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<p>[QUOTE="pnightingale, post: 1247715, member: 32585"]Fraudulent chargebacks are the main reason I've stopped using eBay. As you have tracking info you will be covered by eBays seller protection but in my opinion that's nothing more than a marketing ploy. It's the credit card company who call the shots, not eBay. </p><p><br /></p><p>I trade coins almost exclusively with other collectors now. No cash changes hands so no fraudulent chargebacks for which PayPal charge YOU a hefty sum. Talk about adding insult to injury!</p><p><br /></p><p>The scammers are winning, online selling will soon become a thing of the past unless action is taken, and quickly. Even with proof of delivery or signature confirmation you will still get ripped off when the crooked buyer claims the envelope was empty. It's sad, you are doing everything right, shipping the coins in a timely manner, packing them well, getting good feedback and now all your efforts are wiped out by a single blatant crook. I feel your pain having been down this road three times now. Even if you win the dispute, the wasted time and frustration makes it just too much of a gamble.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thoughts? ............. Grab yer ankles![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="pnightingale, post: 1247715, member: 32585"]Fraudulent chargebacks are the main reason I've stopped using eBay. As you have tracking info you will be covered by eBays seller protection but in my opinion that's nothing more than a marketing ploy. It's the credit card company who call the shots, not eBay. I trade coins almost exclusively with other collectors now. No cash changes hands so no fraudulent chargebacks for which PayPal charge YOU a hefty sum. Talk about adding insult to injury! The scammers are winning, online selling will soon become a thing of the past unless action is taken, and quickly. Even with proof of delivery or signature confirmation you will still get ripped off when the crooked buyer claims the envelope was empty. It's sad, you are doing everything right, shipping the coins in a timely manner, packing them well, getting good feedback and now all your efforts are wiped out by a single blatant crook. I feel your pain having been down this road three times now. Even if you win the dispute, the wasted time and frustration makes it just too much of a gamble. Thoughts? ............. Grab yer ankles![/QUOTE]
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