From: MV (MV@dc9.tzo.com)
Date: Fri Mar 10 2006 - 08:14:34 PST
I didn't know that! That is a very useful tip. While Paypal is quick
to setup and does allow a person to take credit card payments - it is
expensive at about 3 percent and has some pitfalls that are not
immediately obvious.
For instance, a guy sent me a rather substantial payment of about $1200
from his credit card to my Paypal account. He accidentally sent the
payment from the wrong credit card. He used his personal credit card
instead of a company credit card. I sent the payment back to him, but
he could not get the refund back onto this credit card. Refunds have
to go into a bank account. So a simple refund to correct an error got
quite messy at his end of it.
Live and learn.
Dave
Wayne Harris wrote:
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>>FYI If you used your credit card to pay for your item (even if you used it thru paypal) they will help get your payment back. Wayne
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>>>To: mil-veh@mil-veh.org
>>>From: info@fireflyarms.com
>>>Subject: Re: [MV] Surplus Condition Question
>>>Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 05:16:59 -0500
>>>
>>>Thanks for the input guys.. I'm glad to know that I haven't gone completely
>>>off my rocker. The vendor is Dave Demorrow at All Era Militaria in TX,
>>>www.alleramilitaria.com. Here's the whole silly story:
>>>
>>>I got a load of canteens from GL and some had beat up caps. I found this
>>>vendor's website via Google and he had the best price on new caps. I
>>>contacted the vendor to confirm price and shipping. Upon his reply I
>>>immediately paid via PayPal, mistakenly thinking they would offer some
>>>protection against getting burned.
>>>
>>>After 2 weeks and nothing shows up, I email the vendor. He states "they were
>>>returned in the mail, verify my address and I'll send them again." I again
>>>send my address and wait.
>>>
>>>4 days later a box arrives. I ordered 40 NEW caps and received 20 USED caps.
>>>I was a bit pissed off. I went to PayPal and filled out their complaint
>>>form.. The instantly reply that my complaint has been logged but I won't get
>>>a refund via them because while I didn't receive what I ordered, I did
>>>receive something. They'll only intervene if you don't get anything.
>>>
>>>I contact the vendor and he calls me. First he says that the quantity was a
>>>mistake and he'll send more. I say I don't want more becuase these aren't
>>>new. He goes on to tell me a story about how yes, these are new, that he
>>>took them off new canteens that he replaced with old-style solid caps. He
>>>also states that the delay in shipping was because he was in the hospital
>>>(contrary to what he had told me previously). We continue to disagree on the
>>>condition and he agrees to refund my money if I return what I have received.
>>>
>>>So now the box is packed and going back in the mail. I'm not going to hold
>>>by breath for a refund.
>>>
>>>Thanks again for the opinions,
>>>
>>>Sam Betlyon
>>>info@fireflyarms.com
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