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I sold a jacket on ebay, I shipped the package with some used books figured I can qualify for media mails (I found out it was wrong things to do in the end from USPS) The buyer claimed there is … Continue reading
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I purchased an oven that was was 1 of 5 in an auction on ebay which was supposed to be in “Like New – other” condition. I had to arrange for 3rd party delivery since the seller would not ship … Continue reading
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I used paypal to buy a product for $300 called “Fb Profit Pages” and I was unhappy with this product as the product did not work as it was suppose too. It came with a 60 day money back so … Continue reading
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This is my story with paypal. I have been a paypal user for the last 6 years and i have an excellent standing account and have send/received thousands of euros in total. 3 months ago i decided to buy some … Continue reading
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I sold an item on ebay, the buyer returns the item but it was clearly switched with a no working one. Buyer demanded a refund, I refused until I got my original item back. I sent pictures to ebay showing … Continue reading
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I have been ripped off by paypal twice now!! I sell on eBay and found a new wholesaler in the US. I spent $250 on clothes that never arrived!! Opened a dispute with paypal and included all relevant information. Paypal … Continue reading
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Just left both paypal and ebay , paypal refused to reopen a resolution case even though i opened one and choose partial refund then decided as good were damaged and unusable to cancel it , i cannot now reopen it … Continue reading
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Due to too many disputes from getting plated alloys and fake gold from China, I called both eBay and Paypal and they ALL told me to open disputes and told me to even escalate them. I did everything that was … Continue reading
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Try this. Buyer bought item from me, bitched about shipping charge from Canada to US expecting $7 for a parcel box size of 11x8x2 inches with tracking, paid for item hissing and puffing then asked for redirection to Brazil. Informed … Continue reading
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Hi, my name is Vlad, I have met this person via an diablo 3 trading site where i traded my artefact for his 50 euros. In return for this fair trade, he made me an offer, i would buy diablo … Continue reading
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I sold products to a client and on the PayPal invoice was not indicated they were brands. Customer claimed for imitation and requested a refund of $ 1.300. After around a month for “investigation” from PayPal, they decided in favor … Continue reading
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I advertised a nearly new pair of ghd flat iron straighteners, took pictures of them they were hardly used in excellent condition, with the hologram, box, case etc. I sold them last Thursday for $150 and posted them off to the … Continue reading
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I received a $2700 payment through PayPal for a local transaction (no shipping). I request PayPay transfer the money to my Bank, they did. I transfer the money to my checking account. A day later PayPal emails me and tells … Continue reading
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I bought a cellphone (used iphone 4s) from ebay site with paypal transaction: Express Checkout Payment Sent the seller write on his description the phone is UNLOCKED and work with any GSM all over the world,when i received the iphone … Continue reading
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Sold a new laptop over ebay, the buyer decided to use it, register it as her property then lied to state there was a fault with it and raised a not as described complaint via ebay. When I received the … Continue reading
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I recently had a very bad paypal experience, i sold a used bag on ebay worth $600 to a buyer from france, she ask me to contact her on hotmail but she never reply me there, she sent me some … Continue reading
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I recently just became a victim of Paypal. I have a small swimming pool 3D design service and had designed a very expensive upscale swimming pool of about $800,000 for a very wealthy customer in Northern Virginia. He had me … Continue reading
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I shipped an antique ( need to sell some of our possessions to in a period of financial transition) to a buyer in China via International Priority Mail on July 29. I insured it for full purchase price. Tracking showed … Continue reading
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I sell (sold) rolex watches and fine jewelry on ebay for a little while now, I order my products directly from one of the largest jewelry places in the diamond district in New York. I decided to sell a line … Continue reading
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I have had my account frozen because of a buyer claiming his item was not fit for purpose. I sold him a segway type scooter which he initailly would not accept from the shippers because he did not want to … Continue reading
