Well a friend of mine tried to purchase a couple concert tix but got shafted. He paid through Paypal and filed a complaint. Generally, how long does it take to have PayPal credit back the funds?

-ryan

 

zero to less than zero...

 

seriously? damn, that sucks for him then.

 

Well, my roomie is a ebay fanatic. What he usually does, is first get the info from the seller from ebay (you can request it). IIRC, it gives you their phone number, city, and email. He usually calls the guy, tells him the situation, and threatens to get lawyers involved.

As for Paypal, what usually happens is they "freeze" the money so neither user may use the funds. During this time, they tell the seller why it has been frozen and asks for a response to the situation. From that point, it's at their own discretion.

 

isnt that scalping? or am i wrong?

 

^ tell that to craigslist, stubhub, and everyone on the street outside a ball game.

 

wait... ryan asked how long it takes. so, zero meaning "in no time" like right away? or "no chance in hell you will get your money back. " lol

 

here's the problem w/ ebay/paypal.

u buy an widget.

you paypal.

they ship it.

instead of a widget you get dried cow dung.

you file a complain.

paypal puts a temporary hold on funds.

seller provides tracking #.

temporary hold is reversed.

you just bought cow dung.

happy new year.

sux huh?

 

Man, that sucks donkey *****. Poor bastard, he was trying to get concert tix for his wife. Oh well...

 

for what i understand, it is illegal to sell tixs with XXXX number of feet from the venue.

otherwise, all those ticket brokers would be shut down a loooooong time ago.

 

a coworker got scammed too or lost out to GIANTS playoff tixs a few years ago. was her b-day and hubby supposed to get them overnighted.

of course tixs came 2 days after the game...