Sure there are some lucky ones within the 1000's who do business on Ebay. But believe me, I am NOT intellectualy disatvantaged and yet, I came undone with Ebay... PayPal? no matter what I said, what proof I gave, they not only refused point blank in either compensating my $217+ loss they actually swallowed a refund I got from a fair trader for an item I never received, lost in the mail. I personaly know several people who have been stung buying from Ebay, and whether they paid direct debit, PayPal or sent a money order, they got no help from those two. There is NO compensation from PayPal, by the time you come out of the runaround they give you, you are worse off, you will not get a refund. At best, it will be partial, maybe 25% of what you lost. Which in a way means they acknowledge some responsibility, but won't part with the money.
What would happen if you delivered a package which contained drugs? You'd be charged with aiding and abetting or something similar. Somehow they can facilitate a crooked or shody transaction and not even say sorry... Just as long as they keep making money.
There are smaller but better ways of buying online, look around! There are very few bargains left on Ebay, mostly traders offloading junk, refurbished crap, damaged goods and you may end up bidding too much... Go to garage sales, go to Sunday Markets, go to swap meets, at least you can see what you buy and from whom.
Why I hate Ebay or " Rip Offs R Us"
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Sure there are some lucky ones within the 1000's who do business on Ebay. But believe me, I am NOT intellectualy disatvantaged and yet, I came undone with Ebay... PayPal? no matter what I said, what proof I gave, they not only refused point blank in either compensating my $217+ loss they actually swallowed a refund I got from a fair trader for an item I never received, lost in the mail. I personaly know several people who have been stung buying from Ebay, and whether they paid direct debit, PayPal or sent a money order, they got no help from those two. There is NO compensation from PayPal, by the time you come out of the runaround they give you, you are worse off, you will not get a refund. At best, it will be partial, maybe 25% of what you lost. Which in a way means they acknowledge some responsibility, but won't part with the money.
What would happen if you delivered a package which contained drugs? You'd be charged with aiding and abetting or something similar. Somehow they can facilitate a crooked or shody transaction and not even say sorry... Just as long as they keep making money.
There are smaller but better ways of buying online, look around! There are very few bargains left on Ebay, mostly traders offloading junk, refurbished crap, damaged goods and you may end up bidding too much... Go to garage sales, go to Sunday Markets, go to swap meets, at least you can see what you buy and from whom.