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PayPal glitch makes Delco man a quadrillionaire for a hot second

It was a glitch, the Philadelphia Daily News reported, but Chris Reynolds, 56, said he felt like a million bucks, regardless.

Chris Reynolds was a quadrillionaire for a short period of time, thanks to a PayPal glitch. Photo from the Daily News.

Blink and you’ll miss it: one Delaware County man’s PayPal account balance was $92,233,720,368,547,800 for a short period of time on Friday. That’s $92 quadrillion, in case you don’t feel like counting zeros.

It was a glitch, the Philadelphia Daily News reported, but Chris Reynolds, 56, said he felt like a million bucks, regardless.

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