Re: Paypal refunds an extra $1,000...


"Wildwood" <wildwood72@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:22jvt1djatki202rbv9p3nbej6f46e5r9b@xxxxxxxxxx
> On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 14:36:51 -0500, in alt.marketing.online.ebay
> "OttawaTrade" <speediercoREMOVE_THIS@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>> Yep, transaction amount was $1,180 ($1,100 purchase + $80 shipping).
>>> When
>>> she filed the claim Paypal immediately took $1,000 out of my account.
>>When
>>> it was decided in her favor, the remaining balance due was $180.
>>> Instead,
>>> they took $1,180 and sent it to her, giving her $2,180 total.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Somebody will lose here. Not your, not the buyer. I am not sure if it is
>>Paypal or the Credit Card bank or visa/mc.
>>
>>My case was similar, but I benifited from it.
>>
>>Somebody stole my credit card# and made one online purchase. I called the
>>credit card company, reported lost card. They issued a credit. I called
>>the
>>online company, and they verfied it is a stolen card, so they refunded it
>>right away. So I got 1 chargeback and 1 refund. Nobody later charges me
>>again, so I end up some free money. I think the issuing bank put a small
>>percentage of all transactions into an insurance fund to cover this kind
>>of
>>problem.
>>
>
> Ethics? We don't need no steeenking ethics.
>
> Bill

Yup. OttawaTrade. Someone I'll *always* mentally have on my
"do NOT do business with" list. I'll bet he made that purchase
himself, THEN reported his card stolen.

Kris


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