Got SCREWED, any ideas?***UPDATE***
#21
05-18-2008, 11:02 PM
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#22
05-18-2008, 11:13 PM
RE: Got SCREWED, any ideas?
Hate to rain on the Paypalparade here but Paypal is ebay and they are not above messing up that is why so many people hate them. The thing to do is use Paypal but don't use the bank account you secured it with use a credit card instead. Then when issues like this come up it is a lot easier to get money back from a credit card than from Paypal/eBay. I will not bore you with my story of Paypal problemsbut somewhere there's a guy with my $30 or so and the belt he was supposed to send me that needs his *** kicked. Sorry to hear the original posters problems as it brings back memories of my blood pressure going through the roof!.......Ward
#23
05-19-2008, 07:16 AM
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RE: Got SCREWED, any ideas?
ORIGINAL: Mississippi Bagger
I have been selling on the internet full time for over 8 years now. I accept paypal or money orders. Some people do not have, or do not like, paypal. That leaves them the option of a money order. This does not make an internet seller "shady".
And, yes, the post office does lose mail now and then. Also, senders sometimes write the wrong address, or an illegible address on the envelope. It does not happen often, but periodically I have people saying they sent a money order that I never receive.
Just trace the money order and it if was not cashed, USPS will refund you. It is a hassle, but one of the possible prices for not using a CC or paypal.
I have been selling on the internet full time for over 8 years now. I accept paypal or money orders. Some people do not have, or do not like, paypal. That leaves them the option of a money order. This does not make an internet seller "shady".
And, yes, the post office does lose mail now and then. Also, senders sometimes write the wrong address, or an illegible address on the envelope. It does not happen often, but periodically I have people saying they sent a money order that I never receive.
Just trace the money order and it if was not cashed, USPS will refund you. It is a hassle, but one of the possible prices for not using a CC or paypal.
#24
05-19-2008, 07:49 AM
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RE: Got SCREWED, any ideas?
Requesting MO is not an indication of "shady". I don't like using Paypal either. Don't like someone else having access to my checking account. And it takes too long to get paid if you request a check from Paypal, and then if you only have a PO Box for mailing purposes, it really F's things up. I prefer MO's, and I'm not shady.
#25
05-19-2008, 11:57 AM
RE: Got SCREWED, any ideas?
***UPDATE*** After an email or two to the guy letting him know that I had the receipts, that it was a Federal OFFENSE because of USPS, and that I was processing a tracking mechanism to see if the MO had been cashed....well guess what, Suddenly the Post Office came through and delivered the letter. So I'll be getting my item in the mail, and as he put it "right away".... THANKS EVERYONE for the help, perhaps it was a legit sllllooooowwww mailing, but I'll always wonder. CCRyder
#26
05-19-2008, 12:20 PM
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RE: Got SCREWED, any ideas?
ORIGINAL: CasperHD
Why not open an account with another bank? Put $1 in a savings account, then put $25 in the new checking account (or whatever the minimums are) and you don't stand to lose much at all. Then you can link Paypal to that new account. Every time it gets too much money in there, just take some money out and put it in your real account.
Probably get more sales that way. I don't buy anything on Ebay unless I can use Paypal.
ORIGINAL: quikbike
I also sell Harley parts on occasion. Money Orders or personal check(with clearance time allowed) Is the only way I take payment and I've never ripped anybody off. I don't like the idea of paypal having to be linked to my checking account.
Honest
Jeff (even if I do take money orders)
I also sell Harley parts on occasion. Money Orders or personal check(with clearance time allowed) Is the only way I take payment and I've never ripped anybody off. I don't like the idea of paypal having to be linked to my checking account.
Honest
Jeff (even if I do take money orders)
Probably get more sales that way. I don't buy anything on Ebay unless I can use Paypal.
Glad you didn't get ripped off....load off your mind.
#29
05-19-2008, 02:00 PM
RE: Got SCREWED, any ideas?
ORIGINAL: bigskyhd
***UPDATE*** After an email or two to the guy letting him know that I had the receipts, that it was a Federal OFFENSE because of USPS, and that I was processing a tracking mechanism to see if the MO had been cashed....well guess what, Suddenly the Post Office came through and delivered the letter. So I'll be getting my item in the mail, and as he put it "right away".... THANKS EVERYONE for the help, perhaps it was a legit sllllooooowwww mailing, but I'll always wonder. CCRyder
***UPDATE*** After an email or two to the guy letting him know that I had the receipts, that it was a Federal OFFENSE because of USPS, and that I was processing a tracking mechanism to see if the MO had been cashed....well guess what, Suddenly the Post Office came through and delivered the letter. So I'll be getting my item in the mail, and as he put it "right away".... THANKS EVERYONE for the help, perhaps it was a legit sllllooooowwww mailing, but I'll always wonder. CCRyder
#30
05-19-2008, 03:42 PM
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