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Article #352Re: Warning using Ebay or Paypal
From: ebaysucks
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:42
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:42
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Let me tell you something. I hate liars and paypal representatives lied to me over and over. I thought I was dealing with real company that was above board with billions of dollars of assets and told the truth.. I now realize why Ebay is full of sellers that paypal and ebay protect no matter if its good or bad. "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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