Digital BW, The Print

In theory.  But it's a tightly controlled computer script.  The 
seller offered to refund my purchase price, less cost of shipping to 
me and back to him.  All I could enter in response was a tracking number.

So much for Paypal's "Resolution" center.

I'm usually a strong advocate for myself ... think nothing of 
escalating a complaint up the hierarchy.  On this one I found myself 
stuck.  And for the amount I might retrieve, at a certain point I had 
to stop pushing.

Arthur

At 12:16 AM 6/19/2009, Clayton Price wrote:


>Arthur -
>FYI -- You may not be aware of this, but since eBay changed their
>rules so that all payments
>have to come through Paypal, the buyer has protection. You have at
>least 30 days (it may
>be longer) to protest, and they will get your money back for you,
>even if they have to
>remove it from the sellers bank account. It's a very good rule for
>buyers who are being
>lied to, but a bit of a problem for ethical sellers who encounter
>dishonest buyers.
>Best,
>Clay Price
>
>Arthur Fink wrote:
><<<Yes I was. In my case it wasn't photo equipment, but an espresso
>machine. Item was shipped to the wrong address, and arrived with the
>portofilter not working. Seller claimed that "w/guarantee" meant
>just "not doa" -- e.g. that the unit would turn on and a light would
>go on. He offered a refund if I returned it, but not for shipping
>both ways. That cost would have been more than the amount of my
>claim, and I'd be returning a unit on which I'd spent several hours
>finally getting it to work.
>
>Before the purchase I had correspondence with the seller in which he
>made sweeping claims for his "guarantee"....>>>
>
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