Thank you for looking. A while ago I purchased a cell phone from somebody on ebay. I paid them through paypal, and was suppose to recieve the phone. As you may have already guessed the phone never arrived. I notified paypal who is the company I used to pay him with and they decided in my favor but were only able to recover $2.00 out of $265.00. My question is can i take this person to court and demand my money back even if they live in a different state? Please respond. Thank you
2007-02-26 15:28:39 · 7 answers · asked by Roger 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
You could always go on a show like Judge Joe Brown. Otherwise, it would probably cost you more to pursue this than the 263.00. I know that it is the pricipal of the matter as I have also paid for merchandise from eBay and not recieved the item. Did you pay through PayPal with a credit card? You could also try to dispute it with them.
2007-02-26 15:33:37 · answer #1 · answered by CPA Diva 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. Have you reported this to eBay? That should be your first start.
Good luck though finding someone to take your case. I purchased an automobile, within my own state. It was on eBay. Paid and took possession of the automobile. Never received a clear title. Seems the automobile was never paid off. Six months later the car was repossessed. The owner of the automobile stopped making monthly payments. I didn't have clear title so lost the automobile.
I did find an attorney and after $2000 decided it wasn't worth it. As I could have won in Civil Court but there wasn't any guarantee that I'd receive any money. Except the piece of paper stating that I'd won a judgment. The money was just a starting point. The next amount I was to pay was $5,000 to $10,000. I decided at that point that I'd drop the whole thing and get some sleep.
Someone I know purchased a car that the seller had lied about, they got a portion of their money back from eBay - they still have the car.
2007-02-26 23:37:30 · answer #2 · answered by Silly Girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are pretty much stuck with suing in Small Claims Court in the municipality and state where the defrauder lives. To do that, youl need to hire a local lawyer in most cases and that can be done over the phone or email.
Really unusual, that $2 settlement on PayPals part. From what I know, they insure 100%. If you so chose, you can call your Pay Pal payee such as a credit card and put that $265 in contention. What that will do is assure you that Pay Pal will awaken and probably honor your insurance of 100% which they advertise. Remember, ebay only exists because of PayPal, That thing is so important to the very existance of Ebay that if you stir up enough noise they will defenitely settle with you.
2007-02-26 23:42:13 · answer #3 · answered by James M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you use a credit card to pay PayPal? If you did you can make a complaint to them. If you never got an item you can usually get the credit card company to remove the charge.
2007-02-26 23:42:12 · answer #4 · answered by Michael da Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you agreed with the terms and conditions of the deal? Was there any breach of the contract? If so, who was in breach? If you are the one at default better keep silent and think twice before concluding the same deal in future moreover to give your trust to the uncertainty in internet deal. If the other party who is at default is it worthwile to litigate the small sum? If you are ready appoint your attorney!!!!
2007-02-26 23:36:30 · answer #5 · answered by 911 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might might find the theft, but you should be able to sue Paypal, since they are responsible to secure your money.
2007-02-27 00:05:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you can actually find out who it is you could take them to small claims court, but it would end up costing more than you would recover.
2007-02-26 23:35:31 · answer #7 · answered by pandora078 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