TasiasPaidLinks

[rejs]

This is not so much an alert to boycott as an alert to be cautious.
Up until now, I have been with them since spring, and have been paid 3 times, each time within 5-7 days.
However, they appear to either be having financial difficulties or are about to play the famous internet game "Let's Screw Our Members".
Let's look at a few facts:
1- during September they upgraded their servers and lines to increase the speed at which they could serve their members - a very good move which should show they are doing well financially.
2 - Most weeks, due to guaranteed paid links and member emails, I have been able to average $7-$10 weekly. So again they should be profitable, right?
3 - Uh-oh....According to their new queued payments system, they have been stuck at payments requested on 8-26-02 since they started this queued payment system. Also, the check paying queue has been stuck at 10-9-02 (the day they started paying via check).
4- uh-oh...Look at their Terms Of Service changes carefully....
A - When did they ever say before that you could only have 1 account per household? It is now a reason for Termination of Account.
B - They now reserve the right to discontinue this program at any time, and without any further compensation or payment.
C - New to the terms: At no time will Tasia's Paid Links guarantee any specific pay date as a result of the verification process, and at no time will Tasia's Paid links be held responsible for delays in payment

Unfortunately, the warning signs are here. It's too bad they don't just come out and tell all their paid members what is really going on and what we can expect for the near future.
It is time to be very cautious working their program. I know that is a hard thing to do as right now they are the best paying program out there with a proven record. But if I was looking to join as a new member, I would not....nor will I refer anyone else there.


Also remember they are located in Canada, so if they do end up screwing all the US members there is virtually nothing we can do about it.

[Keith]

:(

I'm starting to worry about them. I havent gotten a paid email in months, and at times i'm not able to get to their site. I have been waiting for my payment for months.

Keith

[Rob]

I always believed that this company couldn't continue paying so much...

Rob

[rejs]

I emailed them the other day and got a reply.
Here is what I wrote:
When is your payment queue going to start moving? It's been stuck on the same dates since it was started, leading me to believe you have not been paying anyone for 2 months now.
As this is usually a sign of financial problems, don't expect me to
keep working your site much longer until I see my payment.

I really do not expect a reply. I have heard from other members that you usually don't.

Here is their reply:

As you know, each payment request needs to be verified. We are
perfectly liquid to pay ALL members out right now, but we want to be in business for the very long term (unlike most), we pay ALL.

So your first allegation regarding financial problems is TOTALLY WRONG.

Second, our payment request has been moving, how often do you check, once a month? AGAIN, your allegation is TOTALLY WRONG.

Third, replies ... we reply to those members with inquiries that
warrant a response, and that have read the FAQ first. Where DO you get your information from?

Basically, I find your correspondence frivolous and vexatious. It is
quite obvious that since we are honouring all of our obligations to our members, we are an easy target for misguided criticism ... which definitely belongs somewhere else.


I guess they don't like constructive observations :)
Their payment queue finally did move - every category moved anywhere from a few hours to almost a whole day.......Still showing they are paying at a snail's pace.
Maybe Canadian banks are paying better interest rates than US banks.

Anyway, I'll still do the guaranteed 1cent links and paid emails....but only after working my other programs that continue to pay on a timely basis.

[jtaylor75]

They say they make payments every day. However, it is taking 4 days to make one day of payments. So, that doesn't add up. They need to get back to paying a full day's requests each day. Then members can calm down and have some hope of being paid.

[rejs]

You think that's cute? Try this one:
They say, on the upgrading page, that part of your benefit is to send a paid email to every member for a set price.
So........why is it over the last 3 hours my wife has received 25, my son has received 3, and my account got 0. Sounds like somebody is getting the short end of the stick.
BTW - 3 different computers on 3 different phone lines using 3 different ISPs.

I also agree with a previous reply - on how can they be making a profit. Think about this example:
You pay $199 to become a Platinum member, so you can now send an email to every (2500+) members once daily. Now, Tasias' paying 2500 people 1 cent each =$25.....after 8 emails sent out by this one Platinum member Tasias has broke even, then goes in the hole for $25 for every future email from this member. Multiply that by who knows how many Platinum members they have.......
Also, even by charging a Silver member $19.95 for this same service, after sending it to 1995 people Tasias starts losing money if all 2500+ members receive the email and click on the link.

