Getting stiffed is your own damn fault... PayPal is not an escrow service, and they're not responsible for people's honesty...
While I'd like it if they'd investigate claims far enough to at least close out someone's account if they're dishonest, they clearly state in their terms of service that they don't do that sort of thing.
Consider paypal like handing someone cash. Granted, because it makes it easier to hand them cash, it makes it easier to get screwed - but that's your own fault.. you shouldn't buy from a seller you don't trust.. Just like you shouldn't hand a shady character on the street 20 bucks to go buy you a case of beer and expect him to come back with it.
Wow.. genetic disposition to Carpal Tunnel?
I wonder if it's the same gene as the disposition to being a computer nerd...
(hence the correlation...);-) --
This is Eric from the piece. Hope you like the story, or at least the photographs by Ethan Hill. My e-mail's not in the piece, so here it is. twilegar@icsp.net. The only thing I wish is that Britney Spears was on the cover again:)
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Getting stiffed is your own damn fault... PayPal is not an escrow service, and they're not responsible for people's honesty...
While I'd like it if they'd investigate claims far enough to at least close out someone's account if they're dishonest, they clearly state in their terms of service that they don't do that sort of thing.
Consider paypal like handing someone cash. Granted, because it makes it easier to hand them cash, it makes it easier to get screwed - but that's your own fault.. you shouldn't buy from a seller you don't trust.. Just like you shouldn't hand a shady character on the street 20 bucks to go buy you a case of beer and expect him to come back with it.
I got spam today from a DSL company... advertising their service!!
Like I'm gonna order DSL from some bastards who spammed me?! Get real!
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Wow.. genetic disposition to Carpal Tunnel? I wonder if it's the same gene as the disposition to being a computer nerd... (hence the correlation...) ;-)
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I did. It didn't taste too good :(
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This is Eric from the piece. Hope you like the story, or at least the photographs by Ethan Hill. My e-mail's not in the piece, so here it is. twilegar@icsp.net. The only thing I wish is that Britney Spears was on the cover again :)