Here's a follow-up on "eBay seller screwed by scammer thanks to 'buyer protection'". The reader who took one in the shorts as a result of eBay's (and Paypal's) one-sided "buyer protection policy" sent his complaint to Benchmark Reviews, where it appeared in a long thread entitled "How to Cheat eBay Sellers and Scam PayPal".
If you're selling on eBay or doing business of any kind through PayPal, you should read the experiences that others have had. Walt's followers will notice that has taken down the "please donate" widget. We want nothing more to do with PayPal.
In closing our account, we found out something interesting. If you close a PayPal account that has a credit balance -- money PayPal owes you -- they won't send it to you if it's a relatively small amount. Instead (they say) they'll donate your money to an "internationally recognized charity".
I am shocked that this company are getting away with all these things! Ebay bought paypal out years ago, and since then, they have clearly decided they run the world. In such a financial crisis, how are they getting away with being one of the top causes of small business failures? Protecting scammers and ruining honest people? Stealing money from peoples 'frozen' accounts for 6 months to make money on the interest? Yes, paypal and Ebay are certainly big, but they are not bigger than the amount of people they have screwed over. Its only a matter of time before we see them fall.
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