Kangas Kritters
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Has anyone had any luck/experience with getting refunds from PayPal when opening up a dispute against a bad deal?
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PayPal disputes
- Thread starter Kangas Kritters
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Fangthane
Tuck Frump!
Since this isn't about a specific person, it's more geared toward the "General Business Discussions" forum. You might want to create a new thread there, since this one will likely be locked and deleted.
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Kangas Kritters
New member
Thank you, I just posted it there.
spawn
mossy frogs are the hardiest frogs
It's very simple - if you or they stuck a tracking number on the dispute and/or the original transaction and the tracking number shows the package addressed properly and the respective shipping service website confirms package delivered, there's nothing that can be done for live animal shipments. They simply won't get involved, and it's their prerogative.
With that said, I have had luck getting money on deals where no tracking number was present and it wasn't a live animal shipment.
With that said, I have had luck getting money on deals where no tracking number was present and it wasn't a live animal shipment.
creepycrawly
New member
No luck
I once paid someone for a snake, and then they disappeared. They never did ship. I opened a dispute through PayPal. The process takes a lot of time, and PayPal gives the seller way to much time and too many notices. They notify the seller that if they do not issue a refund or provide the product that they will deduct the funds from the account(s) set up in PayPal. This gives the seller ample time to clear their accounts. So in my case I paid over $500 for a snake, and got back 76 cents. PayPal claimed they would continue working to get the rest of the funds, but that was many years ago, and of course I never saw another penny.
I once paid someone for a snake, and then they disappeared. They never did ship. I opened a dispute through PayPal. The process takes a lot of time, and PayPal gives the seller way to much time and too many notices. They notify the seller that if they do not issue a refund or provide the product that they will deduct the funds from the account(s) set up in PayPal. This gives the seller ample time to clear their accounts. So in my case I paid over $500 for a snake, and got back 76 cents. PayPal claimed they would continue working to get the rest of the funds, but that was many years ago, and of course I never saw another penny.
hhmoore
tired & cranky shadow
That is why a credit card should ALWAYS be used for PayPal payments, even if one has the cash. The credit card company simply removes the magical electronic funds, and credits your account; leaving PayPal to try to recoup from the seller.
A lot of people complain and point fingers at people that remove money from their PayPal accounts before the buyer receives the animal. Holding the money there, in case a refund is in order, is nice in theory; but, practically, it means that any purchase made using PayPal would draw from those funds automatically. Should everybody be required to forego their own purchase protection, simply because they sold something that hasn't been received & outlasted the guarantee period?
A lot of people complain and point fingers at people that remove money from their PayPal accounts before the buyer receives the animal. Holding the money there, in case a refund is in order, is nice in theory; but, practically, it means that any purchase made using PayPal would draw from those funds automatically. Should everybody be required to forego their own purchase protection, simply because they sold something that hasn't been received & outlasted the guarantee period?