Posted by Lee Mellows on 07/31/06 13:03

> Dunno about Paypal, but ebay used to be 30 days. Is there a difference now
> that they're both the same?

Actually, (having now actually checked) the e-bay site says you have 10-60
days to open a dispute! If however, you've paid by Paypal, then the dispute
automatically gets transferred to them, and thier deadline is 45 days.

> If he intends letting you wait until after he gets satisfaction from the
> post-office it'll be more like 1030days (if! ...and I doubt it).
> What's he going to do when he gets back anyway (if he's away)?
> -Look at it and go "yeah it's broken, I'd better pay this guy his money"?
>
> If it was me, I might consider waiting if the deadline for pp and ebay are
> both 45 days... but only after letting him know how serious I am and what
> I intend doing in early September.

Yeah, this is the problem. If I open it as a dispute with Paypal now, then I
only have 20 days from then to escalate that to a claim which will fall
before he gets back. The real question is, can he refund me while he is
away? If not then I'm scuppered. He could legitimately say that he is within
his rights to withhold payment until he's had a chance to inspect the goods.

Hmmm

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