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Article #349Re: Warning using Ebay or Paypal
From: me
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:39
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:39
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Don't even know what you're trying to say. I don't like eBay & PayPal either, but speak some simple words so people can understand you and your point better. ebaysucks wrote: > This is just my opinion, do your own due diligence > buyers beware > > My opinion is ebay and paypal is full of fraud . Repeat do not under any > circumstance give your checking account or credit card to these people. They > have figured a way to legitimize being taken to the cleaners. They will , > can and do take your money out of your account automatically and you will be > left with : DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL . Whenever anyone uses that line DO > NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL , that should tell you, how often people needed to > do just that and for good reason and couldn't. That's just one tell tale > sign its not if, its when and for how much before your going to lose on a > transaction. In my estimation Ebay is full of fraud > >>> you have to be able to spot all the techniques to spot fraud and trust me >>> there are many things to look for and spot if you are going to risk >>> losing your money on a auction or transaction on Ebay or Paypal. >>> Even if you buy bad item like electronics and you use Paypal Buyer >>> Protection >>> your liable to have to get it checked out to prove its bad, depending on >>> a totally subjective process that may not be consistent, and so so far I >>> can't have >>> it checked out for less then $40dollars. Assume it only costs $30 dollars >>> though, Paypal certainly doesn't make this policy clear unless you read >>> small print and your automatically going to be out that if you complain >>> ..so ultimately buyer is not protected after shipping even with >>> paypal protection. Without paypal protection your even taking a bigger >>> chance of automatic loss because people who sell and defraud , don't care >>> what happens cause you have little recourse. >>> >>> >>> >> that's just the beginning of the rants >> Here is more in case you choose to use ebay or paypal and please listen >> carefully >> lots and lots of fees, before you know it, your goingto be taking a awful >> beating and sabotaging the reason to use ebay in the first place ( sell >> items with chance to get reasonable return) >> When buyer backs out, when auctions go bad, when you get a bad item, what >> auction to bid on, how to get answers, is often a myriad of links. How >> much >> time do you have? Part of it is because ebay and paypal don't want to be >> bothered , cause why should they , if your willing to spend hours doing it >> for them, or if you decide to give up , they win .When I >> complained to ebay or paypal they often do what lousy scammers do ; lie to >> you ( swear to God paypal representatives just lie to you to get you off >> their backs and each representative tells you something different, and I >> couldn't make this up even if I wanted to,)or >> redirect you to another link. I am sure there are policies in place but >> most >> of it is just winging it. A large percent of auctions are for bad >> merchandise to some extent or another, and you never are or often won't >> get >> your >> money back unless you use paypal protection and even then paypal often >> just >> takes the money out of sellers or buyers account after many many days. >> Paypal really isn't guaranteeing anything and often just an uncaring >> middleman like a bookie >> >> Finally don't ever and I repeat this with no uncertain emphasis, don't >> ever >> give paypal your checking account . They can and do automatically take out >> funds from your account. The overall policies affecting complaints in my >> view is based on loose interpretations of what happened. I don't believe >> its >> very objective but sometimes it can't be with the nature of the overall >> process being what it is. I mean anything could be said, from sellers who >> claim they didn't get their items back , to people who say its not the >> same >> item, to people say the seller did whatever and it could go on and on. At >> some point, there is no way to determine who is right or wrong and this is >> why more then anything else, the protection programs do not work. Its just >> as possible to get ripped off by Paypal siding with scammers as it is with >> them siding for what is right. It really does not matter sometimes to >> Paypal >> or ebay its all so subjective. I will repeat this you got to be able to >> spot >> the myriad of different frauds and tactics out there and paypal often >> doesn't do a thing to remove sellers who sold bad merchandise. NOTONCE not >> twice , not three times but often hundreds of times. And with these people >> your suppose to defend your self each time and take out hours of your >> life? >> NOOO be prepared to have your money taken out of your account with no or >> little recourse. I am repeat , in no way should you ever give paypal your >> credit information or bank account. I learned the hard way.. >> >> >> >>> My complaints about ebay and paypal are these >>> there are many scam sellers who don't sell quality good based on their >>> descriptions >>> Unless your very knowledgably about examining every detail of item and >>> auction you can very easily be defrauded. >>> Ebay and Paypal does not make getting help or feedback easy. Paypal >>> protection for people who claim an item is a certain way is limited often >>> enough to making said person who got bad item making them pay to prove >>> it. >>> without paypal protection I got defrauded more times then not. Buyer >>> beware >>> and its happened more and more recently.. In my subjective view >> this >>> is a way for people to legally get away with fraud and pay pal has >>> actually lied to me , and >>> on >>> the phone which was not easy to find the number conveniently. What a >>> racket. >>> > On another Note You know who does the best on Ebay? > >>> You know who does the best? People who sell tickets to sports events who >>> could not do it legally in front of game or anywhere else. I am not >>> against them I am just >>> showing how ebay and paypal just let things happen that usually you >>> wouldn't have happen anywhere else in legal format and in the end you end >>> up losing .>> >>> >> that's just the beginning of the rants >> > Here is more in case you choose to use ebay > lots and lots of fees > When buyer backs out, when auctions go bad, when you get a bad item, what > auction to bid on, how to get answers, is often a myriad of links. When I > complained to ebay or paypal they often do what lousy scammers do ; lie to > you ( swear to god paypal representatives just lie to you to get you off > their backs and each representative tells you something different,)or > redirect you to another link. A large percent of auctions are for bad > merchandise to some extent or another, and you never or often won't get your > money back unless you use paypal protection and even then paypal often just > takes the money out of sellers or buyers account after many many days. > Paypal really isn't guaranteeing anything and often just an uncaring > middleman like a bookie > > > <teethering@nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:MGpGf.9028$0i1.4857@trnddc04... > >> for as long as I am online >> Its full of fraud >> you have to be able to spot all the techniques to spot fraud >> Even if you buy bad item like electronics >> your liable to have it checked out to prove its bad, so so far I can't >> have it checked out for less then $40dollars. Assume it only costs $30 >> dollars though, Paypal certainly doesn't make this policy clear unless you >> read small print.so ultimately buyer is not protected after shipping even >> with paypal protection. Without paypal protection your even taking a >> bigger chance of automatic loss. >> >> >> > > >> ">> >> > > >
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