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Difficult Paypal - Ebay case

hii,

recently I sold something on ebay, unsuccessfully and ebay has refunded the buyer. That's not the problem though. The issue here is, once they refunded the buyer and I always keep my paypal balance at 0, my account now went to negative.

Let's use a small example so you understand better.

The refunded amount was 40 gbp and my paypal balance was at -40. Up to here, I agree with what ebay has done. After that I received several payments amounting to, lets say 60. So my new paypal balance was now 20. (simple maths huh? :D)

So technically, I "Paid off the debts" right? Now my account was back to normal (positive) and every thing's fine.

...not so fast.

Yesterday I received an e-mail in the form as an invoice stating that I have to pay the 40 gbp to ebay since the sale wasn't successful.

Waaiitt! What?! I thought I already paid the amount by getting my paypal account back to positive!

So yea.. that's the situation I'm in right now.. it seems like I have to pay the amount twice?!!:mad:

Anyone's got advice for me? I tried Customer Service of Ebay and I felt like punching that guy on the phone, he sounded like if he's just woken up and couldn't help me at all -.-"

any help appreciated :)

Comments

  • baffcat
    baffcat Posts: 502 Forumite
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    Yesterday I received an e-mail in the form as an invoice stating that I have to pay the 40 gbp to ebay since the sale wasn't successful.

    Waaiitt! What?! I thought I already paid the amount by getting my paypal account back to positive!


    Maybe, just maybe, you need to somehow give ebay £40 of the money that's in paypal. Even though one owns the other, the 'debt' might be with ebay itself, not paypal.

    Just a thought.
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  • Strapped
    Strapped Posts: 8,158 Forumite
    baffcat wrote: »
    Maybe, just maybe, you need to somehow give ebay £40 of the money that's in paypal. Even though one owns the other, the 'debt' might be with ebay itself, not paypal.

    Just a thought.

    From the OP though, eBay have already taken the money, from PP.
    They deem him their worst enemy who tells them the truth. -- Plato
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