Re: [MOPO] No PayPal accepted?

[Movie Poster Bid]

It's considered common courtesy to state clearly in an auction description if you do NOT accept PayPal. I think sellers should also state that they DO accept it, just so everything is clear from the start, but these days it is assumed that you accept PayPal unless you specifically say you don't.   But, of course, there's no way you can force a seller to accept PayPal if they don't want to, even if they didn't say so out front.   Bottom line is, if you want the item you have to go along with the payment options the seller will accept. However, if you have decided you don't want the item or don't want to mess with this seller, by refusing your PayPal payment they have given you a "legal" way to opt-out of the transaction. You tried to pay them, they refused the payment -- so you are no longer under any obligation to pay for the item.   Please note: This won't stop the seller from filing a non-paying bidder complaint against you with eBay if they want to. If they do, you'll have to deal with sending eBay the proof that you did try to pay and the seller refused the payment -- that could get messy. Lots more hassle.   So, unless you feel the method the seller is insisting on is unsafe and unsecured and could lead to you getting ripped off (unlikely with this high level of feedback), it's probably best to pay in whatever manner the seller want and steer clear of that seller in the future if you only want to use PayPal. Please send the seller's eBay ID name to the MOPO list, so that we don't fall into the same situation -- I mean, since the seller isn't stating that they won't take PayPal, it's likely that this happens with them all the time. You'd think they would wise up and put a clear "No PayPal" notice in their auction descriptions -- but they probably doesn't want to discourage bidding, which such a notice would do. So they put everyone through a big hassle. Please tell us the eBay ID of this bozo.   PS. Please note that I do not consider this seller a "bozo" because they don't accept PayPal (which is their right) -- but because they don't clearly state their position in their auction description. That ain't right.   -- JR ----- Original Message ----- From: az To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 23:59 Subject: [MOPO] No PayPal accepted? After putting through a PayPal payment for an auction I recently won on eBay, the seller wrote me that he doesn't accept PayPal. The payment was refused, alright. But the seller had nothing on his page that alerted one to this. I'm not that experienced on this score, so I wonder if anyone thinks this is a normal occurence or a sign to watch out for. The seller has been on eBay for 3 years and has some 200 transactions with 100% positive feedback. Thanks all, AlfredoZ          Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com    ___________________________________________________________________               How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List        Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]             In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L     The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.