Never pay for goods as a "gift" or "friends & family" in PayPal
#1
Moderator (Ret.)
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Never pay for goods as a "gift" or "friends & family" in PayPal
Be careful of those that ask you to pay for items as a "gift" in PayPal. If you do, you forfeit filing for a disput if your goods do not arrive, or are damaged due to poor packing by seller. While it avoids a percentage charge, it offers no protection with PayPal.
PayPal treats a "gift" payment just as it sounds; a gift. You have no buyer protection when payment is made this way, as a "gift" payment is not used to buy goods.
Be Careful!!!
PayPal treats a "gift" payment just as it sounds; a gift. You have no buyer protection when payment is made this way, as a "gift" payment is not used to buy goods.
Be Careful!!!
Last edited by Mod (Ret.); 10-31-2012 at 08:03 AM.
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#3
Senior Member
I was not asked to pay using "gift" but djfllmn cut the price of my item down so much that I wanted to save him a buck or two. They did charge me a fee to send him money (which I didn't mind).
Your point about relinquishing the right to file a dispute is the most important one. But I wanted to let you know that it looks like one way or another, PayPal is going to get their fee.
Your point about relinquishing the right to file a dispute is the most important one. But I wanted to let you know that it looks like one way or another, PayPal is going to get their fee.
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