[Milsurplus] Paypal Farce

[J Forster]

We've been through this before. eBaqy and PayPal are going WAAAAAY beyond what
any other trading venue does by setting terms of payment (PayPal ONLY) and other
things. They are inserting themselves into the transaction by offering "buyer
protection" "services".

Since they, by their own choice, have become part of the transaction, complaints
about their performance are entirely legitimate.

Best,
-John

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Mark Richards wrote:

> Would we go after a newspaper who published a bum classified?  E-bay is
> providing a means of communications and trade, not the item itself. Yes,
> E-bay/PayPal provides a means of transaction, but at arms length.  You
> are not purchasing from PayPal or E-bay, but from another entity.
>
> I am hard-pressed to find any reason to complain to them.
>
> "Wire fraud" is a crime just about everywhere I suspect.
> Misrepresentation of what is being sold versus what was delivered could
> most certainly be considered a crime (may rise to a criminal level if
> above a certain amount).  Why not go after the creep via authorities in
> their country?
>
> /mark richards