Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In fairness to PayPal, every time I have been ripped off on ebay (twice), I have used Visa instead of PayPal. As a result, I'll probably continue to use PayPal and never use Visa again. JLS At 08:21 AM 2/3/2004, you wrote: >The longest dispute I had was one month and a half. The seller just did >not answer his emails. So my first step after patiently emailing over and >over again -- say one polite email every three days -- was to officially >request his phone number through ebay. I got the phone number, he got a >notice. Everything sorted out very quickly after that. > >I have also had two auctions where the seller left town for extended >periods after completing their end of the deal. I wanted an adjustment due >to a poor description and I just patiently kept emailing until they came >home. Ditto on a couple of people who had an medical emergency and left me >hanging for awhile. A series of patient and polite emails from me until >they were available again worked just fine. > >I use Paypal so that I have the ultimate recourse of reversing the charges >on my credit card. Because I have this "up my sleeve" so the speak, I am >very patient and polite as I know I will win in the end. In my opinion, >and knowing nothing of the details, is that three weeks is not a very long >time. > >John Collier > >On Feb 2, 2004, at 10:43 PM, Richard Comen wrote: > >>Yes John, I contacted the seller twice and never heard from him, then I >>contacted PayPal and they said they would look into it but they claimed >>that they must keep their inquiry confidental so that was no help, I >>reversed my payment after three weeks of negotiation and then PayPal froze >>my account. I also notified the seller that I was reversing payment. >>I for one am using checks and money orders from no on. >> >>Bichard >> >> >> >> >>At 08:13 PM 2/2/04 -0700, you wrote: >>>Did you contact Paypal first? Did you use ebay's mediation first? If >>>somebody reversed a charge on me with no explanation, warning or >>>reasoning, I would treat them as suspicious too. Nothing personal as >>>perhaps you did all the above... >>> >>>John Collier >>> >>>On Feb 2, 2004, at 6:37 PM, Richard Comen wrote: >>> >>>>I just bought something on ebay that I paid for via PayPal. I never >>>>received the item so I had my bank reverse the payment. PayPal froze my >>>>account and the burden of proof was on me to prove my "actions" were >>>>not >>>>suspicious. I do not need pals like paypal! > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html