How good is PayPal's payment protection? Because this seems too good to be true...

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No user rating and it's the only item they have for sale. Personally, I'd skip it. A good price isn't worth the potential headache.
 
He's sold 14 items, but has 0 feedback? Run away. Very quickly.

I'm guessing those 14 folk will be unhappy shortly.
 
I usually stay away from buying electronics on ebay particularly if they are pricey. You could wait to see the feedback come in from others who have bought the item before you buy.
 
He also did not upload his own picture. That's the fishiest smelling auction I've seen in a while.
 
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other than the ebay adv.
Paypal is ok. They have the HQ in Luxemburg, so you're in European law (customer protection 👍)
 
Other issues are.

His name Willbankaa (he will be banned from ebay if he is a cheat)
Delivery to australia is only £2.13
The info for the item is very basic(if you see other items the info is more detailed with pictures from the makers site and maybe some reviews)
 
Yeah. :lol:

Ah wells. Those (now 17!) people who bought it will soon be disappointed I suspect. :P
 
Paypal's buyer protection works, but can backfire on you in certain instances. I sold a PSP on eBay several months back that I shipped via USPS with delivery confirmation. The guy who won the auction told me he never received it, even though it showed as delivered. He filed a claim through Paypal and they gave him his money back. I have fought it for months now and have been turned down by both Paypal and the USPS. So now I'm out the cost of the system, the system itself, and the money I sold it for.

Soon after Paypal put my account on restriction and were going to hold all funds that came into my account for 21 days. I told them to go screw themselves and canceled my account.

Never again. 👎
 
I've had my PayPal for about 10 years now and I've never had to make a dispute. Most people I know that have made one have never had issue with it.

Also, R1600, this is why you require a signature for the delivery of goods when shipping to a buyer you don't know. USPS claiming something was delivered doesn't usually mean who unless you require a signature, in which case they can be easily held liable I'd think.
 
I had a fairly positive experience with PayPal recently.

I sold an Amiga A1500 on eBay. Had loads of problem with the buyer and delivery (he said he'd pick it up, then he couldn't, I said I'd drop it off, but he wouldn't agree a time, so I couriered it to him, which then took a couple of attempts to deliver). He openned a dispute claiming it was damaged in transit, PayPal froze the funds. I asked for proof, he beat around the bush for a bit and then stopped communicating. I pointed all this out to PayPal and they unfroze the money.
 
Azuremen
Also, R1600, this is why you require a signature for the delivery of goods when shipping to a buyer you don't know. USPS claiming something was delivered doesn't usually mean who unless you require a signature, in which case they can be easily held liable I'd think.
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I'm doing that from now on, no buts about it.
 
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I had a fairly positive experience with PayPal recently.

I sold an Amiga A1500 on eBay. Had loads of problem with the buyer and delivery (he said he'd pick it up, then he couldn't, I said I'd drop it off, but he wouldn't agree a time, so I couriered it to him, which then took a couple of attempts to deliver). He openned a dispute claiming it was damaged in transit, PayPal froze the funds. I asked for proof, he beat around the bush for a bit and then stopped communicating. I pointed all this out to PayPal and they unfroze the money.
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I'm not sure what that would have to do with Paypal. Damaged in transit is the shipping company's problem. If the guy paid and received, the transaction is done. If the shipper smashed it then he's got a problem with the shipping company, not the seller.
 

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