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I sold a car on Ebay nearly 2 months ago. The guy that bought the car paid with a $1500 deposit on PayPal. 10 days ago he did a chargeback on that amount and paypal awarded him the money. I … Continue reading
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Hi I was sent a money request from a seller on gumtree and the goods have not Been sent I contacted PayPal as cold not open a resolution when I tried online So I wrang PayPal but they say not … Continue reading
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Bought a product at eBay and paid with a credit card, which in turn went to PayPal for final payment. I purchased a Bose MIE2i headset on 05/11/13 for $85, in reality I received on 05/16/13, but started having problems … Continue reading
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A customer in Canada used PayPal to clearly defraud our company. He ordered digital download products (publications and software). He then filed a dispute with PayPal saying the “product was damaged”. PayPal said to “return the product for a full … Continue reading
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I made a purchase for a prom dress for my daughter. When we received the dress it was not the same dress that we ordered so we contacted the vendor and were told to return it and she would send … Continue reading
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I bought a fridge freezer from an online company, paid via Paypal. Item dirty- had been used. Company agreed to collect & refund. Item collected. No refund. Complained to Paypal i.e. started a dispute / followed their “Resolution” procedure. Kept … Continue reading
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Recently I sold some fishing clothing on a Web site not ebay . The buyer was told if he wasn’t happy to let me no soon as and I would refund him . He got the goods on Monday morning … Continue reading
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I sold a brand new item on ebay for $85 (which cost me just over $30 to ship; combine that with the auction & paypal fees & I actually received about half). Anyway, six weeks later I see the customer … Continue reading
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I am a private seller and sell my own GENUINE items used or unused. I have some quite expensive clothes and accessories and since I ship internationally sometimes I put the wrong shipping costs and when I realize it I … Continue reading
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On 3 separate sales that I did with eBay, 2 international and 1 US, buyer claimed items were not received as described and never filed with eBay but went straight to Paypal and opened a dispute. 2 of those times … Continue reading
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I bought an Apple IPad 2 It arrived today without a charger, useless without a charger and it has seen heavy use which was not accurately represented in the ad I purchased. The seller has a 20% restocking fee which … Continue reading
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I sold a dj turntable to a buyer in Brazil. He sent me roughly $600 to cover the item and shipping. He also sent an email requesting the turntable be sent by USPS Priority mail. I did all this, provided … Continue reading
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I purchased a key to activate MS Office 2013 from an eBay USA seller who sent me an invalid code. I contacted Microsoft who told me I am a victim of piracy. I opened a non-receipt dispute with PayPal who … Continue reading
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A customer complained that an item had arrived damaged, although she did not insure it I said I would refund her money no problems. She however wanted a partial refund of 33% plus she wanted to keep the item. I … Continue reading
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Recently my fiancé and I had a horror dealing with paypal. We sold a new motherboard to a buyer. All seemed ok until the buyer kept telling us that the board was covered in thermal paste and that the board … Continue reading
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Hello, I recently received a negative feedback on ebay from a fraudulent buyer who said I sold them a fake diamond ring just to get a refund, the ring was real and I proved it, because of that Paypal froze … Continue reading
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I bought a phone on ebay from a ebay seller He listed on ebay that this phone was only used for couple hours and and used the basic list on ebay “Used”. When I received this phone it was damaged, … Continue reading
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Long story that I rather not dwell upon long enough to write about in detail. Brings back a lot of bad memories. Basically involved the sale of four musical instruments totalling around $17,000.00 [very top end.] Successfully withdrew $1000.00 to … Continue reading
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Right I recently posted my FUT ( Fifa ultimate team) on ebay at a start price of £550, then get a message of another ebay user to buy it for 500, so I accepted the deal and I gave him … Continue reading
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EBAY + PayPal = extortion Get away from them both as fast as you can, they have sold out to teh Chinese import businesses among other things. I sold a film projector that was like new on Ebay, the buyer … Continue reading
