We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

PayPal issue - anyone have a high up email?

Hi,

Long story short I bought a phone off ebay on the 26th April and it wasn't as described. Contacted the seller who eventually agreed to do a refund (I had already started a PayPal claim by this point) so I posted the phone back (recorded) and the seller completed the refund with PayPal.

They sent me a copy of the mail they'd received from PayPal stating the refund had been completed and the case closed. This was the 16th May.

I also got a mail from PayPal on the 16th advising the case was closed and to allow upto 7 days for the refund to show. The worrying thing was that the sentence showing the amount of the refund ended in a blank space - no amount listed.

I waited for the 7 days and then contacted them asking what was going on - they have been messing about and avoiding answering questions ever since (it's been 4 or 5 mails now). The last I heard was that a 'specialist' is looking into my case and will contact me shortly - this was 3 days ago.

Does anyone have an email I can complain to that's high up in PayPal? I can't find anything useful anywhere and I've had some success with that route with other companies.

Also, this is my first problem with them - is this sort of thing common if a problem does occur? They've effectively had my money since the 16th of this month and to be honest I'm getting to the point where I consider it theft!

Any help / advice appreciated.

Jason.
"Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first." (Mark Twain)

Comments

  • Sugar_Coated_Owl
    Sugar_Coated_Owl Posts: 12,379 Forumite
    Why don't you give PayPal a call. It's often better to sort problems like this out on the phone instead of sending numerous emails back and forth.
    --><-- Sugar Coated Owl --><--

    If you believe, you will survive - Katie Piper

    Woohoo! I'm normal! Gotta go tell the cat.
  • missile
    missile Posts: 11,806 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Paypal are hopeless at resolving problems
    "A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
    Ride hard or stay home :iloveyou:
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 352.2K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.6K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 454.3K Spending & Discounts
  • 245.3K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 601K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 177.5K Life & Family
  • 259.1K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.