Paypal was part of the single worst experience I had purchasing an item via the internet. It was on EBay.
I've never had a bad experience on Audiogon. Using Audiogon which I think is a superb site as well as its ancillary services, I've purchased equipment all over the USA and Canada.
Once the party who had the goods I won as higest bidder was paid through Paypal, I never received the merchandise. Complaint after complaint was filed. At one point Paypal wanted all of my e-mails with this person. They asked me to send them as attachments. I attached numerous files for their records and was then informed that they could not open attachments. On and on it went, until Paypal kicked me out for being a bad customer. Me?! I was the victim. One of the things that made them mad was that I cancelled the credit card to this person after nearly two months of first excuses and then silence. A silence that continues to this day some 8 months later. Paypal is so screwed up that recently I received a message from them that they were going to work on getting my money back. This after they informed me several months ago they could not, kicked me out and after I subsequently got my money back through my credit card company. Bottom line, there is no reason on this earth that I will ever use Paypal again and under no circumstances can I fairly suggest you do.
I've never had a bad experience on Audiogon. Using Audiogon which I think is a superb site as well as its ancillary services, I've purchased equipment all over the USA and Canada.
Once the party who had the goods I won as higest bidder was paid through Paypal, I never received the merchandise. Complaint after complaint was filed. At one point Paypal wanted all of my e-mails with this person. They asked me to send them as attachments. I attached numerous files for their records and was then informed that they could not open attachments. On and on it went, until Paypal kicked me out for being a bad customer. Me?! I was the victim. One of the things that made them mad was that I cancelled the credit card to this person after nearly two months of first excuses and then silence. A silence that continues to this day some 8 months later. Paypal is so screwed up that recently I received a message from them that they were going to work on getting my money back. This after they informed me several months ago they could not, kicked me out and after I subsequently got my money back through my credit card company. Bottom line, there is no reason on this earth that I will ever use Paypal again and under no circumstances can I fairly suggest you do.