E-bay fraud again

UKSteve · 5th September 2006, 09:27

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chunter · 6th September 2006, 03:21

Quote: (Originally Posted by RebreatherDave)

I urge all who use E-bay to set up your paypal account to draw funds from a card, that way if you get scammed, just flip the bird paypal as your credit card company refunds you the money almost instantly.

Well said. I had a similar experience a few years ago buying a dive computer. Paypal wants you to pay with your bank account to avoid paying fees to the credit card companies, so they trick you into it. They even have a screen asking, "Are you sure?" when you pay with a CC. In the end, neither PayPal nor Ebay offer any real protection, despite their claims. This is especially true of higher ticket items. I belive the limits are about $150 for each in the best of situations.

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chunter I like diving Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss MK 15.X Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Inspiration Vision Evolution Classic Kiss Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Honolulu Posts: 484	Re: E-bay fraud again Quote: (Originally Posted by RebreatherDave) I urge all who use E-bay to set up your paypal account to draw funds from a card, that way if you get scammed, just flip the bird paypal as your credit card company refunds you the money almost instantly. Well said. I had a similar experience a few years ago buying a dive computer. Paypal wants you to pay with your bank account to avoid paying fees to the credit card companies, so they trick you into it. They even have a screen asking, "Are you sure?" when you pay with a CC. In the end, neither PayPal nor Ebay offer any real protection, despite their claims. This is especially true of higher ticket items. I belive the limits are about $150 for each in the best of situations.
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