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Article #357Re: Warning using Ebay or Paypal
From: Lee Willcox
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 18:06
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 18:06
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ebaysucks wrote: > 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. >>>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>>>">> >>>> >>> >> > > You're full of CRAP I have been using EBAY for years with no problems. Me thinks that you are just too dumb to use EBAY Go away little boy!
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