[jtaylor75]

Members can also use their earnings toward advertising. It's possible-but not probable-that there are enough people reinvesting their earnings in Tasia's that they aren't paying out as much cash as we think. Again, I highly doubt this. But I just want to play devil's advocate for a minute.

[aaronavouris]

It's getting worse...in the last 6 days or so, they've moved MAYBE 1 day, when you come up with an average of the 9 payment queues. If it reaches 90 days at any time for any of the categories, I think it's going to be time for an official boycott...

Currently Waiting For:

37.93$ (Check, Oct. 16)
12.66$ (In Account)

[Keith]

I havent gotten a paid email from them in months!

I guess we can add them to the boycott list if people submit them. Have they paid anyone in the last few months? It doesnt really look like it

Keith

[idyikiter]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Keith
[B]I havent gotten a paid email from them in months!


I had that same prob, then someone told me to check my login page and make sure that the paid emails were set to 'yes'. It was set to no, so I changed it and emails have been coming steady again.

Could be the prob~ or not~ I dunno~ Just an idea

[Keith]

Hehe, that was the problem. I'm not sure if i want to click on the emails, cause if they are not going to pay it's not worth my time. I will request payment and hopefully i will get it soon.

lol well looks like i already requested payment, back in August. August 30th to be exact. $7.97, and i still havent gotten it. Looks like i'm not going to click on their paid emails

Keith

[susiesue]

Ive been getting paid emails daily, and just got paid through paypal $97.00 but it took 6 weeks
I wont give up yet, as im getting more from them than a few other programs put together.
Been paid 7 times now, just its taking a bit longer

[jtaylor75]

6 weeks doesn't sound so bad. I've waited 8 weeks and I expect to wait at least another month, maybe two for my payment.

Requested payment of $ 11.82 on Sep 5 2002 11:56PM, through PayPal. Now processing Silver members' paypal payments through August 27, 12:41AM. When I requested payment, they were processing August 11th's paypal payments. I now havee $35.01 in my account for the next request. We'll see what happens.

[rejs]

My family officially started boycotting them today.
What pushed us over the edge????
We have 2 accounts that have been waiting for 2 months now for payment, the queue we are in has moved a whole 3 days since they started this system and they have "30 days" worth to go before reaching our requests.
Also, on 1 account we told them to put the funds back into the account, which was done. BUT NOW they won't let that account request a payment.

Sorry folks. I know they are/were the best paying around, but looks like it has run its course.

Not that I think they would care, but perhaps Tasias should be sent a link to our postings and see what some of their ,members are thinking.

[jtaylor75]

I really have to wonder what's going through Len's head. He must be aware that a lare number of his members are dissatisfied with the wait for payments. He has said before in a previous e-mail someone posted in this link that not only is TPL solvent but that all members could be paid now. I'm not at all suggesting he do that. But surely he knows that it is better for the company (assuming they are legit) if he pays in a timelier manner. People boycotting cannot be good for the company. I see no reason for it taking more than 30 days to pay. I strongly suggest he hire more people to deal with the payment requests. Any good business owner knows you have to spend money to make money.

[mailman86]

It's time for everyone, including me, to climb off of Tasias back. They may be slower these days, but they still pay because they just paid me.

[bumprhi]

I worry about how long this can keep going also. This program has been good and paid a lot of people in the past, but I don't see how long it can keep going this way. The payments are moving at a snails pace and with plat memebers sending out ads for .50 the numbers just don't add up. I'm not ready to give up yet though.

[aaronavouris]

Date and average delay in payment:

Oct 27th 46.1
Oct 29th 44.6
Oct 30th 45.1
Nov 1st 47.0
Nov 3rd 49.0
Nov 5th 50.7
Nov 7th 52.0
Nov 12th 56.9
Nov 17th 60.7

Not good at all.

At this rate, someone who cashes out on December 31st, 2002 will receive payment on:

Oct 13, 2003

[venomx]

I had over $50 in my accoutn so I went ahead and sent a paid email and paid the extra $50 to send to 10,000. I have gotten just over 3,200 clicks. Not worth it if you ask me. Again I only did it because it is takign so long to actually cash out, would rather have gave my members that cash. :(

[sore_fingers]

I don't think Tasia's is dishonest. It's just that their software really, really sucks. The dynamic IP and decentralized server setup is bizarre and unneeded. I get credited for things I never signed up for, and not credited for the ones that I do. I've been credited for programs that weren't even in existense at the time I was credited. They have got to change their software as it is what's causing all of their problems. Cold Fusion for a PTR site? Ick.

