[mpj-mlj]

Hello all,

We have all been scammed by various sellers.

Many (if not all) used Paypal (Ebay owned) to pay for the purchase.

Paypal boasts about customer protection - both for buyer and seller.

Well, when it comes to these hacked players, Paypal protection is just about useless. Once a claim is filed, Paypal requires you to provide documentation from a third party source to support your claim. Now, unless you are in the computer industry or know someone that is, it will cost you a fee to have the MP4 unit inspected. In my case, the minimum charge from the place was $20.

I faxed the information to Paypal and after they reviewed it, the case was found in my favor against ebay seller "buy_lowest" Paypal account "mp4.world@gmail.com".

GREAT, I WON!!

Wait, there is more to read.....

I must return the item to Paypal on my dime. Also, the cost of having this thing inspected is not refundable.
Great protection there, Paypal!

Just so I have this straight, I have to invest approximately $30 to receive a refund of $41.21 to my paypal account. This is after Paypal has concluded that the seller was, in fact, a scammer.

So, I'll file this in my "you're stupid" file. I'll add the $20 spent on this and just accept that I paid $61.21 for a hacked 1 GIG player.

I will be closing my Paypal account. Credit card companies offer far superior buyer protection. I'll go that route from now on.

Sorry for the vent.