Helpinghand - 5:40 pm on May 30, 2007 (gmt 0)

Paypal (Europe) Ltd has transferred all its operations to PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. & Cie, S.C.A. (PayPal Luxembourg). Your contract is moved there too.

That's Ebay's address, and your saying it's paypal's as well?

Hang on, Paypal europe still quotes it's address as:

Hotham House, 1 Heron Square, Richmond upon Thames, Surrey TW9 1EJ.

Now ofcourse, it may be likely they didn't change these details, but are still quoting them on their site. Paypal UK Telephone number is still a UK one: 08707 307 191.

I think I'll ring them tomorrow and check if they are still there. I think they still operate a call centre over here.

You are no longer dealing with a UK company.

Can you direct me to a news story confirming this? I must have missed this one. Not that I instantly trust what a UK newspaper says, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. But I'll call them for my own satisfaction.

There is something else you seemed to have missed in the OP: so you give them the mandate to allow them to verify you and then remove it. Guess what - yes, you suddenly become unverified again!

No, I don't think I missed anything. Just that what you just said is pretty obvious and most people with a brain will at least ask Paypal what is going to happen with their accounts. Which leaves them with a choice doesn't it, they can either use Paypal or go elsewhere.

I'm not scared of telling Paypal where to go... You are the customer that pays them the fees thus you can simply stop paying them. This may not shut paypal down, but if enough people follow, it sends a powerful message.

The customer is king and number one!