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Granted there are unfocused people on eBay who panic and open a claim before they try to resolve a problem – regardless of the sellers intent to resolve the problem with a refund. Disregarding 600 + Positive FB transactions, a … Continue reading
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This may sound like sour grapes but it’s not. I had an issue with a seller and opened a dispute, which seller denied, shock huh? So I upgraded it to a claim. Unfortunately a month later Pay Pal said they … Continue reading
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I sold a laptop for parts, listed accurately as to what the condition was. I spent over $25 on the shipping and when I mailed it out slightly late, offered the buyer a $5 refund/ He demanded half of the … Continue reading
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I have been a perfect eBayer, with 100% positive and long history on all my transactions. Untill recently I have been a twice victim because Paypal suddenly and unreasonably decided to award the other parties. The first transaction I bought … Continue reading
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Paypal have for the second time unfairly taken funds out of my account. This most recent incident was due to a parcel that I posted arrived late, which meant that the buyer opened up a dispute. I lost the postal … Continue reading
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PAYPAL HAS STOLEN MY MONEY REFUND BCAK TO CUSTOMERS AND CUSTOMERS ARE KEEPING ME ITEMS AND STILL GETING THERE MONEY BACK MATT ROWE HAS ALL HIS $450+ AND MY COINS MRS NALYOR IS ASLO ONE THAT YOU REFUNDED MY MONEY … Continue reading
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Ordered a festival ticket and car park pass, neither arrived. Paypal refunded the car park pass, but not the more expensive ticket. How this works I have no idea. Submitted By:: Chicken Location-: England
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1st. They refunded a watch to customer on day 179 after the transaction took place. 1 day short of his American Express expiration for returns. Of course the watch was broken upon return (worked fine when delivered) and the fact … Continue reading
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Twice now I have been a victim of Paypal’s unethical, immoral and likely illegal practices! The first time I was selling items on eBay and had satisfied customers. Not one complaint from any customer about any of my auctions or … Continue reading
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I had sold 3 pearl Jam shirts to a woman in Germany. She purchased them off of a pearl jam message board and before I sent I took pics of the shirts. Sure enough she gets them and doesn’t like … Continue reading
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I sold a used MacBook Air on eBay in early May. The computer was in perfect working order. I packaged it and had my wife ship it via UPS with a tracking number and insurance. The buyer received the unit, … Continue reading
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First time I’ve dealt with a return through paypal. Sent evidence of postage to them by email – didn’t receive the emails telling me they only take faxes or uploads of proof of postage. Three days later they closed the … Continue reading
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Buyer purchased items, but didn’t update change of address. Items were returned to me by shipping company. I then refunded the cost of items to buyer through paypal $46.50, but not the postage which was $16.50. Buyer put a complaint … Continue reading
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Paypal is a fraud in terms of being a bank. Ebay owns Paypal and has managed to cover up massive fraud occurring on their site. There should be regulations in this type of banking to protect customers. We are done … Continue reading
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On May 17, 2012 I ordered a transmission from Transmission Garage in Oklahomah. I used my American Express to charge $1,400. I called the business and Paypal just hours later to to cancel the order. Paypal (outsourced to India) gave … Continue reading
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I sold an engine via EBay and accepted the payment via paypal. The guy came to collect the item, one week later EBay emailed me saying he had closed his account and I was not to complete the transaction. Bit … Continue reading
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Paypal screwed me over and allowed a seller to rip me off!! I made a purchase on feb. 18, 2012 to a china co to buy e-cigs (kit and liquids) and they sent me a defective items along with liquids … Continue reading
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Hi, I’m currently in the position of trying to get my money back from ebay as a buyer, I purchased an iphone 4S in march, payed via my credit card with paypal and it became obvious that it was a … Continue reading
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I sold a lens to a citizen of India. After he paid me $500, I shipped the lens via USPS Express Mail, insured for $250 (did him a favor to minimize duties). Buyer first lied that Customs was returning the … Continue reading
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I am so annoyed & not sure what to do, I posted 2 Expensive GStar Garments to Vietnam International Signed For! The buyer claims he never received them? Pay Pal refund him because the tracking info only states arrived Vietnam … Continue reading
