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<p>[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2653109, member: 36230"]I took a nearly $2900 loss due to what turned out to be an obvious scam, and was directly told by PayPal there really is (was?) no dispute process, but only a policy to side with the buyer. Given, this was about ten years ago now and things may have changed, but does go to your point. I had everything from the guy's contradictory messages, with numerous easily provable lies, to the actual postal delivery person willing to send a notarized letter stating the guy in fact received the package, but they refused to even consider it. To add insult to injury, I never would have shipped had PayPal not guaranteed me I was covered by their "protection" policies, and the guy was "verified" at the time of purchase and shipment, but no longer was once he filed a case.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, and I'm sorry to say it, Benjamin; this wound was both avoidable and self-inflicted. This isn't to say I feel you're wrong in any way regarding your position, but only that because you're playing in eBay's house, you have to play by their rules. You should've known from the get go that you were likely taking it back one way or another, and simply should've bitten the bullet, accepted it, and been done with it. That said, I certainly wish you the best of luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2653109, member: 36230"]I took a nearly $2900 loss due to what turned out to be an obvious scam, and was directly told by PayPal there really is (was?) no dispute process, but only a policy to side with the buyer. Given, this was about ten years ago now and things may have changed, but does go to your point. I had everything from the guy's contradictory messages, with numerous easily provable lies, to the actual postal delivery person willing to send a notarized letter stating the guy in fact received the package, but they refused to even consider it. To add insult to injury, I never would have shipped had PayPal not guaranteed me I was covered by their "protection" policies, and the guy was "verified" at the time of purchase and shipment, but no longer was once he filed a case. That said, and I'm sorry to say it, Benjamin; this wound was both avoidable and self-inflicted. This isn't to say I feel you're wrong in any way regarding your position, but only that because you're playing in eBay's house, you have to play by their rules. You should've known from the get go that you were likely taking it back one way or another, and simply should've bitten the bullet, accepted it, and been done with it. That said, I certainly wish you the best of luck.[/QUOTE]
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