This is almost scary - and a bit disappointing about how eBay handled this. - Gary
PayPal Loophole Leaves Man Holding Empty Bag Police Threaten Charges Against eBay Seller HOPKINTON, R.I. -- A Rhode Island man claims a woman in Florida stole his money by taking advantage of a loophole in PayPal, a payment service used by buyers and sellers on eBay. Bill Felkner, of Ashaway, R.I., ordered some autographed football cards from a seller on eBay. The selling price was $472. For protection, he paid by using PayPal, eBay's payment service. PayPal allows buyers and sellers to send and receive money and it offers buyers $500 of coverage if the item isn't received. "This is the envelope I got in the mail," Felkner said, displaying an empty package. Felkner said when he received the empty envelope, he figured PayPal would cover him. But he said PayPal was no pal when he filed the complaint. "When I contacted them, they have a form you fill out and the second line on the form says, 'Did you receive anything? Click 'yes' even if it was empty,'" he said. "But this automatically disqualifies you from the protection program as it is now a dispute-of-goods issue and not a non-receipt issue." Complete article.... http://www.wpxi.com/technology/2733419/detail.html _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l