[78-L] eBay payment held hostage by buyers!

[Julian Vein]

Stephen Davies wrote:
>         Having used the 78-L as a primer, I contacted my eBay seller after 
> my first ever smashed record arrived.
>         He expressed sympathy but stood by the quality of his inadequate 
> packaging.  We'll set that issue aside.
>         However, he's asking me to leave positive feedback because he says 
> PayPal is still holding up my payment to him.  Is that possible with eBay? 
>  I assumed that my payment to him went straight thru before he shipped.
>         I can see how savvy yet unscrupulous people can exploit such an 
> unmoderated bazaar like eBay.
> 
> - Stephen D
> in Calgary
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I had the experience of PayPal not paying a seller even though I'd 
received notification from them that they had. I had to wait for a bank 
statement to find out that my account hadn't been debited.

      Julian Vein