[Dancake]

I got paid 202$ on the 4th of november. I had been waiting for that payment since the beginning of august, but that doesn't bother me as long as the payments come eventualy, and they seem to do so. I have a payment of 860$ waiting now so of course I'm worried, but I actualy believe I will get them. Let's see, so far all they've done is being slow, nothing else. Is there anyone who haven't gotten their money eventually?

[mailman86]

Originally posted by venomx
I had over $50 in my accoutn so I went ahead and sent a paid email and paid the extra $50 to send to 10,000. I have gotten just over 3,200 clicks. Not worth it if you ask me. Again I only did it because it is takign so long to actually cash out, would rather have gave my members that cash. :(

Are you talking about those paid Venomx Search emails, because every time I typed a word into the Search box, the results page would never load or even appear at all.

[venomx]

Nope was an ad for a paid email site...

Tasias answered my email about it. He said the ads good until it gets 10,000 clicks but I dont really see that happening

[moxymom]

I noticed a dramatic drop in emails right after I upgraded my membership.. I emailed them nd got no response. I clicked on the send more paid mail link a few times over a couple of weeks and at first it was good, but the last two times, all but maybe 5 of the 200+ emails I got from that link were expired. I've emailed 3x about this and they won't respond. Now even some of the daily mails I get are expired, even though I click them as they come in. Of course the membership fee is non-refundable. I was nothing but polite in my emails and yet I still get nothing in reply. I am really not impressed. Now, I'm not really sure what being Canadian has to do with anything (as mentioned in previous posts)....I am Canadian and just don't see the connection....anyway, if anyone knows or finds out what's going on with Tasias, please let me know. Thanks :)

[obisan69]

I put in a request on August 29th at 11:38 AM. The payment queue is now at August 29th at 1:08 PM. Have I gotten paid? No, it says that I requested payment August 29th at 1:08 PM. I had BETTER get this soon!

[Buck110]

I just checked my account and the date i requested payment Sept 13 has been changed to Sept 22. Why? It looks like the webmaster has changed the date. That's not good.

[mailman86]

Originally posted by Buck110
I just checked my account and the date i requested payment Sept 13 has been changed to Sept 22. Why? It looks like the webmaster has changed the date. That's not good.

That happens all the time. You should be paid soon.

[obisan69]

I did get my payment today (impressive, since it's a holiday). It took exactly three months, but I guess better late than never

[jtaylor75]

Paypal payments for silver members jumped up to Sept. 1 @ 12:49 PM. Mine was made on Sept. 5 at 11:56PM, so it should arrive sometime in early-mid December.

[jtaylor75]

Originally posted by mailman86


That happens all the time. You should be paid soon.

Yes, this happens fairly often. But, why? It shouldn't happen at all, IMHO. My request date was moved up today from Sept. 5, 11:56PM to Sept. 7, 12:05PM. That means I may have to wait another 5-10 days for payment, based upon their typical payment rate. Grrrrr

[lnickel]

Yes, I do know of someone who hasn't yet been paid -- ME.

I've been with TPL almost from the start - when they still paid daily. In August I requested payment and the payment que was moving very slowly - and yes I was checking it every day. After checking it one day I clicked the wrong button - added the amount back into my account. So OK - my mistake - I just cashed out again - in Sept I think for $38. I kept checking daily while the que moved very slowly. Then the layout of the page changed a little - I still kept checking and clicking and signing up. Finally in October, I clicked the wrong link again - but this time is was the cash out link -- my page no longer showed that I had a request in and it cashed me out for the additional $18 that I had in my account. Hmmmmm - so I emailed - no answer. I emailed again - mentioning the cashout line in my account history, etc. - no answer. Then they came up with the message that you could no longer email them but had to use the form on their page. I figured maybe my emails had gotten lost in the change over so I submitted my info again using the form - and found that my history page for August and September had been deleted. Hmmmm. Still no answer. So they have apparently lost my $38 request and won't even bother to answer my questions. Figured I'd wait to see if my other request got paid -- but since I'm still a silver member with request now listed as Oct 6th it looks like it will be 6 months before I'm paid again. So I'm amazed when I see that they are paying large amounts but have lost my $38.

I also saw a post at mycoupons about someone who had cashed out, passed the payout date and it showed he had been paid, but never received any payments. Does not receive replies to emails either.

Guess I'm giving up -- and I have about 5 referrals in my downline too -- bummer!

