Cheers,

Doug

I've seen some things on both PayPal and eBay that I thought were pretty raunchy, so I always try to stay on the lookout for other twists in their "policies". PayPal was hit with a much-deserved class action suit a year or two back, but it ended in a very watered down settlement. I think the plaintiffs all were awarded free credit reports or something equally useless. It was a real sellout by the attornies for the plaintiffs, in my opinion.

It's too bad, because PayPal is a really cool service. It's just that it has grown large enough that they probably should act more like a brick and mortar bank. Ever try to walk in and do business with them if you have a problem? No way. They can hide behind the faceless mask of the internet, and that's no way for a financial institution to act, particularly one with as much money running through it as PayPal does. Same thing with eBay.

You are right about the faceless corporation. I had to chat online with them three times before they finally took action. I fairness to them though, the service was not that bad. The online chat worked quite well and they did call me at one point to discuss the issue. The problem was that the first attendant I spoke to would not cooperate. If she had the problem would have been solved early.

I plan to list two of the three items the first week of January.

Cheers and have a great holiday.

Doug