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Is pay pal bad?

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salomonkid4
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hey ns. i was wondering if you can scam someone by using pay pal? People have told me no but is it really true?

May 10 2010 3:42PM
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MacMahoooon
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pay pal is one of the better services to use when dealing online. but sending/receiving money is only a small part of the transaction, and its still easy to get "scammed" other ways
May 10 2010 3:45PM
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salomonkid4
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oh. well what other ways?
May 10 2010 4:04PM
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Mr.Bishop
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Well... if I send you a pm that says "Hey... send me money and I will send you a pair of goggles."

and you decide to send me money by paypal

Then I decide not to send you goggles.

I'm correct in assuming that if you just randomly send someone money in a web forum (not using an insured service like ebay) they don't back you right?

May 10 2010 5:01PM
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debrickshaw
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i believe this is true, unless you file a claim with paypal within 30 days of sending the payment
May 10 2010 5:22PM
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salomonkid4
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oh. idk. it seems sketchy
May 10 2010 5:39PM
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soulskier
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wait. are pay pay scams something your trying to get in to?
May 10 2010 5:57PM
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no_steeze
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western union is super legit

paypal is as good as it gets pretty much, you can file claims within 30 days and they generally resolve it. if you're smart about your transactions chances are you won't get scammed
May 10 2010 6:25PM
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salomonkid4
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yea. i've heard western union is really good and no im not planning on scamming any1. im planning on buying a pair of full tilts for $150 and only used 4 times
May 10 2010 6:33PM
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Spinoza
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i have never encountered a problem with paypal. im pretty sure that online companies that use paypal have to apply and get checked out before they can use paypal. It is in these company's best interest to not rip people off. the most common way people get ripped is based on their own decisions of who they send money to.

make sure you check out the seller before you make this deal for the full tilts
May 10 2010 6:44PM
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no_steeze
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no western union is terrible, it was sarcasm. western union is only good when making transactions with nigeria
May 10 2010 7:01PM
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PaleCelery
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send me 400 dollars via paypal and I will sell you some 2011/12 skis.
May 10 2010 7:44PM
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PaleCelery
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send me 400 dollars via paypal and I will sell you some 2011/12 skis.
May 10 2010 7:45PM
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Snowgoner
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send me 400 dollars via paypal and I will sell you some 2011/12 skis.
plz
May 10 2010 7:47PM
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ECB
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This really is the best way to tell if paypal is a scam or not

May 10 2010 7:54PM
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J.D.
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Fuck dude, just read the buyer / seller protection thing. If you pay by credit card, especially american express, you're very well protected. As a seller, you can get screwed over a lot easier, so insist on shipping with tracking to a registered address and insuring the item in full and you should have your bases covered.
May 10 2010 8:05PM
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Pman13a
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not the case actually, because there was nothing that proved anything was actually sold in the first place.  this is the case on ebay however
May 13 2010 12:40AM
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teleak
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Now kids, this is what we call a scam.
May 13 2010 11:37AM
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no_steeze
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paypal always favors the buyer

with any large transaction ALWAYS get a tracking number and only shipped to address confirmed by paypal
May 13 2010 1:11PM
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neutralzombie
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this is great advice
(minus dealing in person for outside of craigslist type sites)

May 20 2010 12:01PM
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Blurst
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haha noobs will agree with anyone with over 5000 posts no matter what they say.
May 20 2010 10:04PM
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