Paypal PAYPAL FRAUD Internet

..it does not matter if it consumer comment # 19, or consumer comment # 64, or any single one in between..EVERY SINGLE "consumer comment" is left by the same idiot..he goes by the name of "Karl".

If the poetry didn't SUCK so badly, I could deal with the deceptions..but unless you enjoy LOUSY poetry..I suggest you do as you and everyone else is doing now..and not care. The lack of response says enough. Unless anyone actually read any of this sucky poetry and wished to leave a review or opinion? HELLO???? ANYONE????? uhhh. I guess not???.

in the consumer comments section at Ripoff Report #502469.

...but you were not ripped off by paypal...do they have your money???? Do they have the diamonds?

PayPal is NOT an insurance company or a baby sitter...get real. You got scammed but it was NOT by paypal...you can't admit you took a stupid risk and lost?

I know paypal seems like the bad guy. No one likes to hear the bad news so they want to kill the messenger..that is human nature, I understand. But sometimes you have to face reality or you will make the same mistakes again.

Ronny, at least I addressed the points in your posting...you choose to defend Paypal position which I find biased and suspicious in the extreme.  Perhaps you are also a fraudulent seller using paypal outside Ebay?  You do have more than a passing interest in paypal as evidenced by the vigor of your defense of paypal.  You could at least address specifically my issues.

Happy Halloween to you too Stacey. But don't mistake me for Jerry Brown. Other then the fact that I still have all my hair..I don't think this state needs another Democrat. I know the current "governator" is supposed to be a Republican..but he is a Democrat.

I do have my concerns with Meg as well. she may outsource the entire state to India.

You know you are Jerry Brown in disguise! Happy Halloween!

...of California. Meg is not happy about it though.

Oh !  He bought it from Bidz.com without checking in this site ! 

Bidz.com has a HORRIBLE reputation on consumer sites...

Thanks for the laugh Edgeman. When I read this I thought about the Al's Towing incident too.

It is a well known fact that yo work for Paypal, Best Buy, eBay and at least two tow truck companies that wait for people to park in unauthorized places so you can impound their vehicles.

..but since I have internet businesses and use PayPal, complaints against them are a concern to me.

I understand why many think PayPal has horrible customer service. It is always angering and frustrating to be on the losing end of a dispute, or a policy that did not work out in our favor.

But unless you can post any evidence that PayPal scammed you...it is just venting because you did not like a policy, considering you were not forced to use PayPal.

The purpose of PayPal is to make online transactions safer, but it is not their purpose to hedge your bets or rescue you if you take stupid risks or purchase stuff from other countries and screwed up scam auction sites. Bidz,com...I am laughing so hard I think I lost a piece of lung...

I have regained composure enough to ask you..please, please warn people to stay away from those types of auctions..regardless of how they pay they are going to eventually get scammed and no matter if they blame PayPal or anything...it is an EPIC FAIL.

BIDZ.COM sold the diamond to me.  THIS complaint is against Paypal.

Who sold you the diamonds? Aren't they the ones you should be lodging a complaint against? Why no information on who they are so if anyone else wants to buy diamonds from them they can use more caution?

PayPal has policies regarding what they will and will not protect and why, you need to know this BEFORE you make a purchase. They are owned by eBay and the reason you have better protection is because on eBay the seller has to deal with the rating system. So if the seller is not doing the right thing, the buyers are able to read about the transactions, and make an educated decision if they wish to deal with the merchant. Also eBay scrutinizes the sellers and has them ALL post the return/refund/exchange/shipping policies etc/ hence making the transactions safer. But the buyer still needs to beware.

Has far as the currency exchange rate PayPal does not set that. Why are you not complaining that YOUR bank is refusing the funds?

As far as any money in "limbo"..that is what PayPal does. If you never got the diamonds you would be glad PayPal held the funds. As far as a refund/return what was the policy as per the merchant? PayPal does not control that. If you believe that the merchant defrauded you and that PayPal did nothing why don't you post the reason PayPal told you they will do nothing.

You have a right to be angry for this, but it is wise to direct the anger at the people who did you wrong. And it is nice if you got scammed by a merchant and report it here, to let others know who it is so we can check them out for ourselves.

And a suggestion for you...This is stated on PayPals website and is good advice. Credit cards often allow chargebacks that PayPal will not. But a great benefit of using PayPal is that you do not have to give out personal bank and CC information to unknown sellers. So what PayPal suggests..is to use a credit card to pay through them. Then if there is a problem, you can do the chargeback from your credit card, and the scammer has no information that can be later used for "unauthorized" charges or identity theft. USE the system..do not let the system use YOU, or you are left holding the bag and have no one to blame but yourself.

Is what type of diamond you were expecting for $350, and what did it actually appraise at?

i guess with this experience you have leran no to buy diamonds on the internet,

nothing better to go to you jewler personally and check the item on the spot.

some times convenience turn into really big inconvenience, as you experience show.