From: Wes Stevens (wesley@stevens.name)
Date: Wed Dec 03 2003 - 19:55:32 GMT-3
Paypal's main object it to protect itself. It's vendors come
in a distant second and it could care less about the poor
buyers. A word to the wise for all out there they offer no
protection to the buyer as long as the seller ships
something even if it is an empty box. The sellers don't get
much more protection either as there are many stories of
credit card fraud where paypal will debit your account
months later - they offer very little protection against
fraud.
I use them only if there is no other way to pay and then
very carefully. I have my paypal account linked to a dead
back account and when I sell something I have them send me a
check as soon as the money hits my paypal account.
Keep fighting them through your credit card. Let us know if
you win the battle.
---- Original message ----
>Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 14:14:36 -0800 (PST)
>From: christopher snow <cbsnow31@yahoo.com>
>Subject: OT- CCIE MORE EXPENSIVE WHEN RIPPED OFF
>To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
>
>Oh the misery...
>
>As all of you know, the CCIE is a an expensive
>endevour in itself with the practice labs, equipment,
>written exam, lab attempt(s), etc... What makes it
>worse is when you get ripped off! I bought two Cat
>3550s from a guy for $3600 and received a 3550 and a
>3524 XL. Now they guy wont refund half of the money
>back and swears they were both 3550s. I knew I was in
>trouble when I opened the box and saw two different
>sized switches. It really burns me up when people
>knowingly do wrong to others! Oh well, thought I
>would vent knowing this might fall on sympathetic ears
>as we are all in the same "brotherhood" here. PayPal
>is useless by the way, and I will probably never use
>their service again. Luckily, the PayPal was linked
>to a Master Card and they have issued me a temp credit
>and will investigate. We shall see how it goes.... :(
>
>Chris Snow
>
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