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Genesis · 10th December 2006, 16:47

Quote: (Originally Posted by empressdiver)

You get some protection up to $1000.00 USD if you pay by Paypal using a credit card. Its still a big hassle if the sale is a scam and the item is under the protection limit. But for more expensive items there is no protection for the excess over the limit. I have heard that escrow services can be used as an alternative for large amount items.

You have to be very careful even within the "$1000" limit. Its entirely possible for you to lose the entire $1,000, and that only applies to people with significant feedback and trading experience anyway.

There are specific things you MUST DO to use PayPal with some safety, and one of them is not to ever trust PayPal. Ever.

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Genesis Bubbless Box of Death Current Rebreather/s: Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Home Build Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sunny Florida Posts: 1,453	Re: Dolphin - RIPOFF e-bay again Quote: (Originally Posted by empressdiver) You get some protection up to $1000.00 USD if you pay by Paypal using a credit card. Its still a big hassle if the sale is a scam and the item is under the protection limit. But for more expensive items there is no protection for the excess over the limit. I have heard that escrow services can be used as an alternative for large amount items. You have to be very careful even within the "$1000" limit. Its entirely possible for you to lose the entire $1,000, and that only applies to people with significant feedback and trading experience anyway. There are specific things you MUST DO to use PayPal with some safety, and one of them is not to ever trust PayPal. Ever. __________________ "A venturesome minority will always be eager to get off on their own, and no obstacles should be placed in their path; let them take risks for Godsake, let them get lost, sunburnt, stranded, drowned, eaten by bears, buried alive under avalanches - that is the right and privilege of any free American." http://www.denninger.net http://www.diversunion.org/liability.htm - Fix the Diving Cert racket
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