So what happens when you get screwed on eBay?
It’s the first time it’s happend to me. I got screwed on 2 items that I bought from the same bastard on eBay. In February I bought 2 posters (this one and this one) on eBay. I paid the $31US, and waited for them to arrive. A few weeks went by so I decided to e-mail him to see what’s the status of the shipping. He replied saying that he was in the process of moving and all the items would be arriving soon. So I waited some more. I figured I would get the posters anyday. This was 2 months ago now! Last week I decided to file a complaint with Paypal since they are the ones I used to transfer him the money. I always noticed the little caption on all the Paypal auctions saying that you are protected for up to $1250 CAN. Today I found out it’s crap! Here is the response from Paypal….notice the bold text.
“PayPal has concluded the investigation of your buyer claim.As our policy states, we conducted this investigation on a best effort basis and made no guarantee of funds recovery.Complaint Details
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Transaction Date: Feb 27, 2006
Transaction Amount: -$31.00 USD
Your Transaction ID: 7M063088TP356080B
Seller’s Transaction ID: 6P780864N32788842 Case Number: PP-157-293-636 Seller’s Name: Kevin Beyer Seller’s Email: musiccds@iserv.net
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We regret to inform you that we were unable to recover funds from the sellers account, as the seller’s account balance is $0.eBay’s Standard Purchase Protection Program reimburses buyers for eligible transactions where an item was purchased on eBay and either not received or was received but significantly not as described. Reimbursement is guaranteed up to a maximum of $200 (less $25 to cover processing costs).
Multiple Item Auctions (Dutch Auctions) are covered as a single transaction.
We value your business and regret that you have had this experience. To avoid similar experiences in the future, we recommend that you read our Security Tips on our website located at: https://www.paypal.com/buyertips
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us at any time.
Sincerely,
Genevieve
Protection Services Department
PayPal, an eBay Company “
When I got that e-mail I was effing pissed that they advertised the hell out of how safe Paypal is and they can’t even get back my $31 back!
I went to check the sellers rating right after and it looks like I wasn’t the only one he did this too lately. So tonight I filled a complaint with eBay directly. Not sure what will come from that but I sure as hell won’t let the bastards (Paypal and Kevin Beyer) take my money without a fight. I think I will also give CIBC Visa a call tomorrow to see what they can do. What a waste of time.
That’s how easy it is to get screwed on eBay and there isn’t too much you can do about it. Too bad it wasn’t as easy to get the money back, like Paypal makes it look.
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