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Article #351Re: Warning using Ebay or Paypal
From: Slap
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:28
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:28
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I've been using PayPal and eBay for 6 years. Works perfect as far as I'm concerned. No problems whatsoever. Of course I don't expect eBay to bail me out if I make a stupid purchase nor do I expect PayPal to. It is buyer beware, there always seems to be someone willing to rip you off. Happens outside of eBay every day. "Packrat46" <phillip.coyle@verizon.net> wrote in message news:weGIf.9570$Lr.3481@trnddc01... > In some cases this is true. I will never use paypal again after they tried > to rip me off a few years ago and I am not the only one just go to > www.paypalsucks.com and you will see for yourself how paypal works. > > > "ebaysucks" <ebaysuckss@mail.com> wrote in message > news:2NEIf.16159$7C3.2841@trnddc08... > > 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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