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I paid $500 for a black glass stove top. The seller packed by just loafng cardboard around the toadstool with NO packing material at all. Of course it arrived with the glass broken. It was sent to my UPS Box … Continue reading
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I sold a bag as new with tags on ebay, the buyer emailed me when she’d received the bag stating the bag was covered in scratches ( not how id sent it ) and demanding a full refund threatening to … Continue reading
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Alright, I have never vented on here, but I think all those individuals who use Paypal should beware!!!! 3 months ago, Jim and I purchased software off of eBay. Shortly after we won the item and I paid for it. … Continue reading
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I sold this magic the gathering from the vault exiled to this buyer in Washington State. He claims that when he received the item the box was empty. I have receipts showing the weight of the box. The box was … Continue reading
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I made a big mistake, I purchased my wedding dress from overseas and I know the horror stories of doing that so I feel like an idiot. Received the dress after the company promised me that I would receive it … Continue reading
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I’ve used Paypal for years and thought it was great. I recently sold a scope, scope stand and few other shooting things to someone. He paid with paypal. The post office lost the rods to the scope stand. He got … Continue reading
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Ok here’s my story, i have been selling on Ebay for 7 years now and Ebay and Paypal have made a hell of a lot of money out of me. I purchased over $500 worth of stock outside of Ebay, … Continue reading
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I had 3 experiences. The first time. I purchased a portable piano keyboard for around $5,000.00. The funds were at my bank so I had to transfer it to my PayPal account in order to pay for it. After 1 … Continue reading
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I had a SNAD (Significantly Not as Described) case on a brand-new, unsealed item (THREE weeks after receiving it and leaving POSITIVE feedback) and PP immediately put a “temporary hold” on my funds, putting my PP account in the negative. … Continue reading
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I bought a 1 oz. gold Panda coin from a seller (no longer registered) on Ebay. When I got it I put it away because we were going on vacation. When I got back in March I found out it … Continue reading
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Ebay sale gone bad!! Seller screwed by buyer and Paypal!! Buyer Puchases item on ebay. Then opens case Item not received on the same day as they collected item! I was a given refund after tracking info was provided and … Continue reading
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I had a case opened against me from an eBay customer. The complaint was that the customer had not received the goods. I had posted the goods to the address on the eBay accounts delivery address, but the goods were … Continue reading
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PAYPAL SUCKS~ I WANT TO JOIN THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT! I BEEN A LONG TIME EBAY SELLER AND FOR YEARS THEY HAVE SUCKED! I SEE IM NOT ALONE…I SELL CUSTOM CHOPPER PARTS ON EBAY THAT I MAKE…I POST HI … Continue reading
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So this is what happened. I had an item for sale on ecrater, a watch for $1400 – someone bought it without even asking questions … obviously it sounded odd to me. I tried contacting through the buyer many times, … Continue reading
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I sold a pair of silver candlesticks for $495.00 and put postal tracking on the package. The form with four sets of four numbers. The post office said the package was delivered. The customer told Pay Pal that he never … Continue reading
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I ordered a helicopter rc simulator off ebay for around $10AU it was broken when I got it. I contacted the seller no response so I lodged a paypal complaint or whatever you call it. They want me to send … Continue reading
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I shipped some paper lanterns to a woman in Seattle. Admittedly, it took longer than it should have to ship (2 weeks from date of payment received) but I had been quite ill and unable to get them to the … Continue reading
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I tryed to hit buy now for a cell phone and it would not allow me to when I called customer care told them they sent me invoice for pay pal I did pay it but when I bought the … Continue reading
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I ordered a chip that was advertised as a working chip for a Nintendo DS. However, it is a fake, it is a worthless chip. Since I purchased it with PayPal, I wrote a complaint asking for my money back, … Continue reading
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On February 21st I order a couple of pairs of new shoes from a website called Kelly-Mall that uses PayPal exclusively for payment. I ordered the shoes and paid immediately. Later that day I was informed by friends that Kelly-Mall … Continue reading