[rejs]

The last 6 months online has shown me a few things:
1 - there is no way anyone is going to earn what we could just 1 year ago
2 - just like the United Airlines workers and top company executives, this year's theme seems to be GREED GREED & more GREED.
3 - you cannot believe in getting paid from most companies until the check is actually in your hand.

Just today alone:
ItPaysToLearn is no longer going to pay cash to anyone, including those who were to be paid in December
TrafficSol, just 2 weeks old, is already whining and have effectively reduced their pay rate.
Many of the search engine programs are not being honest . They claim you will get 50%, while most days I am lucky to get 1 or 2 cents.

Unfortunately, there is little we can do anymore short of writting protest emails to the offending companies and not working their sites.

[kglaser]

Tasia's also now requires that you click 500--that's right, not 50, 500--paid e.mail links before you are credited in your account. Good luck getting 500 links that are not expired.

[jtaylor75]

Maybe Len is doing this in the hope that many people will quit and not only forfeit their accrued earnings, but also greatly reduce his workload and that of the server(s). Only time will tell. I have all but quit using the program.

[kglaser]

jtaylor, you took the words right outta my mouth. That is exactly how I feel.

[Buck110]

For a program that the owner has said he has enough money to pay all members he sure is slow to payout. I have been waiting since Sept 11 [ now changed by the owner to Sept 19] for $11.42 There have been some red flags lately for this program so i will wait and see.

[jtaylor75]

I finally received my Sept. 5 (moved by Len to Sept. 7) payment from Tasia's. $11.06 after the $.76 paypal fee. They do pay (therefore, they are not a scam). However, the payout is at a glacial pace.

[andersenuk]

I agree about the ridiculously slow payouts. I've had a request for $104 since Sept 17th and I've already built up nearly $200 more.

Has anyone noticed how Stormpay payments have leapt ahead to December while us poor Paypal/Egold users are left floundering?

You might be able to "earn a lot of money here" but collecting it is quite a different matter.

[jtaylor75]

Stormpay payments have not "leapt" at all. They are new. Naturally, stormpay payments will begin in December. The same thing happened when check payments were introduced. Then check payments were made at the usual, approximately, 1 a week pace (payment dates moved up a day every week or so). I expect the same with stormpay. Good luck to us all!

[andersenuk]

I think you've misunderstood my point here. I know that Stormpay has only just started. I was simply wondering why Stormpay users were being paid now when funds should be used to cover older payments.

Why should my Egold payment be still outstanding from September when Stormpay users are almost up to date?

Is there some hidden agenda going on?

[jtaylor75]

Ok, you do have a point there. I would have liked to see all other payments brought up-to-date before stormpay was introduced. But, I'm not sure it really matters, given the way most webmasters handle accounts. I am not privy to Len's business or accounting practices. But, most webmasters keep separate accounts solely for their GPTR program(s). The funds used to make payments come from funds received from members for advertising, "gold" memberships, etc. In other words, there would only be e-gold or paypal funds available if TPL received advertising/upgrade payments through these accounts. Given this, I don't think adding stormpay should greatly slow the payment rate for paypal, e-gold or checks. I only see other payments slowing because of the time and work involved in making individual payments. This is another reason why it would probably be easier and, in the end, more cost-effective to use mass-payment for paypal. It would cost him 2%, up to a maximum of $1 per payment. But, he could just upload a spreadsheet instead of inputting individual payments. I know I am rambling and kinda off the subject here. But I see many ways in which TPL could be run better for the benefit of both the owner and members.

[crazydiana]

ok Payment can be expected on or before 2003-03-04 when i requsted it nov3 ,2002 5months.. I checked and my sponsor has the same wait time as do the platinumn members in my first level.
If we see the money at all.
since he had the money to design develeop and will now have to promote his new site.
Gives the appearance of using earning owed to us to start a new commpany before this one goes under. Hope he doesn't just shut the doors like make a sell did.

[jtaylor75]

Crazydiana, what is this new site? Has Len started another GPTRE/GPTC program? Please post the link or at least the program name. Thanks!

Jon

[crazydiana]

quote for tasias whats new

Coming in February Tasia's Paid Links will have a new look and feel to it! Also, the creators of TPL will be introducing an entirely NEW paid-to program with new incentives and opportunities! Stay tuned for more information in the next few weeks!

