[Hallicrafters] [Boatanchors] [R-390] USPS info (What a screwup and a rip off!!!)

[Charlie]

One thing you should check with your bank about is if they simply refuse 
payment, or, do they slap an "insufficient funds" charge on your account if 
paypal tries to pull money out after you took the balance down under a buck. 
I've had this happen a couple times.   I even specifically stated that I did 
NOT want any payments made if the funds were low, but the bank said they 
could not do this.  I should check with other banks in the area to see if 
this is a universal policy.  Each time it happens it cost me about $30, so 
it's a real pain.

I also had a similar problem with an international paypal payment where I 
had proof of shipment to Spain, but paypal STILL ruled in favor of the buyer 
when the foreign postal service lost the item.  The real kicker is that the 
#@$% guy left me negative feedback and eBay refused to remove it even though 
he later posted all sorts of good guy attaboys under his initial negative 
comments on eBay. (In Spanish!)

Frankly I'm surprised some legal types haven't dragged them into court over 
the fact that they insist on the seller accepting paypal when they OWN it. 
Sure seems illegal or at the very least, highly unethical to me.

73' Charlie k3ICH
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
To: <ka9egw at britewerkz.com>; "Michael OBrien" <mikobrien at yahoo.com>; 
<boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>; 
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Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] [Boatanchors] [R-390] USPS info (What a screwup 
and a rip off!!!)


> Ive had 2 scam attempts by hams in the $1000 range thru PayPal and was
> prewarned thru another forum to beware of PayPal.
>
> I immediately remove the funds from my account via Debit Card and put the
> cash in another bank they have no access to. If you just transfer the 
> money
> to your bank account they can remove it at any time and scammers have been
> known to file claims in 2-3 days after payment..
>
> I have several Ebay and PayPal accounts so when one gets suspended I close
> that bank account also and open another in the same bank. Ive not had 
> PayPal
> come after the new accounts either but never let the balance get over $100
> before transferring it out. Dont know if PayPal would try and come after 
> it
> once it reached a threshold. The other bank(s) are where the real money
> goes.
>
> Havent had any blocked or 1-800 phone calls either from money chasers.
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <ka9egw at britewerkz.com>
> To: "Michael OBrien" <mikobrien at yahoo.com>; <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>;
> <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>; <hammarlund at mailman.qth.net>;
> <national at mailman.qth.net>; <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 10:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] [R-390] USPS info (What a screw up and a rip
> off!!!)
>
>
>> Oh, without a doubt.  My cousin lost his business due to Paypal--long
>> story
>> short he had hard-copy delivery receipts from FedEx and Paypal refused to
>> accept them on a million-dollar-plus order, and by the time the lawyers
>> were
>> done he was forced into bankruptcy; his life is ruined.  I've never had 
>> an
>> issue with USPS, but Paypal, forget it.  "Screw the seller" seems to be
>> their motto.
>> Brian
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Michael OBrien
>> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 9:05 AM
>> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net; hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net;
>> hammarlund at mailman.qth.net; national at mailman.qth.net;
>> r-390 at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [R-390] USPS info (What a screw up and a rip off !!!)
>>
>>
>> Hi All
>> I just thought I would share this with you. I recently shipped a package
>> using USPS Priority Mail with tracking (tracking # 
>> 9101150134711096169944)
>> The buyer said he never got it and USPS claims it was delivered. Paypal
>> investigated and gave the buyer a full refund. As a result I lost the 
>> item
>> and over $400 I dont think I will ever use USPS again and I am not very
>> happy with Paypal.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
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