[Kenwood] SM-220 issue had died via Paypal

[Rob]

I once bought an oscilloscope on ebay and there was a problem related  
to shipping damage and the seller dithered around and ultimately  
disappeared.  (Those were the days when UPS basically refused to do  
anything.  I've heard they are a lot easier to get action on a claim  
now) I tried to get restitution with eBay and Paypal and they did  
nothing substantive.  They got a $20 fee from me which bought me their  
sending a couple of emails to the seller asking him to be nice.  What  
a laugh.  It was only then that I began to discover that all the  
assurances of safety when eBay is persuading people to open accounts  
and shop collapse into all kinds of legal clauses, disclaimers, and  
fine print like a 20 day limit to report a problem.  You can't even  
talk to a human every communication has to take place through a web  
form that places a limit on how much you can type.   I finally got a  
telephone number for eBay and got a human on the other end.  Very  
first thing she uttered?  "How did you get this number?"   What great  
customer service.  Oh excuse me for expecting you to help me ma'am.   
How stupid of me to not realize you just want my money and to go away  
and shut up.  I now only buy on eBay when I know who the seller is,  
and I can go see what's for sale in person, and if I win the auction,  
go get the item in person and hand over a check on the spot.  Which  
means I don't buy a whole lot on eBay now, but I no longer get screwed  
either.   And I save money.  I just read a few days ago in the Wall  
Street Journal that eBay is hurting because of the down economy.  Good.

73

rob / k5uj



> I just recently had a dispute with PP and to my delight they  
> refunded my
> Payment in full as well as denied the unscrupulous seller's  
> appeals.  Of
> course then I had to go to E bay and have a no pay strike removed  
> from my
> account because of this BOZO. But as soon as E bay saw its sister  
> company
> refunded my payment and denied his appeals they closed his complaint  
> and
> removed the strike. I never got a thank you , sorry for your  
> inconvenience,
> coupon, KMA or anything else. I would just say.  Buyers Beware when  
> dealing
> on E bay and paying with PP. Keep all of your e mails and check  
> regular to
> see the status of your claim or dispute because E bay and or PP  
> don't get
> around to sending notices as quick as they should. Just my nickels  
> worth.
>