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Clubroom => General Discussion => Topic started by: Tahitian_Red on January 16, 2013, 02:20:37 pm
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I won an eBay auction for an item in Europe (I'm in the US). I paid right away using PayPal, but the money hasn't been claimed yet. It's been almost three days. Are most PayPal transactions between countries delayed? I've sold to Europe before and I thought the transactions were taken care of in a day or two.
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i recently sold items on e-bay and had a problem with pay-pal. One of the e-mail addresses listed on our paypal account is no longer in use, and the funds when sent by the buyer went to that account, meaning we were unable to claim the funds. It was a mistake one my behalf, not checking that all of the details were correct.
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That's what it will be, an incorrect email address. Otherwise it would be pretty much instant.
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If I remember correctly the seller has to claim the funds sent to them, otherwise it lays dormant in their account for about 30 days. If unclaimed then it is returned to you.
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correct - they have to accept the funds and if not around could take some days. Had this with KLP racing.
regards
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correct - they have to accept the funds and if not around could take some days. Had this with KLP racing.
regards
I heard you had an issue with the used woman's undies you brought on the net as well Rosco :o
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correct - they have to accept the funds and if not around could take some days.
Really?
All paypal funds to me go straight to my account.
I think it may be true if you pay to their alternative e-mail address (non primary)
A couple of years back I made a typo in my e-mail address in e-bay and it caused myself and the buyer some grief as it went to a non existant account.
Luckily he was able to claim the payment back as it hadn't been accepted, I think because it wasn't my primary e-mail it had to be accepted by me.
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I think it also depends if you are sending from a bank account or from a credit card. Seems to take a bit longer if paypal is debiting a bank account.
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Turns out it is the wrong email F-up. He left out part of email name when setting up the sale on eBay. Wonder how long this is gonna take to fix?
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Turns out it is the wrong email F-up. He left out part of email name when setting up the sale on eBay. Wonder how long this is gonna take to fix?
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You should be able (from memory) to go into your paypal account and cancel it and you will get your money back asap seeing as it has not been claimed.
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Thanks Brad! I did that and he re-billed me, but did it in Euros instead of US Dollars, which is a $139 advantage to him. Tricky Bastard!
:D
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Thats a fair bit of an advantage! Sure this is not a scam?
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Thanks Brad! I did that and he re-billed me, but did it in Euros instead of US Dollars, which is a $139 advantage to him. Tricky Bastard!
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Ha ha. I think you left out a decimal point!
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It was a $399 US item, so that is a big difference. The radar is up a little because he keeps responding to my personal email while I keep sending messages through eBay. (no trail)
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Got nailed on a bikes purchase when the vendor somehow found out my alternate email address. Ebay claimed the sale was outside of their system even though I had clicked on the ebay link to purchase.
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yes Craig - they were yours!
Geoff - when paying by Paypal I often get confirmation that my payment has been accepted by the seller?
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An option might be to start a 'case' against the seller. I had one seller recently that wouldn't respond till I did this; eBay contacts them direct on your behalf.
Check paypal, you may still be covered for non-supply like eBay if you proceed.
That is after he sends the invoice in the correct currency!
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It was a $399 US item, so that is a big difference. The radar is up a little because he keeps responding to my personal email while I keep sending messages through eBay. (no trail)
I'm not quite with you on the $139 difference. Are you paying $139us difference purely because its been converted to euros?
PayPal is good for one thing, some good security. Seeing as the purchase was done through eBay and paying PayPal you are covered. Make sure it's sent airmail of course. If you don't see it in a couple of weeks then start a dispute. If he can't prove he has sent it ( tracking) then they will take the money back off him.
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Brad,
The auction price was $399 US and when he setup the billing to his correct PayPal email he invoiced me for 399 euros. That's a nice bonus. ;D
I am awaiting his reply about correcting the currency. Hopefully it all works out or maybe it will show up two months later all busted up.
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Ah so he's testing you to see if you are paying attention. Hmm sly dog!
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OK He fixed the currency problem and I made the payment through PayPal, but this is outside of eBay (I know they own both), so did I just lose all my buyer protection? I noted the eBay item number, auction ending date and my user ID with the PayPal payment, but I'm still not feeling really great about this whole thing.
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I certainly would have wanted to go through ebay but the reason you go through paypal is to be covered. I think you are safe. Maybe you should have a read of the paypal terms and conditions.