In the meantime, Happy Earnings!


that was up for all of one day he took it down very fast after reaction hit the forums

[papayakiller]

Originally posted by crazydiana
Coming in February Tasia's Paid Links will have a new look and feel to it! Also, the creators of TPL will be introducing an entirely NEW paid-to program with new incentives and opportunities! Stay tuned for more information in the next few weeks!

I personally took a chance and emailed Len. I told him IMO, that TPL should not go and launch any new programs. That they need to concentrate on paying their current members. I told him I was dissatisified, fed up and no longer clicking on emails and links on the site. Well, the response I got back was not written by a grown adult with a brain in his head, I swear! I did not send an email from my account I have with TPL because darn it, I want my money when ever it does come to me. Len said he was going to contact my ISP and have them shut me down. How childish! The man can not take critisim or comments about his site!

PK

[crazydiana]

I) Termination of Account

The webmaster reserves the right to terminate any members account for the following reasons, including, but not limited to:

1) Multiple user accounts from the same household.

2) Attempts to defraud the system by any means, including but not limited to: i) use of "robots" or automated code scripts, ii) unauthorized use of credit cards, e-gold, PayPal or checking accounts.

3) Excessive and abusive use of the program submission form.

4) Excessive program submission denials.

5) Slander, libel, false advertising, defamation, negative or derogatory statements against or on behalf of Tasia's Paid Links to any third party, including TPL's financial partners.

6) Failure to follow proper procedure in dispute resolution.

7) Inactive account for more than 30 days (Bronze Members only).

8) Abusive, annoying, slanderous or threatening correspondence of any kind to any administrative official or other advertisers/members of Tasia's Paid Links.

9) Members having their accounts terminated will immediately forefeit any balance in their account, and will in no event be reinstated unless exceptional circumstances arise.

10) Any member may request their account be terminated. However, in doing so, the member forefeits ALL earnings in their account, and will not be eligible to sign up for the program at any later date.

aren't we garunteed freedom of speach in the us constitution and since len is working out of the us does he not have to follow that consttution
negative or derogatory statements against or on behalf of Tasia's Paid Links to any third party
If expressing my opinion in a forum or to paypal or to any authority can get my account canceled in which i investted $199 to upgrade built a downline of 400+ and am currently owed my first profit of $89.
what happened to freedom of speech

[papayakiller]

Originally posted by crazydiana

If expressing my opinion in a forum or to paypal or to any authority can get my account canceled in which i investted $199 to upgrade built a downline of 400+ and am currently owed my first profit of $89.
what happened to freedom of speech

Apparently freedom of speech doesn't exist in Len's world - well, it only pertains to him but no one else. Especially if they have anything bad to say about his little program.

Pk

[crazydiana]

Update - 20030122 NEW CREDIT CARD SERVICE PROVIDER - Effective immediately, credit card transactions will be processed by InternetSecure. At this time, Visa and Discover are accepted, with Mastercard and American Express on the way. If you wish to use your credit card through PayPal, you may still do so at this time. If you do not have, or do not wish to use, a PayPal account and would like to purchase advertising or membership upgrades using a major credit card, please select 'PAY BY CREDIT CARD' when ordering.

FOLLOW UP TO GET PAID FORUMS - The response to my post regarding flaming in the forums was unexpectedly and overwhelmingly supportive - THANK YOU! We will ensure the phrase 'I'VE BEEN PAID' keeps ringing among our members, and for as long as we can keep satisfied members and providing great value to advertisers, we will do so for a long time!

Happy Earnings!
_______________________________________________
quote from tasias whats new

is paypal on the way out

[crazydiana]

You also agree not to use your PayPal account to sell goods with delivery dates delayed more than 20 days from the date of payment, or to sell securities, business opportunities, franchises or multi-level marketing or goods with delivery delayed more than 20 days from the date of payment. You agree not to impersonate a PayPal User or a PayPal representative, or to request that a PayPal customer provide you with their password or other information to access their account.
__________________________________________
quote from paypal tos
this was posted in ther forum thread he keeps refering to with the suggestion theat since that haveing a freemembership only earned youadvertisng and the only way to earn cahs was to purchase an upgrade thatthe 20 day rule might apply to payments due for cash earnings

suddenly he starts moving his creditcard processing to a company that i think charges more to do it

[cjsavannah]

Well they have really made me mad now. They have suspended my sign up s and cancelled all pending signup credits because I have been denied credit from the advertiser. I have every single confirmation email from every program I signed up for under tasias. I guess this program is going down.

