So I've had a month long journey with a nefarious buyer who opened a claim against me 2 days after they purchased an item (they bought 3 of the same items, $100 each so $300 value) as I ship from Canada and he was in Florida that was first red flag. I immediately called ebay to inform them. Then a few days later he replied to the case with dodgy photos of a product that does not resemble what I sent and because the timeline was fraudulent, it was easy for ebay to judge against the buyer and case close, my money was back to me that was held in Paypal. (All of this happened in the Ebay Resolution center and full communication) So then the buyer threatens me through the mail system that they are going to 'chargeback' ALL 3 items. So now I thought he was bluffing as "how could they do that after ebay decided against the buyer" .. well a few days pass and ONE chargeback. 5 days later ANOTHER Chargeback 2 out of 3 items are now being reviewed and $200 USD is being held (I had zero dollars so it's MINUS $200) after I took an a few hours to dispute each case - (collecting data, photos,ebay messages) ... and it won't be another 20 days for Paypal to 'decide' . I phoned them twice as well all paypal does is shuttle me to the online resolution center anyways even after explaining ebay already decided against the buyer!! I have 500 new items listed this week. I generally sell $100 - $500 in a cycle auctions. If I make UNDER $200 - but I have 10 items to ship, and it's all absorbed into the $200 being 'held' because of the crook and paypal not communicating properly with me , am I to assume ALL of those buyers will simply have to wait ? I have NO funds in my bank account, I have NO credit cards, so I can't 'pay out of pocket' for shipping labels. Am I to cancel all my auctions before they end on Saturday so this doesn't happen? Should I sue Paypal for destroying my ability to do business? (yeah me and what army of lawyers?) I'm so disappointed in the 'system' as people are right, the Seller is the dog that is beaten and malnoursihed in the eyes of paypal / ebay. WHere is the protection against these "chargebacks" PAYPAL?? I notice in the fine print it says "no matter what , the card issuer has the final decision" . That's a joke and a slap in the face if I've ever heard . Am I in the clear because Ebay DID decide immediately against the buyer , do I have to simply wait the time allotted and hope the good light will shine? But what do I do till then? How do I pay those shipping labels when My money is being choked? NOT FAIR PAYPAL.
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