Paypal fiasco
Paypal and UPS I had bad luck with paypal and ups. I sold a procharger setup on ebay for $4000. The buyer moved and never updated his address so the address on the ebay invoice was wrong. I shipped to that address and sent him the tracking number. Three days after it was delivered he called me and said he never got it and ask me where I shipped it. I told him and he said that he didn't live there anymore. He also said that it was a good thing it got lost because he decided that the D1 blower wasen't big enough for his engine. I had insurance on the blower which cost as much as freight did. The UPS driver had to sign for the blower when he picked it up but just left it on the door step when he delivered it. UPS said that even though I insured it for 4000 it was extra to have someone sign for it. I did not know this. UPS would not pay the claim. They said it was delivered even if it was the wrong address. They said they delivered it to the address I gave them. Paypal ruled against me because I did not have someone sign for it. Paypal did not even wait long enough for me to try and get my claim paid from UPS before they sent me to collections. UPS are f*cking crooks and I closed my account. I still use paypal. I use a credit card and when I ship I make the buyer sign for the item no matter how small. So guys when you sell something make sure you have the buyer sign for it, all they have to do is say they did not get it or give you the wrong address to ship it to.
I honestly wouldn't buy stuff on ebay without paypal, with paypal you have a chance of getting money back if they try to screw you but with a MO you're screwed for sure.
Don't know what else I'd use besides paypal to pay for online transactions between people. A MO like I mentioned is just asking to get ripped off.
I've never had a problem with Paypal. A couple years ago, I had a $4K Maggie purchase go bad and was able to get my funds back thru Paypal claim process. Like others have said, I fund my purchases thru credit card for extra security, though it has never come to that.
One thing I try to do that would have prevented the OP fiasco is that when I agree to buy item, I ask seller to send a "request for payment" using my e-mail address and a reference to the item being purchased. This way, if a mistake is made in the way of a "typo" or wrong e-mail address, the request for payment is sent to the wrong address and obviously won't be paid by an individual who is not me, the buyer.
I've found Paypal to be a good service, but you've gotta be smart about how you do it. I see these ads where seller says "first to send X dollars to this address gets it" and think these guys gotta be crazy sending money blind like that. What if you're second to send X dollars, how you gonna get your money back?
One thing I try to do that would have prevented the OP fiasco is that when I agree to buy item, I ask seller to send a "request for payment" using my e-mail address and a reference to the item being purchased. This way, if a mistake is made in the way of a "typo" or wrong e-mail address, the request for payment is sent to the wrong address and obviously won't be paid by an individual who is not me, the buyer.
I've found Paypal to be a good service, but you've gotta be smart about how you do it. I see these ads where seller says "first to send X dollars to this address gets it" and think these guys gotta be crazy sending money blind like that. What if you're second to send X dollars, how you gonna get your money back?
The guy screwed you......... He knew where the money would go.. Right to his other account. I got screwed by AARON BEAN, a member on here never sent me the HP Tuners i paid for.
Yeah, he sounded so sincere and sorry. "I will return your money as soon as I can. I have girl problems, drugs, got fired and on and on."
******* liar, crook and worthless waste of skin. I would love to go to Indiana and give him something to be sorry about.
I paid through my Paypal balance so it was just gone. Unless you paid with a credit card, not debit card, only credit card you are screwed and filing a claim is a waste of time.
If you paid with a credit card, you need to do a chargeback asap.
Paypal doesn't give two ***** about you, just the fee they get for the transfer.
Sad but true........ Cheats
Yeah, he sounded so sincere and sorry. "I will return your money as soon as I can. I have girl problems, drugs, got fired and on and on."
******* liar, crook and worthless waste of skin. I would love to go to Indiana and give him something to be sorry about.
I paid through my Paypal balance so it was just gone. Unless you paid with a credit card, not debit card, only credit card you are screwed and filing a claim is a waste of time.
If you paid with a credit card, you need to do a chargeback asap.
Paypal doesn't give two ***** about you, just the fee they get for the transfer.
Sad but true........ Cheats
I too have had an instance with paypal that "I" myself typed in the wrong email address for the other guy... Fotunately for me, i caught it the next day and cancelled the transaction.. "No harm,no Foul"... I hate to hear you situation Cajun.. You sound like a man of Integrity.. Which is "rare" these days.. The J.A that kept your funds is a prime example of that... Lesson learned!
I got screwed too.
Had an auction up, it was a non shipable item and I said local sale only/immediate paypal payment required.
Ok so someone from out of state selected buy it now and paid.
I thought wtf this idiot, but I contacted him, he was in the area. We met and I gave him the item.
2 weeks later he files a dispute that he never recieved the item. Paypal only asks me for a tracking number, which I obviously did not have. So I lost.
Next thing I know my paypal account is -$xxx.xx, even though they had my credit card info etc, they only put my paypal account in the negative meaning if I bought something for $1 that negative amount would be added to it. Otherwise they did not touch my credit card accounts.
I'd be kind of suspicious about the guy giving you his friends email on purpose and claiming a mistake.
Had an auction up, it was a non shipable item and I said local sale only/immediate paypal payment required.
Ok so someone from out of state selected buy it now and paid.
I thought wtf this idiot, but I contacted him, he was in the area. We met and I gave him the item.
2 weeks later he files a dispute that he never recieved the item. Paypal only asks me for a tracking number, which I obviously did not have. So I lost.
Next thing I know my paypal account is -$xxx.xx, even though they had my credit card info etc, they only put my paypal account in the negative meaning if I bought something for $1 that negative amount would be added to it. Otherwise they did not touch my credit card accounts.
I'd be kind of suspicious about the guy giving you his friends email on purpose and claiming a mistake.
