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RE: He left the money in his PayPal account; I told you he didn't work too hard at it. nt

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In Reply to: RE: He left the money in his PayPal account; I told you he didn't work too hard at it. nt posted by viridian on September 14, 2011 at 19:44:36

I'm not sure exactly how Paypal do it but I had to wait 10 days after filing the claim. It could be his bank account or credit card. All I know the money is being transferred to my account and that's the end of it. I was feeling pretty stupid during the whole time.

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"I was feeling pretty stupid during the whole time." - Gerry E. 16:02:47 09/15/11 (2)
You shouldn't! You did what you were supposed to do, you paid via PayPal. ALWAYS pay with PayPal and/or a credit card. Just make sure that you meet the requirements for being protected. It's unfortunate that I have to write this, but a buyer must have recourse otherwise you are at the mercy of the seller.

Gerry
- Aren't paypal's decisions nonbinding outside of ebay? - Michi 11:21:33 09/21/11 (1)
  I was under the impression that outside of eBay, on a site like audiogon, paypal may make a 'ruling', but you're pretty much on your own and it's symbolic only.
  Is that not true anymore? I bought $400 worth of equipment a while back (last year) that arrived nonfunctional... Disputed with PayPal and was told that because it was outside of eBay, they could essentially shake their finger at the guy but could not get my money back. They told me to send the equipment back, with tracking #; which I did, and they decided in my favor and told him to send the $ back, but he didn't respond. It was basically up to him to obey the ruling or not.
  If this has changed, then I'd feel more confident using paypal going forward. I could see the rationale behind their position, though; PayPal probably doesn't want to get in a dispute over say, two neighbors and a lawnmower, or something.
  
  Edits: 09/21/11
  - RE: Aren't paypal's decisions nonbinding outside of ebay? - Gerry E. 19:31:50 09/21/11 (0)
    You are probably right about Paypal. That's why I qualified my post with "Just make sure that you meet the requirements for being protected." If there's any doubt, pay with a credit card. If the seller doesn't take them, pass on the deal.
    
    Gerry
Congrats, a good warning to all of us! nt - viridian 07:54:27 09/15/11 (0)
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