September 26th, 2004
Pal it’s not…"> PayPal it’s not…
So here are the details:
I ordered a Holley remanufactured 2bbl carburetor for my poor lonesome 1976 Camaro. A box arrived a little while later with a “U.S. Carburetors” reman unit in it. Huh? After some arm twisting the guys says, “I’ll take it back less 25% restocking fee.”
Oh no…. Not $50-something for bait and switch….
Ah! I paid through PayPal!
Sent them a note.
“Sorry, can’t help you. Transaction’s over 30 days old.”
I whip out my fingers and toes, 12th to the 24th is 13 days…
Another note.
“Sorry. We don’t get involved in matters of attributes or quality.”
Attributes? Quality?
So if I order a 17-inch Sony WEGA TV, pay for a 17-inch Sony WEGA TV through PayPal, and get a 17-inch Lensaki DP17 TV via UPS a short time later, it’s no big deal because it’s just a change in attribute?
Another note.
Waiting on an answer. (This one will probably say, “It’s not dead. It’s just sleeping!”) In the meantime, I’ve disputed the matter through my credit card company. Which brings me to the point of this tale:
Never, ever, ever use PayPal to send money from your bank account. I know, if you switch to a credit card they flash that, “oh c’mon, you didn’t really mean to do that, look at everything you might get if you let us stick our hands into your bank accont,” screen at you. Forget it. You have final recourse to your credit card company if PayPal declines to get involved. If not a credit card, and they do decline, you become a slotted self-threading fastener in motion.
Word to the wise.












