It Seemed Simple Enough!

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feeds@yuku.com (mktobob) — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:49:20 GMT

Glad it all worked out Alain. I have been a Paypal member for eight years without a problem. I always make sure I sweep my Paypal account after each deposit in case someone would hack it.
It is a great way to do business. You will love the new floorboards by the way. Bob

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feeds@yuku.com (alepel) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:47:00 GMT

Appears all is well between me, ebay and PayPal. I received all of my confirmations and my order is on its way. I guess the only thing left to do now is go back to ebay and look for some more chrome goodies. Ain't shopping grand?

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feeds@yuku.com (West Tn Dawg) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:33:04 GMT

Contact the seller and ask him if Pay-Pal has made a payment? You also should get an e-mail stating that a payment has been made.

Good Luck!!!!!

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feeds@yuku.com (alepel) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:22:40 GMT

Thanks for all the great advice from all of you. To update this saga, I did receive the small charge to my credit card and the number I needed to confirm the PayPal link. Then PayPal told me I was legitimate.

Now it seems that the PayPal thing is all squared away, but I still have no idea if they are now going to put through my charge that started this all. The thought occured to me to put the charge through again because PayPal balked about it the first time. What PayPal has failed...

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feeds@yuku.com (danbgt) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:26:59 GMT

I use PayPal through a checking account I set up for them only. I only put money in it to cover the cost of the item. If I sell something, I take the money out immediately.

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feeds@yuku.com (gr8scott51) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:21:12 GMT

My PayPal account got hacked. No money lost, but I was on the hook for some stuff for a while. I only buy from sellers that accept USPS money orders.

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feeds@yuku.com (bamaTrider) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:43:05 GMT

Seems like a lot of trouble for the few dollars they are still holding. You can find just about anything you need to know about paypal and ebay here;

http://www.paypalsucks.com/

Stan

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feeds@yuku.com (CleRider) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:58:39 GMT

Bob,

I don't get mad,... I get even.

Andy

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feeds@yuku.com (mktobob) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:28:51 GMT

Holy Shit Andy...Remind me never to get you ticked off a me! Great ideas! Bob

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feeds@yuku.com (CleRider) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:09:36 GMT

Al,

The key is to find an attorney stupid and greedy enough to take it on a contingency fee basis. Fortunately (or unfortunately) there are too many stupid and greedy attorneys out there. And the stupidest and greediest become out lawmakers. That's a different topic.

On a contingency fee basis, you would have to pay court costs/filing fees and the attorney agrees to take his/her fees from the judgment award, and only if they can collect the money due.

...

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feeds@yuku.com (alepel) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:37:32 GMT

Andy.....I like it, I like it, I like it!

Just out of curiosity though.....how much would it cost Stan in attorneys fees to go through all that you describe?

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feeds@yuku.com (CleRider) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:12:17 GMT

Stan,

Kind of a round about way, but this is what I would do...

- Get an attorney in case you need to follow the backup plan.

- File a law suit in the jurisdiction that would cover the transaction, probably the location of the item that was for sale or the shipping point.
- Follow the suit until you obtain a judgment. In a small claims court, this should be 60-90 days. I doubt Paypal will take your suit seriously, and will probably not even send an...

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feeds@yuku.com (alepel) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:47:26 GMT

Thanks guys.....I understand what you saying about what is going on. I really had mixed feelings about going the PayPal route because Lou (hombldr) was vehement about my using them. Fortunately my issues are not with the dealer only with PayPal. And to be honest nothing bad has happened (yet) and I am only inconvenienced for the moment.

Stan.....all I can say is Ouch!

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feeds@yuku.com (ragtop69gs) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:42:54 GMT

Stan, I have heard others tell the same story about paypal. Thats why I set my account up the way I did. Nothing for them to grab with a $1 balance and no credit card to go after.

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feeds@yuku.com (bamaTrider) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:35:14 GMT

I stopped using PayPal when they pulled $1700 from my sons bank account and held it for 9 months. He sold an ATV engine to some low life in CA and he claimed to not have received it. UPS got involved and produced a copy of the signed drop off document where he had indeed received the engine and signed for it. Pay Pal was still not satisfied that the low life had received the engine and held the $1700 in escrow until 9 months had passed. I got involved and threatened legal action if they did...

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feeds@yuku.com (ragtop69gs) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:21:29 GMT

Alepel

That is how paypal verifies that you are who you say you are, you should be the only one with access to your account info. I tied a debit card to my PP account, they made 2 deposits of small change into my bank acct. that backs the debit card, I had to tell paypal what those deposits were to verify that I was the legal owner of the bank acct.

This bank acct. carries a one dollar balance until I make a purchase, then I transfer the transaction amount into the...

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feeds@yuku.com (West Tn Dawg) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:16:08 GMT

I use Pay-Pal all the time! It will be fine as soon as you get everything confirmed! All that will be worth it! You have a lot more security after all the confirmation stuff! One suggestion...............Change your Pay=Pal password every once in a while.

Oh-Yea- You will love the floor boards!

It Seemed Simple Enough!

feeds@yuku.com (alepel) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:09:54 GMT

I don't know the end to this story, but it's coming.

I finally was prepared to order a set of Cobra Floorboards for my T. I searched ebay and found a pair at $209 that I was pleased with so I 'bid' on the Buy It Now price and of course I won. Now the story gets better. I go to pay for this and I am directed to a PayPal site. PayPal wants me to join before I can use my credit card. So I join. Now PayPal wants me to confirm my account and tells me that I have to wait...