[halfiepint]

The same thing happened to me, when I was denied a sign up credit, I was blocked from applying for sign up credits and all pending ones were deleted.

What I did was, I wrote to the webmaster, forwarding all of my confirmation mails, usernames, etc to prove that I did, in fact, sign up for them. He did give me my credits back and reinstated my sign up credit privileges. Try it.

[howigetby]

Originally posted by jtaylor75
Members can also use their earnings toward advertising. It's possible-but not probable-that there are enough people reinvesting their earnings in Tasia's that they aren't paying out as much cash as we think. Again, I highly doubt this. But I just want to play devil's advocate for a minute.

Actually, a lot of us are using our earnings for advertising. What else can you do with those earnings after your previous payment request has been stuck in the queue for 4 months? They won't allow you to request payment again while a request is still in the queue...

I'm liking this program less and less all the time.

[crazydiana]

to be fair and balanced i have given tasias a lot of flack but since Lens Auto accinent on jan 26th his wife Amy has taken the reigns and made some positive improvements. Yes she has made a few mistakes mostly because she is complety unfamiliar with the program and the workings before she started. She is however learning fast and when she is wrong fixes it to the best of her ability.
She has opened a suppoert thered at getpaid forum and is quickly being educated as to the state the program has fallen into and vows to fix much of it in her words,
" I have informed Len that once he returns he is not getting rid of me. I am going to take care of all of the site issues and let him deal exclusively with the servers. This way I can insure that the members are taken care of."
:-) go amy

[howigetby]

Yes, Amy is much easier to deal with - she is quite a bit more responsive and willing to work things out.

My payment was scheduled for 2/28 (this would have been a 5 1/2 month wait, and I am platinum) and I accidentally hit the "return funds to my account" button. (It's so close to the other one...) I sent an email explaining my error and asking to have that corrected (so I wouldn't have to wait another 5+ months for payment) and she not only corrected the situation but she sent my payment immediately instead of making me wait till 2/28.

I'm feeling a lot more positive about the program now.

Incidentally, I have discovered that stormpay payments only take 3 months (I requested payment again) as opposed to 6 for e-gold for those of us who are platinum.

[anybody_honest]

Tasia-
I put in a request for payment in January and they said it would be July before I got my money, what a JOKE!
If you sign up for programs and someone denies your sign up for your bonus, Tasia's bans you from signing up for anymore programs and they will NOT answer any of your emails! Even when sending them proof of your sign ups you DO NOT hear from them.
This one is headed out, I believe they are so far behind financially.

[crazydiana]

anybodyhonsest have you tried going to the getpaidforums.com companysupport tasiaspaidlinks
everytime i have posted a probelm there she has been quick to help
amy just took over this month and has been dilegently trying to resolve many of the problems she inhereted from len.
I asked for payment on nov (under Lens mnagement) and payment was moved from han to feb to m arch3 to march 15.
NOw since amy took over the payment schedule hasn't grown at all instead of seeing the date just change she is paying
I know she has had same email server p roblems after all she is new to this job.
that why she opened the support thread so people could reach her.and as for any emails sent before her time she has no way of knowing about them.
maybe you can try again with amy and see how it goes

[CyberEarth]

E-gold is much harder to fund that a Stormpay account. This is because of how an E-gold type account works. It's on the basis of metal, which fluctuates daily. On top of that, you can not fund your E-gold account through standard means (credit card, check, bank account, ect). You must go through a 3rd-party broker, who will then transfer funds into E-Gold. This normally comes at a %, and generally a hefty one at that. I've seen as high as 15%. Even 5% is a big chunk when you have tons of members to pay.
Also, if you didn't know, PayPal has been "freezing" the accounts of members who are involved in what they term MLM. I'm not sure how legal that is on PayPal's account, because afterall, if you have money, you should be able to spend it on whatever you want. In their definition, MLM also encompasses GetPaidTo- sites because of their tiered referral systems (and some complaints by GetPaidTo- users from not getting paid). Regardless, Stormpay is the proposed alternative. It's a lot like PayPal, but doesn't have a "free" account. They charge for transactions, again, taking a %. Funds can easily be added to Stormpay.
Remember, every % point taken out of each transaction just hurts the money you'd potentially make from any GPT program. I prefer to use programs that payout through PayPal. E-gold is nice when you can get it, but programs relying solely on e-gold I tend to avoid. They tend to have the slowest payout rates, and often can't meet deadlines.