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She sold her bathwater — PayPal took her profits


PayPal threw out the profits with the bathwater.

Now, according to a report from Business Insider, PayPal has reversed this decision, with the company returning to Belle Delphine all the proceeds from the bathwater bonanza five years later. The stunt spawned aflurryofarticles, with some wondering who would buy such a thing and why, while others praised her business acumen by providing a product people were eager to pay for. A spokesperson for PayPal said to Business Insider that it ended its $2,500 fine policy a year ago, but according to Kirschner, the money wasn’t returned until after she posted about it earlier this month.

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