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Bought a stolen phone off Ebay. The phone was a “NEW” T-Mobile HTC Amaze 4G. Seller was skylinkshop. It worked for 65 days and then the phone just shut off. I contacted T-Mobile and they said the phone was not … Continue reading
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Had enough with paypal and ebay. not only are their charges ridiculous, but they are highly biased to the side of the buyer in a transaction. Couple of buyers misread the description of my product, got unhappy when they realised … Continue reading
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So, my story is a familiar one — on January 21, 2012 I sold a pair of tickets to the Pats / Ravens playoff game – complete with tailgate – via Ebay for $550. The buyer had a new ebay … Continue reading
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my story is as real as the many others I have read so far. Just recently about two weeks ago I purchased a cellular phone from ebay this was my first purchase on ebay and the seller sent me a … Continue reading
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I ordered some military uniforms costing $331.68 from a company in China on the 29 Nov 2011 and received a leather bag on the 4th Jan 2012 which I did not order or require. Put in a claim with PayPal … Continue reading
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I recently sold 11 pandora charm boxes, a bracelet box and 11 Pandora bags on ebay. The buyer opened a ‘significantly not as described’ dispute claiming that I had sent ring and earring boxes and not charm boxes. I have … Continue reading
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I bought 875$ worth of gift cards off a lady using pay-pal. She stiffed me for the money, provided a false tracking number that belonged to an item I purchased off ebay, and pay-pal ruled in her favor because they … Continue reading
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I have been a member of PayPal AND eBay since they began. I was mainly just a buyer and very small time seller until I discovered my niche in the market. Well as soon as my sales started going up, … Continue reading
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I ordered a pair of $40.00 boots from a website and the payment was through Paypal. I received nothing. After complaining to Paypal, the seller sent me a package that contained a cheap Snoopy bag instead of the boots. I … Continue reading
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I had until FEB 4, 2011 to send additional documents for the buyer but Paypal closed the case prior to that date (31JAN2012). Now they would not even accept or reopen the case for me to submit supporting documents. I … Continue reading
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An eBay Buyer complained that he had not received his item. (Sent from UK to USA) I sent a replacement (and now have signatures for both) He then told PayPal that the item was a Fake (totally untrue) amd apparantly … Continue reading
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I’m in the middle of my 4th claim with a buyer. I’m certain I’ll be screwed yet again. I sell software. In the last couple years I’ve sold on ebay, only to have buyers install it, using the serial number … Continue reading
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6 months ago I encountered my first dishonest seller on Ebay. After more than 7 years and 130 successful transactions on Ebay I lodged my first buyer complaint; the douchebag seller sold me a guitar that was trashed for the … Continue reading
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I was a 144 100% FEEDBACK sold chandeliar sent it ups paid for ins. when it arrived the buyer contacted me saying it was broken in shipping i asked them to contact ups they said no i told e-bay ups … Continue reading
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Another ridiculous problem with Paypal that should never have happened. I sold an item on my website, not Ebay, on 1/25 and shipped on 1/26 by other letter post. On 1/30 Paypal allowed the purchaser to open an item not … Continue reading
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I sold and electronically delivered four gift cards to the winning bidder of my four eBay auctions. Several weeks later, the buyer submitted a chargeback to his credit card company asserting that he did not authorize this charge. I received … Continue reading
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this morning i woke up to an email saying, they have decided the case to be in favor with the buyer, despite the fact that i have proof of posting, photo of the package with the correct address, online tracking … Continue reading
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I bought a daybed for $1100.00 and split the charge between american express and paypal. The shipper sent someone entirely different and when i contacted ebay they said to ship it back at my cost. ($200) and they would refund … Continue reading
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I bought a 7″ Google Android Tablet from ElectronicDealz for my grandaughter for Christmas but it was not what she wanted so I requested a return address to return it & they sent it to my by email. I sent … Continue reading
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Had a lady from puerto rico buy multiple phone readings from me, was satisfied, then contacted paypal and requested all her money back, this totaled approximately $300 USD. Paypal immediately put a hold on the funds, which prompted me to … Continue reading
