reported by the individual as unauthorized. It's not a flag by PP themselves. It's an individual reporting a transaction as unauthorized with their actual bank. The bank then contacted PP.

 

Anyway, as said I've PMd the person responsible so any further speculation is probs unhelpful for the moment.

[Split_Pin]

Lovely top-down drive in the Audi back from the garage. I had ordered all of the right bits for once so all belts and water pump now done.

[Sealtainn]

That’s bang out of order. Hope it gets resolved quickly with no inconvenience for you.

I’ve also got Circle Pay but would imagine you could start the same ball of crap in motion with that too. I’ll just Bank Transfer any future roffle payments

 

 

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[Split_Pin]

Oh, just scrolled back, an unpleasant thing to happen. Hopes it gets resolved with minimum fuss.

 

Kind of fucks it up for the rest of us regarding roffles as well.

[stuboy]

Come home to something bendeded

[5speedracer]

Fuckin' delivery guys can damage anything

 

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[clayts450]

Temptation so very close to me, but must resist....

 

Cheapie bargain, car I've always wanted, about 2 minutes away from where I live.

 

Must resist. No really...

[clayts450]

So to avoid temptation, here's tonight's project if I can be arsed...

 

[stuboy]

Temptation so very close to me, but must resist....

 

Cheapie bargain, car I've always wanted, about 2 minutes away from where I live.

 

Must resist. No really...

just do it............

[loserone]

Go and get it. It'll always roffle if you don't need it

[clayts450]

I really don't need it....

 

But I want it.

[stuboy]

I really don't need it....

 

But I want it.

 

 

u know u wanna

[clayts450]

Anyways, this stuff is da bomb - preparation is the key - clean, clean, clean, scratch, scratch, scratch for a key

 

Before

 

 

After

 

 

Goes off after 5 minutes and is already setting like concrete. Will be solid in an hour and ready to go back on the 620 for the weekend.

 

Blitz it through a test and then obviously* sort out a long-term solution (right)... (read, Shiter's way, leave it until it starts leaking again)

 

Hole, schmole.

[SiC]

Not sure if this is grumpy thread or happy thread, so putting this in here...

 

Sad because it was the last day of work yesterday at my current place. Been there 2 months short of 3 years, so a good part of my life was spent there. Work was interesting, tech was cool (non contact haptic generation using a phased ultrasound array), friendly team and a very good boss. Just felt I got stuck in a rut.

 

However excited and looking forward the new job at the end of the month. Better opportunities, company is really booming, tech also interesting (artificial intelligence) and of course more wonga.

 

Using up holiday and a week unpaid means I have 2.5 weeks off to chill out. So happy that I have plenty of pure uninterrupted 1100 welding time. Also might wake up the MGB GT from its winter slumber too.

 

Grumpy because I went out last night with work and I feel crap this morning. Not actually a hangover, just alcohol interrupts my sleep and I wake up too early. The weather is really nice out too which makes me feel more grumpy as I should be out of bed right now making use of it.

 

I make that Happy 2 vs Grumpy 2. A draw.

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

Anyways, this stuff is da bomb - preparation is the key - clean, clean, clean, scratch, scratch, scratch for a key

 

 

Hole, schmole.

 

Dude - not sure if it'd make a difference - or if you did think ahead (I didn't and it cost me a lot of head scratching) - BUT

 

Did you cover the hole with anything before moulding the repair putty? It won't have filled the damn pipe will it? I did this on a 'temp' repair on a Dolly sprint water pipe and couldn't for the life of me figure out what was wrong after it was all put back together…….. eventually clicked I was a total knob!  

[Lacquer Peel]

Hhhhhhhhh. VID_20190410_184121.mp4

[davehedgehog31]

Hhhhhhhhh. VID_20190410_184121.mp4

Bit of sawdust on that, will be right as rain.