Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Was well aware of potential fraud and my few emails seem with the seller seem innocuous enough. He claimed to be a doctor working in both Germany and Italy. PayPal has a Buyer Protection scheme that covers a fixed period of time for buyers and sellers to seek for resolution should the transaction turn sour. My case is now being investigated by PayPal and the seller hasn't responded after almost a week. In many cases, most fraudsters don't. They hope that buyers are ignorant of the process. The main weakness of PayPal's system is the timeline, especially for overseas deals when shipping takes a longer time. So buyers have to act firmly if they suspect something's amiss and seek for a resolution without delay. Being an international arbitrator, I understand the processes involved in dispute resolutions. PayPal's system has its inherent strengths and weaknesses. However I note that PayPal constantly revises it and usually the reps calls the buyer if big transactions are carried out. This time it didn't though my call to the attending PayPal personnel in Singapore was very well trained. David Ching