BEWARE OF E-BAY & PAYPAL.

HERE IS A TALE OF WOE ABOUT THE CROOKS THAT DEAL ON E-BAY WITH THEIR CONSENT & PAYNOPAL WHO RIP YOU OFF.

 

I PURCHASED AN APPLE iPod FROM A SO CALLED BRITISH VENDOR WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE A CHINESE CROOK BASED IN CHINA.
 
E-BAY ACTUALLY ALLOWED THIS LISTING BUT CANCELLED THE LISTING AFTER I HAD ALREADY PAID FOR THE GOODS, THEIR REASON FOR THE CANCELLATION WAS IT BREACHED THEIR POLICY, THEY WERE EVER SO SORRY THAT THIS HAPPENED THOUGH (OF COURSE THEY WERE). THIS ONLY CAME TO LIGHT BECAUSE I HAD PUT THE CLAIM INTO PAYNOPAL.

 

WHEN I REALISED THAT I MAY HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN CONNED I PUT A CLAIM IN TO PAYNOPAL, FIRSTLY AS GOODS NOT RECEIVED THEN FOLLOWED BY SIGNIFICANTLY NOT AS DESCRIBED WHEN THE COUNTERFEIT ITEMS TURNED UP.
 
THIS IS WHERE THE FUN REALLY STARTED.

 

FIRSTLY WHEN I REPORTED IT AS A COUNTERFEIT ITEM PAYNOPAL E-MAILED ME & SAID:
"If a claim of Significantly Not as Described is found in the buyer's
favour, the item must be returned to the address provided by PayPal at the
buyer's expense. When returning the merchandise, use a shipping method that
can be tracked online and also provide PayPal with the tracking number.
Once PayPal has confirmed that the item has been returned, the refund is
processed."
COST TO ME TO SEND IT BACK AS A TRACKED ITEM RANGES FROM £46 TO £58, COUNTERFEIT iPod COST £56. ADDRESS OF THE CROOK WHO SOLD SAID iPod SHANGHAI CHINA.

 

THEY THEN DECIDED THAT I HAD TO FIND AND PAY FOR SOMEONE TO CONFIRM THAT IT WAS A COUNTERFEIT iPod, AGAIN A COST TO ME OF UPWARDS OF £30.

 

WHEN I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS TO BOTH  PAYNOPAL & E-BAY I WAS BASICALLY TOLD TOUGH SHIT THAT IS OUR POLICY.

 

SO THE MORAL OF THIS STORY IS BEWARE OF THE CROOKS SELLING ON  E-BAY, THEY HAVE A GREAT TIME SELLING FAKE GOODS & E-BAY ALLOW THEM DO SO. THEN ALONG COMES PAYPAL WHO LOVE TO TAKE YOUR MONEY BUT OFFER A BUYER PROTECTION SCHEME WHICH IS NOT WORTH A THING, IT IS A CON TO MAKE YOU THINK THAT YOU ARE SAFE.
 
HOLD ON A MINUTE THOUGH ISN'T PAYNOPAL A SUBSIDIARY OF E-BAY?

 

ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SITE ALL ABOUT THE RIP OFF MERCHANTS PAYNOPAL, MAKES INTERESTING READING:

http://www.paypalwarning.com/

THE RESULT OF THIS IS I HAVE CANCELLED MY ACCOUNTS WITH E-BAY & PAYNOPAL & THEY WERE BOTH SO SAD TO SEE ME GO.

THEY AREN'T REALLY THAT SAD AS THEY MAKE A FORTUNE FROM THEIR FRIENDLY CROOKS.