[CR]Collecting eBay Insurance [was:Ebay Scams and SELLER WARNING]

(Example: Framebuilders:Rene Herse)

Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 13:41:53 -0500
From: "Martin Needleman" <mrndlmn@toad.net>
To: Joe Bender-Zanoni <joebz@optonline.net>
References: <CATFOODRaqbC8wSA1Xv0000055b@catfood.nt.phred.org> <40002A8D.4040404@sonic.net> <00ba01c3d79a$8f342300$6400a8c0@jfbender>
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cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
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Subject: [CR]Collecting eBay Insurance [was:Ebay Scams and SELLER WARNING]

I had no problem collecting my $175 from eBay when my "seller" took the money and ran. The process was cumbersome but worked exactly as advertised. Martin Needleman Annapolis, MD

Joe Bender-Zanoni wrote: <======== snip ==========>
>
> The most you can collect is $175 in theory.
>
> I tried this on a fraudulent transaction. My suspicion is that actual
> payouts from ebay almost never occur. The process is ponderous, the service
> horrible, the decisions capricious and non-appealable. Has anyone on the
> list ever been defrauded on ebay and collected? <=============== snip ================>