Post by Gareth on May 5, 2004 0:09:18 GMT
Don't do what I just did and send your money for something you buy from ebay. Because at the end of the day when it all goes wrong your not covered at all like you are lead to believe.
I bought a treadmill
cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15280&item=3665980686
Sent my money off in the usual way via PayPal.
However the treadmill never arrived, and I have lost £660. Ebay have said the maximum they "may" give me back is £100. And paypal have said their's no money in the sellers account so their's no way I can get anything back.
It's a bit shit really when your lead to belive they have guarantted and all that bollocks about buyer protection.
Here's what PayPal had to say about it:
Complaint Details
Transaction ID:
#1WU0446226985735B
Seller Name:
Robert De-Was
Seller Email:
robertdewas@yahoo.co.uk
Transaction Amount:
-£660.00 GBP
Transaction Date:
17 Mar. 2004
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PayPal Case ID:
PP-034-818-135
Reason for Dispute:
Non-Receipt
Date of Complaint:
28 Mar. 2004
Status:
Case Closed
Status Details:
Our investigation of this complaint is now complete.
The seller did not respond to our requests for tracking information. Therefore, we attempted to award you a full refund. [glow=red,2,300]Unfortunately, there were insufficient funds available in the seller's PayPal account to complete the refund. [/glow]
PayPal does not consider this a satisfactory resolution of this complaint. We have taken action against this seller's account until the complaint has been resolved.
No further action is required of you at this time.
We value your business and regret this experience. To make sure future transactions proceed smoothly, we suggest reading our Security Tips.
Any portion of the payment which was funded with your credit card will be refunded directly to your credit card. Credits to a credit card generally take two to three working days to post, and may not be immediately reflected in the card's balance.
I bought a treadmill
cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15280&item=3665980686
Sent my money off in the usual way via PayPal.
However the treadmill never arrived, and I have lost £660. Ebay have said the maximum they "may" give me back is £100. And paypal have said their's no money in the sellers account so their's no way I can get anything back.
It's a bit shit really when your lead to belive they have guarantted and all that bollocks about buyer protection.
Here's what PayPal had to say about it:
Complaint Details
Transaction ID:
#1WU0446226985735B
Seller Name:
Robert De-Was
Seller Email:
robertdewas@yahoo.co.uk
Transaction Amount:
-£660.00 GBP
Transaction Date:
17 Mar. 2004
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PayPal Case ID:
PP-034-818-135
Reason for Dispute:
Non-Receipt
Date of Complaint:
28 Mar. 2004
Status:
Case Closed
Status Details:
Our investigation of this complaint is now complete.
The seller did not respond to our requests for tracking information. Therefore, we attempted to award you a full refund. [glow=red,2,300]Unfortunately, there were insufficient funds available in the seller's PayPal account to complete the refund. [/glow]
PayPal does not consider this a satisfactory resolution of this complaint. We have taken action against this seller's account until the complaint has been resolved.
No further action is required of you at this time.
We value your business and regret this experience. To make sure future transactions proceed smoothly, we suggest reading our Security Tips.
Any portion of the payment which was funded with your credit card will be refunded directly to your credit card. Credits to a credit card generally take two to three working days to post, and may not be immediately reflected in the card's balance.