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Paypal may not have helped you but, there is really nothing they can do from a legal standpoint. You did receive your item even though it was ... Not as Advertised/Faulty/Wrong Order/ Ect. One of the few ways Paypal can actually refund you is if you did not receive the item at all, its plain and as simple as that.

My friend has made dozens of paypal disputes over several purchases he made on the internet and all of them won. The only reason is because he reported that he did not receive the item. He bought CD-Key for a game to support a friend, they sent him a fake and all he had to say was he did not receive it and the site was a phony, all his money back. He bought from ebay and received an item in horrible condition while it stated brand new, all he had to say was he didn't receive it and the seller couldn't prove it in the dispute that they did send it (That was their fault) and he got a full refund.

I made a purchase on an online website for a virtual item and only to get banned later on. I made a Paypal dispute 45 days later claiming that I had never received and, I got full refund.

To cut it short, just claim that you never received the item, and paypal will pay more attention to your disputes. Even if you do and it was a scam or not as advertised, just claim it was sent to the wrong adress and that you want a refund for an item you didn't receive.

I know that may be a rip-off as well but, it is sometimes the onlyway to acheive justice. Sad but, true.

Paypal may not have helped you but, there is really nothing they can do from a legal standpoint. You did receive your item even though it was ... Not as Advertised/Faulty/Wrong Order/ Ect. One of the few ways Paypal can actually refund you is if you did not receive the item at all, its plain and as simple as that.

My friend has made dozens of paypal disputes over several purchases he made on the internet and all of them won. The only reason is because he reported that he did not receive the item. He bought CD-Key for a game to support a friend, they sent him a fake and all he had to say was he did not receive it and the site was a phony, all his money back. He bought from ebay and received an item in horrible condition while it stated brand new, all he had to say was he didn't receive it and the seller couldn't prove it in the dispute that they did send it (That was their fault) and he got a full refund.

I made a purchase on an online website for a virtual item and only to get banned later on. I made a Paypal dispute 45 days later claiming that I had never received and, I got full refund.

To cut it short, just claim that you never received the item, and paypal will pay more attention to your disputes. Even if you do and it was a scam or not as advertised, just claim it was sent to the wrong adress and that you want a refund for an item you didn't receive.

I know that may be a rip-off as well but, it is sometimes the onlyway to acheive justice. Sad but, true.

   So we should just cheat the next one down the line?  I certainly agree that two wrongs make a right as long as I get mine,  right?
   Take a second and listen to yourself before offering advice.  Lying to paypal makes "your friend" no different than the original scammer and does nothing to stop them.

John

  I would also like to add that I recently got an e-mail from the Better Business Bureau Iowa who I used to file a complaint with GearXS.com.  It has been over a month that I filed that complaint and BBB.org sent me an e-mail saying that they were unable to contact the company to even begin to resolve any issue and that it would be reported as a part of their inability to even respond.