Ebay warns you not to buy items from sellers unless it's through the actual auction process and not to make independent deals with sellers. They tell you this because they can't document your purchase if you don't use the proper procedure. They tell you thsi because if you don't use the proper procedure and then you get **bleep**ed over, they won't be able to help you. My youngest brother got **bleep**ed out of $5,000 that way once buying a quad from a seller who contacted him independently after the auction. It sucked, but if was his fault for not following directions and clear warnings. We understood this, and took it as a lesson learned the hard way and moved on. Don't blame Ebay or Paypal for your mistakes. If you don't follow directions, and you get **bleep**ed over because of that, it's your own fault. Whining about it or coming to the Paypal forums and posting about your complaints and how bitter you are is not going to solve the problem, nor will it help you learn not to make the same mistake twice. Lots of people get **bleep**ed by Ebay and Paypal FOR REAL. You didn't. You got **bleep**ed by a dishonest seller and your own foolishness. Complaining and passing blame is just making it harder for people with genuine problems that are actually Ebay/Paypal's fault to get their issues resolved. Post all you want about how you're bitter that you got **bleep**ed, but don't blame anyone but yourself for the **bleep**ing, and follow directions next time. No, I don't work for Paypal or Ebay... I'm just a person who gets rather disgusted by people who constantly blame others for their own mistakes.
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