One thing to be very careful of is the 'section' that the seller lists the item in, as there are some sections in ebay that are not eligible for a paypal refund, and with it all being automated means that you have a situation where the computer says no, and you have no way of getting your money back under the 'paypal guarantee'.
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Ebay, scam or go for it ?
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One thing to be very careful of is the 'section' that the seller lists the item in, as there are some sections in ebay that are not eligible for a paypal refund, and with it all being automated means that you have a situation where the computer says no, and you have no way of getting your money back under the 'paypal guarantee'.
Gordinho
Banned
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Crawley
Board Legend
I once had my e-bay account hacked.
But, rather than take from me, whoever did it put a bloody tractor up for auction on my account. And not a Corgi or Dinky toy tractor. A bloody big blue Ford thing.
So, rather than contact me first, e-bay shut down the entire account and said nothing. Took ages to find out what had happened and get everything back up and running. I wasn't impressed.
But, rather than take from me, whoever did it put a bloody tractor up for auction on my account. And not a Corgi or Dinky toy tractor. A bloody big blue Ford thing.
So, rather than contact me first, e-bay shut down the entire account and said nothing. Took ages to find out what had happened and get everything back up and running. I wasn't impressed.
All physical items are covered.
Gordinho
Banned
No but I've been through all of this, as a proper eBay user, and I know my rights through and through.
Its not as clear cut as that, I had a situation where the seller listed the item in a category that wasn't covered by paypals refund policy even though it was a physical item, relating to football. After requesting the refund on Paypal, by entering the transaction id, it just kep saying sorry the item is not covered.
And as for ebay, they did absolutely nothing, even though the item was not as described. I even lodged a complaint to say the seller is trying to circumvent the refund process deliberately, which is against the rules, which clearly held no water.
Anyway, after threatening the seller with a negative feedback that would damage what was a respectable feedback score I received a prompt refund. Once the funds were safely returned, I just as promptly left the negative feedback, he closed shortly after. No doubt setting up another account as we speak.
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spursman17
Stephen Kelly
I've used Ebay for around 5 years. Have around 300 feedbacks to my name (mainly a buyer than a seller of a ratio of about 10:1).
I have used Paypal for every transaction and have never had a problem.
You are going to get horror stories in any form of transaction based company.
I keep my Paypal balance at zero. When I purchase anything I do so using paypal to host the transaction directly from my registered bank account.
Just do your homework before purchasing. Feedback is there for a reason and if someone all of a sudden is selling an expensive item worth thousands when previously they have sold cheap penny items (to increase their positive feedback) then alarm bells should start ringing.
I have used Paypal for every transaction and have never had a problem.
You are going to get horror stories in any form of transaction based company.
I keep my Paypal balance at zero. When I purchase anything I do so using paypal to host the transaction directly from my registered bank account.
Just do your homework before purchasing. Feedback is there for a reason and if someone all of a sudden is selling an expensive item worth thousands when previously they have sold cheap penny items (to increase their positive feedback) then alarm bells should start ringing.
That's the beauty of feedback. Nobody can afford to receive a negative
Gordinho
Banned
The I guess it's one we're going to have to agree to disagree on, you trust them, I don't. C'est la vie eh?
