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DISCERN · 15th May 2008, 10:18 AM

I have had an odd turn of events on Ebay.

They went as follows;

- Sell Synth
- Buyer pays... twice by accident, asks for refund on one. I refund one
- More or less as soon as payment is received paypal jams my account.
- Paypal doesn't say why, they just ask for a bunch of documents.
- I contact them after sending them through, they say they need the shipping receipt for the "merchandise". They don't tell me which merchandise though... the request is about as direct as a london/new york flight via india. Idiots.

What should I do? I've been burnt on ebay before ($1600) and am paranoid that it is about to happen again. I have the synth boxed up and ready to go in the mail... but I am extremely hesitant to send it out. Does anyone know what would happen if I hung onto it? I feel like I am in a lose/lose situation.

15th May 2008, 10:18 AM	#1
DISCERN Gear addict Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 394	Am I getting burnt on Paypal? I have had an odd turn of events on Ebay. They went as follows; - Sell Synth - Buyer pays... twice by accident, asks for refund on one. I refund one - More or less as soon as payment is received paypal jams my account. - Paypal doesn't say why, they just ask for a bunch of documents. - I contact them after sending them through, they say they need the shipping receipt for the "merchandise". They don't tell me which merchandise though... the request is about as direct as a london/new york flight via india. Idiots. What should I do? I've been burnt on ebay before ($1600) and am paranoid that it is about to happen again. I have the synth boxed up and ready to go in the mail... but I am extremely hesitant to send it out. Does anyone know what would happen if I hung onto it? I feel like I am in a lose/lose situation.