I accidently sent money to the wrong person via paypal...

J20BABY

soolin wrote: »

Exactly how did you send it as a direct payment or as a gift?

If you sent it as a gift then you can't recall it as it does warn you that it is considered a personal payment and asks you to double check the details are correct. If you just sent payment (ie so recipient would pay fees) then you can charge it back via paypal.

I sent it as a gift, as it was a gift. I did put the correct email address in but somehow it defaulted to the person from ebay rather than my friend.

Freddie_Snowbits wrote: »

If you gave me 5 quid in the Dog and Duck, the £5 would remain in the Dog and Duck. Only problem is, it will be in the till and I will be quite happy.

Why should the recipient repay you?[/QUOTE]

Well I made a genuine mistake so morally they should return it but as they've igonred me for 3 days, I'm assuming they're going to keep it. It's not a huge amount but still, I could hardly afford to contribute to the friends gift in the first place to be honest, let alone be down double the amount.

Freddie_Snowbits

I agree you made a mistake, but why should the recipient reapay this. If you sent it to my paypal account and requested payment to be paid back, I would do so as I use it for my business and this is goodwill.

I am sure that if you requested the money back, any reasonable business would do the same. If it was an indiviiual, I understanmd this may be a lot harder to do so.

soolin

J20BABY wrote: »

I sent it as a gift, as it was a gift. I did put the correct email address in but somehow it defaulted to the person from ebay rather than my friend.

Freddie_Snowbits wrote: »

If you gave me 5 quid in the Dog and Duck, the £5 would remain in the Dog and Duck. Only problem is, it will be in the till and I will be quite happy.

Why should the recipient repay you?[/QUOTE]

Well I made a genuine mistake so morally they should return it but as they've igonred me for 3 days, I'm assuming they're going to keep it. It's not a huge amount but still, I could hardly afford to contribute to the friends gift in the first place to be honest, let alone be down double the amount.

If recipient ignores your polite requests for the payment to be returned you might consider trying small claims. However a win is not guaranteed and even if you do win repayment is not automatic as you would have to take further steps to recover funds.

You might also want to consider the cost of trying small claims before you decide whether it is worth the risk.

Hintza

J20BABY wrote: »

they've igonred me for 3 days,

Perhaps they are away on holiday?

J20BABY

soolin wrote: »

J20BABY wrote: »

I sent it as a gift, as it was a gift. I did put the correct email address in but somehow it defaulted to the person from ebay rather than my friend.



If recipient ignores your polite requests for the payment to be returned you might consider trying small claims. However a win is not guaranteed and even if you do win repayment is not automatic as you would have to take further steps to recover funds.

You might also want to consider the cost of trying small claims before you decide whether it is worth the risk.

It was only for £10 so I wouldn't bother with the hassle of the small claims.

Hintza wrote: »

Perhaps they are away on holiday?

That's why I don't want to hassle them. I've emailed Paypal to see if they can suggest anything. I know it's only a small amount but every little counts!

Chimpofdoom

Actually i read about a case recently about someone who did a bank transfer online. They filled in the details etc and after the transfer went through they noticed two digits were mixed up!

So they contacted the bank, they claimed nothing they could do etc etc

So to cut a long story short. The case went to small claims court and it was ruled as it was user error, it was a genuine mistake, but it doesn't constitute as theft as long as the recipient who received the money, doesn't spend it.

Usually before I do any sort of transfer, I always send them £1 and get the person to tell me they've received that before transferring any larger amounts!

In the OP's case, hopefully the person who has received your £10 will be kind enough to send it back

J20BABY

Well, no reply so far. Will just have to assume I'm not going to get it back I suppose.

gordikin

They may have a paypal email address that they only check when they are expecting emails/dosh...so give it time.

Freddie_Snowbits

Thanks for the update

Takoda

This kind of thing is why I will never have a PayPal account - ever!