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.
Life, Matt Good, Web
Last night was amazing! That was definately the best Matt Good concert I’ve ever been to. I was also very impressed by Melissa McClelland. Her performance was excellent and she even went back up with Matt to perform a duo at the end. We lucked out and got some pretty sweet seats right in front of the stage. I think we were about 15 feet away, look at the pictures.
As you can see from my last post I got to meet Matt after the concert. I was so damn nervous. When it came time to talk to him I couldn’t spit out the words. I got my Loser Anthems B-Sides and Rarities promo disc signed, it’s one of the rarest Matt Good item I have (still haven’t found Lo-Fi B-Sides EP). On my way out of his bus I turned around and thanked him for the xmas gift (signed picture of him and Jenny) and told him I was Paul from paulyblog.com. He remembered who I was at that point. Then I shook his hand and told him it was nice to finally meet him. Don’t ask me why I shook his hand, I know he hates shaking hands, he’s mentioned it in a podcast or online at one point before but I was nervous as hell and forgot. I’m sorry Matt. Don’t worry though, I’m not sick.
Not only did I get to meet Matt Good, I also got to meet Lauren White a.k.a. Raymi. My friend Ashley mentioned Raymi was on tour with Matt so I checked her blog to see if she was going to be in North Bay. On her blog it only showed the Kingston, Waterloo and Ottawa show so I e-mailed her to see if she was going to North Bay. By the time I got to the hotel Ashley messaged me saying Raymi was going to be at the show. About 5 minutes after that I got an e-mail from Raymi saying she was already in North Bay so I told her I would see her at the show. When Matt hit the stage I saw Raymi off to the side of the stage. During Matt’s encore I managed to get there and introduced myself. She’s really down to earth and nice to talk to. She’s awesome (and better link me to her website)! We talked for a while and she told us if we wanted to get anything signed to meet her in the back by the tour bus. It was really nice to meet you Raymi and thanks for the info. That made my day.
I uploaded a few of the many pictures I took. Enjoy!
Fun, Jenn, Life, Matt Good, Music
I’m so excited!! Tomorrow at 1PM sharp I am leaving for North Bay where I will see Matthew Good live at The Wall. For those of you who don’t know, Matthew Good is my favorite artist. His music is great, he is creative and he is Canadian! The last time I saw Matthew Good was in April 2003 at the Metropolis in Montreal. That was the best concert I ever went to, except the fact that I got a speeding ticket on the way there (140km/h in a 90km/h). Tonight I’m packing a travel bag, recharging the batteries in my digital camera and trying to think of the songs he will sing tomorrow night!
I will post the pictures when I get back on Friday.
Fun, Life, Matt Good, Music
It’s official, we are going to see Matthew Good in North Bay on April 6th. The tickets were on sale this morning. I managed to get 2 of them (Jenn and I). Jenn is booking a room in North Bay for that night. We both got the afternoon of the concert off to drive there and the next morning off to drive back. I am stoked! (even more so than the Sens game next month)
Matt Good, Music
All I can say is WOW! I’ve got the greatest girlfriend in the world.
Also, Jenny and Matt Good are the coolest, most amazing, awesomest people ever!
Jenn went through my Christmas list earlier in November and didn’t really like anything that I had on there. So…..she decided to be a little creative for Christmas this year. What she did was she e-mailed Jenny Good to see if she could send an autographed picture of her and Matt for my Christmas Gift! For those of you who don’t know, I am a huge Matthew Good (and Jenny Good) fan. Jenny Good responded to her right away saying that it wasn’t going to be a problem. Jenn was stoked! She knew it would be the best present ever. I kept telling Jenn that I wanted a 32″ LCD TV for the bedroom and she always said that the gift she got me was way better than that. She even went to the point of saying that if my gift wasn’t better than that LCD TV, she would buy the TV for me, and Jenn doesn’t make much money so I knew that this gift would be awesome for her to say something like that. Well it was true, that gift was way better than an LCD TV. See for yourself.
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