In both negative experiences I've read so far, the injured parties did indeed get their money back. Try that with a check that's been cashed, or worse, a money order! For me, 85% of my luck with PayPal has probably been cautious buying from good sellers. Common sense and a little research through a seller's feedback has kept me from having to use SquareTrade or any other PayPal/eBay recourse.
I don't doubt I've been lucky, and we all agree it's not a perfect system for everyone. I only know I've had zero complaints, and as far as I know, no one I know personally has had any either. And I know I'd buy maybe 1/100th of the amount of stuff I buy on eBay now, and doubt I would ever have sold any of the stuff I've sold there, if not for PayPal. I rely on it completely, and hope it's around for a long time! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich" <rich-m...@octoxol.com> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 9:25 AM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Whaddya think it will Pay Pal? >I consider these "eBay, PayPal, common carrier, or whoever boned me" >stories to be little more than one > sided urban legends and of little merit. Now if I am provided with all of > the correspondence from ALL > sides I will consider it. This is no more or less than an other > adaptation of the old "he said, she said". > These stories belong on the Art Bell program..... > > > On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:57:25 -0500, Ken Danckaert wrote: > >>Don't rely too much on PayPal. I know of one instance where PayPal did >>pay after a lot of work by the injured party, BUT Pay Pal terminated >>both the buyer and the seller until they got money back from someone. >>They didn't care about the injured party not being responsible for the >>problem of destruction during shipping due to poor packing. Somehow >>this sounds like ebay! Does anyone have other experience with trying to >>get payment out of PayPal? > >>Ken D. > >> Rich wrote: > >>>What you have to remember is that better than 90% of the PayPal users >>>never even read the user >>>agreement and the rules. And, even worse of the 10% or so who do read >>>them probably 50% do not >>>understand them. PayPal provides excellent buyer insurance when using >>>PayPal through eBay and is >>>very convenient for the seller. There is no real reason to get bitten by >>>a SPAM eBay or PayPal email. >>>If it sounds too good to be true, its a scam. Turn down the greed, learn >>>how the computer functions, >>>and you will be OK. >>> >>>Rich >>> >>> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Phono-L mailing list >>http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >
