Think I'm about to get screwed over by eBay/Paypal

V-Spec said:
Even if you remove your card and bank details from paypal, can't they still get the money back from your bank account as they keep your bank details anyway, regardless of whether your account is open or not.?
Click to expand...

This is why you tell your bank not to release any money to Paypal, and that any attempt by said company is a fraudulent transaction.

Burned_Alive said:
I can only presume they'd chase me through debt collections and it's just not worth the hassle, compared to what it could do to my credit rating.
Click to expand...

And this kind of attitude is why Paypal will never improve.

You're just going to let this guy "roll you over" because you're too worried about what Paypal will do? Well why don't you go have a Google around as to what PP actually do to try and recover their funds. Because as I said, they can't and won't be able to do anything.

The worst you'll likely get is some company come to your door. But as also said, they can't come in as they need legal warrants to do that. PP also can't affect your credit rating as they'll have to go through court. This costs them money and they wouldn't win the case anyway as their policies are ridiculous and easy to expose.

If you just go along with this you'll most likely end up losing the money, and Paypal will never improve. It needs people to start sticking two fingers up to them.
 
Tute said:
This is why you tell your bank not to release any money to Paypal, and that any attempt by said company is a fraudulent transaction.



And this kind of attitude is why Paypal will never improve.

You're just going to let this guy "roll you over" because you're too worried about what Paypal will do? Well why don't you go have a Google around as to what PP actually do to try and recover their funds. Because as I said, they can't and won't be able to do anything.

The worst you'll likely get is some company come to your door. But as also said, they can't come in as they need legal warrants to do that. PP also can't affect your credit rating as they'll have to go through court. This costs them money and they wouldn't win the case anyway as their policies are ridiculous and easy to expose.

If you just go along with this you'll most likely end up losing the money, and Paypal will never improve. It needs people to start sticking two fingers up to them.
Click to expand...

There's no money in my paypal account, can they still take it off my card (if I go negative balance) or will they just harass me for the payment?
 
I sold a processor last summer, which the buyer claimed was broken on arrival. It took him a month to let me know this though, which did seem a bit suspicious. I explained how it came from a working PC, showed that I'd sold other items around the same time etc and Paypal sided with me and I kept the money. Don't automatically assume Paypal will side with the buyer. If you've got photos of an unbroken processor and can demonstrate that it was well packed then you should be fine.
 
Just sent this:

I am not a business, so this was the only processor I have, removed from my old desktop machine in fully working condition. Unless there was significant damage to the packaging there is no way this kind of damage to the processor could have occurred during shipping. This means it can only have happened after the package has been opened and if you did not touch the processor yourself, then the shop you took it to has caused the damage and your recourse is with them. I cannot afford to pay for other peoples mistakes. I am happy for you to send the processor to me for further inspection, but if the damage is as described, I will not be able to issue a refund to you. If you feel the damage occurred during shipping then you are able to claim for the full amount through the insurance covered by royal mail special delivery (up to £500), providing you retain the original packaging, this is detailed on www.royalmail.com. If you choose this course of action, I will endeavour to help you in any way I can. However before you return it and in an effort to resolve this, can you send me some clear pictures of the processor top (including unique serial number as shown in the auction) and bottom(including damage) and also pictures of the cpu in the open packaging as you received it? Please send these pictures (as clear as possible) to <email> . This will help if any claim needs to be made.

Best Regards,


Trying to stay on their good side for now..
 
Burned_Alive said:
There's no money in my paypal account, can they still take it off my card (if I go negative balance) or will they just harass me for the payment?
Click to expand...

harass you for the payment. But they won't be able to recover it.

If they are persistent you just pop over to MSE forums and get a letter template to send to Paypal telling them to leave you alone or you'll start harassment proceedings. That'll do it.

Burned_Alive said:
Just sent this:

I am not a business, so this was the only processor I have, removed from my old desktop machine in fully working condition. Unless there was significant damage to the packaging there is no way this kind of damage to the processor could have occurred during shipping. This means it can only have happened after the package has been opened and if you did not touch the processor yourself, then the shop you took it to has caused the damage and your recourse is with them. I cannot afford to pay for other peoples mistakes. I am happy for you to send the processor to me for further inspection, but if the damage is as described, I will not be able to issue a refund to you. If you feel the damage occurred during shipping then you are able to claim for the full amount through the insurance covered by royal mail special delivery (up to £500), providing you retain the original packaging, this is detailed on www.royalmail.com. If you choose this course of action, I will endeavour to help you in any way I can. However before you return it and in an effort to resolve this, can you send me some clear pictures of the processor top (including unique serial number as shown in the auction) and bottom(including damage) and also pictures of the cpu in the open packaging as you received it? Please send these pictures (as clear as possible) to <email> . This will help if any claim needs to be made.

Best Regards,


Trying to stay on their good side for now..
Click to expand...

Yep, excellent email. Let's see what his response is. I'd get those cards unlinked right away though, as I don't think it'll be a positive one.
 
i wanna see these pics :)

if the pins are bent in a C shape then he's put it in the socket the wrong way round and they've been crushed. if they're bent at a 45 degree angle then its been dropped or lent on.

MW
 
Tute said:
harass you for the payment. But they won't be able to recover it.

If they are persistent you just pop over to MSE forums and get a letter template to send to Paypal telling them to leave you alone or you'll start harassment proceedings. That'll do it.



Yep, excellent email. Let's see what his response is. I'd get those cards unlinked right away though, as I don't think it'll be a positive one.
Click to expand...

There are no cards linked to my account, just my bank account and I presume they cannot take money from this without my permission?

The guy claims to be "cpu illiterate" and still bought it even though I stated on the auction 'do not buy unless you know what you're doing'.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom