Well, I've got a buddy that works at Paypal & he's told me before that he'd never sell anything on eBay...
Even sending stuff w/ signature required isn't proof enough to defeat a well-thought out chargeback attempt
I asked him if I could take a video of the entire process, of showing that the item worked, packaging it up, taking it to UPS, and then having them ship it out.... and Paypal doesn't take video evidence, hoho.
Anyone can chargeback on basis of not receiving the item they paid for, regardless of whether or not you required signature. In a case like this, I suppose paypal will 'make' them send it back to you, but maybe after 2 or 3 weeks and it's worth a lot less?
(most people probably don't even realize how easy it is to still win chargebacks even w/ adult signature required) if, say, you use a bank debit card, you could also go to your bank and chargeback like that, saying it was fraudulently used. if it's not something you've made a habit of, they'll reverse it immediately. re: I've had to do one bank chargeback and I've had the same bank for about 8 years now.. so they processed it w/ essentially no questions asked.. oh.. when that happens, paypal takes it back from you also
When I had my bank do a charge back for BFL orders it was actually easier then dealing with PP directly. They asked what was up, I told them I had attempted many times to get a refund from PP and BFL. The charge back was processed within minutes, I never once heard back from PP about it and my account was not affected at all. I didnt even have to provide a single shred of proof that I attempted to contact either company. Shit, the charge was even out of the window that they usually will do a refund and even that was not a problem.
I could see this being a HUGE risk if I was a seller. That combined with the fees eBay and PP charge I have been keeping away from selling anything via either company since.
I wish you the best of luck with your auctions and considering so many people still sell miners on eBay you should be okay, I just would hate to hear another horror story.
