Dave, I get e-mails about sites promising to get me mystery shopper jobs if I pay them a fee. I love the idea of getting paid to shop, but I don’t want to get scammed. Is mystery shopping for real, and should I pay to join one of these sites?
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Ripped off on eBay, any recourse?
Hello. I bought an item off of eBay a while ago and sent the money the next day. I then never got the item. So I tried to contact the person and he said he would give me a refund but never did. So I waited patiently for his reply but never got one.
I then filed a report 40 days after the time I bought the item but there were a couple of problems. I closed my paypal account maybe 2 days after the transaction due to an identity theft reason (I was paranoid) and I opened a new account. I asked the paypal representative that if this was a problem and she told me no and it would be still investigated and then she filed the buyer complaint under my new account.
After about 2 months or so I never got a response and decided to call back for an update. Then the man told me that paypal investigated it and said there was nothing he can do because the transaction took place on an old account and that he will file another buyer’s complaint stating that I had to close the account due to identity fraud and told me to call back in 2 days.
So I call 2 days later and they tell me now that they cannot get my money back because I filed a complaint 2 days ago and it was not covered because they have a 45 day policy that says I cannot file a claim after 45 days. And that I am not eligible for the buyer’s protection because I closed the account that had the transaction on. And if I wanted to I can file a police report but they cannot give me a name, or email or anything.
I’m desperate Dave what should I do?! We’re talking about 150 dollars that I am out and that is a lot of money when you’re going through college!
Does jewelry sold on eBay need an appraisal?
Does jewelry sold on eBay need to be appraised? If not, how do you figure a price, and if so, how do I go about getting a credible appraisal for my online auction?
Can I add “free” items to my Paypal shopping cart?
I currently use paypal shopping carts on my website, 1 Madd Max.com. I am going to be releasing some new products but will offer them as an add on to existing items. What I need is a FREE paypal button to add these items to the shopping cart. Currently I cannot do this as the shopping cart needs a currency value to work.
How do I convert visitors into customers?
I have a small ebook I’m trying to sell by using some Google AdWords adverts (and other links), but for the life of me, I can’t seem to get any of the people who come to the information page for the book to convert into buyers. Are there best practices with these targeted pages?
Customer registration: before or after making a purchase?
After a meeting with my IT group a question was raised that received a split vote. Could you steer us in the right direction? The question: Should a web based company make customers register before making a purchase? If so, why?
Are the gift cards offered on eBay legit, or scams?
I am amazed how many people on eBay and such sites can sell dozens if not more of gift cards “claiming” to be worth a mystery amount, is this a scam? Also, I see people bidding on them for $500 dollars that reach near that amount and the sellershas dozens of them? How can anyone afford to lose money and purchase such high dollars amounts? where is the profit in that. I am tempted to bid but but something is fishy about those auctions. Where do they get all those gift cards? thanks for your time, dave
How do I know if an eBay message is phishing?
I buy and sell on eBay quite a bit, so it’s really a pain to worry about possible phishing attempts from delinquents trying to get me to reveal my eBay account and password. How do I easily ascertain if a specific message is from eBay or a phisher?
