22 Feb
2006
22 Feb
'06
2:45 p.m.
William Donzelli wrote:
Seconded. ebay and paypal exist for the buyer, not the seller. I had a
friend sell something online for $80, then take the money out. 2 weeks
later the buyer claimed that "his computer was taken over by hackers"
and denied ever buying the item (which was virtual, ie. no physical
product to ship or track). paypal tore the $80 out of his account,
which was at 0, which then became -$80 and then immediately -$115
because of an overdraft fee. He had to eat it -- he was out the item
*and* the money.
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Is it
anyone's experience that they ever do anything against a seller?
Short of offering something that is outright illegal, it seems that
ebay cares about sellers and don't give much of a damn about buyers.
OHHHHH YESSSS...
Most Powersellers have plenty of stories about being held across the
barrel. Most also learn that the best thing to do is just take it like a
prison whore, chalk up the experience as a cost of business, and move on.