[geeks] Re: PayPal sucks...sometimes

[Ido Dubrawsky]

On Tue, Dec 23, 2003 at 05:19:00PM -0600, geeks-request at sunhelp.org wrote:
> From: Thomas Gallaway <rescue at port11.net>
> Subject: Re: [geeks] PayPal sucks...sometimes
> To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
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> Did you get the contact information from the seller? Tried to call him?  
> I exactly
> know the pain but the 2nd time something like this did happen to me  
> ebay was
> actually possible to recover everything besides $25.
> 
  Yeah, I went through the whole circus -- I got his contact info, called him,
e-mailed him -- over and over (BTW, his phone number is disconnected).  I
contacted eBay's safe harbor program/buyer protection, eBay fraud center, etc.
I just need to wait to find out the result of their investigation.  I may be
able to get back my money (minus the eBay "service fee").
>
> Then on the other hand I hate ebay/paypal cause they are scumbags  
> alongside
> the scammers too.
> 
I agree.
>
> Btw the internet fraud fbi thing does not work. They only care if the  
> amount is
> really huge. You can see if you can file a small claims thing but that  
> only works
> if you can show up at the court.
> 
Well, he's in Alabama and I'm in Maryland.  I doubt that for $199 I'd go down
there to court.  I did get a hold of others who were defrauded by him and added
them to my complaint...Maybe that'll help.

Ido
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