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  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,715 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 25, 2020 9:00AM

    The reason I shared this was many others may not be aware that they cannot talk to a CS rep if they need to. my only complaint on this is that ebay/PP did not give its customers a heads up.

    No Way Out: Stimulus and Money Printing Are the Only Path Left

  • amwldcoinamwldcoin Posts: 11,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Are you getting a pin number to enter on their website? I always do...I believe you have to have a commercial account though.

    @derryb said:

    @ErrorsOnCoins said:

    I got the recorded message as well, at the prompt, I said "Customer Service" over and over again until it worked.

    It worked for me is all I know.

    You must have a magic phone. Just tried again, repeated "customer service" as I always do and got the same "customer services is temporarily closed" recording.

    Just to verify you do in fact have a magic phone, give it another try.

  • CoinJunkieCoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @amwldcoin said:
    Are you getting a pin number to enter on their website? I always do...I believe you have to have a commercial account though.

    @derryb said:

    @ErrorsOnCoins said:

    I got the recorded message as well, at the prompt, I said "Customer Service" over and over again until it worked.

    It worked for me is all I know.

    You must have a magic phone. Just tried again, repeated "customer service" as I always do and got the same "customer services is temporarily closed" recording.

    Just to verify you do in fact have a magic phone, give it another try.

    I don't have a commercial account and I always get a PIN. Haven't had to speak to PayPal in several months, though. FYI.

  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,715 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @amwldcoin said:
    Are you getting a pin number to enter on their website? I always do...I believe you have to have a commercial account though.

    I always call PP directly at 888-221-1161, never needed a PIN.

    Ebay normally provides a PIN for me when I ask, from my webpage, to contact them. They currently are only offering the email option, but no phone number with a PIN.

    For claims or disputes I always initiate with PP since they control the money.

    No Way Out: Stimulus and Money Printing Are the Only Path Left

  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,715 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Give them both a call, see if you can talk to a CS person.

    No Way Out: Stimulus and Money Printing Are the Only Path Left

  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,636 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I haven't been able to talk to a person for weeks at PP, or Ebay. In the military, we called it "shamming". Getting paid for doing nothing. :joy:

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 36,993 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CoinJunkie said:
    I seriously doubt that PayPal is going to rule against a seller without giving him/her due process. These are extraordinary times, and the company has to be aware that some fraudsters will be attempting to exploit that. But if @derryb (or anyone else) doesn't feel comfortable selling big ticket items in the current environment, it's really nobody's business but his.

    True, although he sort of brought it into our house when he posted his lament on a public forum.

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  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 36,993 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @derryb said:
    The reason I shared this was many others may not be aware that they cannot talk to a CS rep if they need to. my only complaint on this is that ebay/PP did not give its customers a heads up.

    Honestly, they've posted so many notifications about virus related changes that I stopped reading them. I couldn't tell you for sure whether they told us this or not.

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  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,715 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 25, 2020 1:17PM

    @jmlanzaf said:

    True, although he sort of brought it into our house when he posted his lament on a public forum.

    Not unusual to bring out at least one AH when you try to share something informative with your fellow forum members. If you look at the thread title the point of the thread was to bring it to others' attention that "Ebay and Paypal have suspended customer service calls."

    The thread got sidetracked by you saying "no, customer service is answering the phone," when they clearly are not. Hopefully not everyone already knew everything there is to know and did benefit from the customer service shutdown info.

    No Way Out: Stimulus and Money Printing Are the Only Path Left

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 36,993 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @derryb said:

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @CoinJunkie said:
    I seriously doubt that PayPal is going to rule against a seller without giving him/her due process. These are extraordinary times, and the company has to be aware that some fraudsters will be attempting to exploit that. But if @derryb (or anyone else) doesn't feel comfortable selling big ticket items in the current environment, it's really nobody's business but his.

    True, although he sort of brought it into our house when he posted his lament on a public forum.

    Not unusual to bring out at least one AH or two when you try to share something informative with your fellow forum members. If you look at the thread title the whole point of the thread was to bring it to others' attention that "Ebay and Paypal have suspended customer service calls."

    The thread got sidetracked by you saying "no, customer service is answering the phone," when they clearly are not. Hopefully not everyone already knew everything there is to know and did benefit from the customer service shutdown info.

    I never said they were answering the phone. I don't know. I didn't call. All I did was post the message that ebay is displaying which you could have viewed as supporting your OP rather than refuting it.

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  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,715 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 25, 2020 1:30PM

    To those who benefited from the info that they currently cannot talk live to ebay or paypal customer service I am glad you learned something important to you. To those who saw no benefit in knowing this, the thread title contained enough info for you to just move on to another thread.

    No Way Out: Stimulus and Money Printing Are the Only Path Left

  • coinbufcoinbuf Posts: 11,874 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Lots of free time gives folks time to ah discuss, yea that's it discuss. :D

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  • AotearoaAotearoa Posts: 1,566 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sheesh

    Smitten with DBLCs.

  • privatecoinprivatecoin Posts: 3,656 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @Pnies20 said:
    Just put all your stuff on the BST :)

    There are dozens of coins I would buy if they were here because they’d be ~10% less.

    Problem is everyone on BST wants to pay 20% less...

    Ok, compromise at 15%. :D

    Just kidding.

    Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value. Zero. Voltaire. Ebay coinbowlllc

  • logger7logger7 Posts: 9,091 ✭✭✭✭✭

    How does anything get enforced in the current pandemic environment? Courts are closed, most white collar workers are working from home. I have been contacting ebay on getting access to ebucks that were strangely gone, no remedy; I have emailed them and they act like they don't understand.

  • logger7logger7 Posts: 9,091 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Also sold a certified and cac gold coin on ebay, and the buyer decided he didn't want it. "Hi. I have to return this as I already own one." He refused the priority package so I get this back quickly right? I'm going to tell him that I have to deduct on the return for lost paypal fees etc..

  • logger7logger7 Posts: 9,091 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I was able to speak to both ebay and paypal in the last week. So hopefully they will be available to all again soon.

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 36,993 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @logger7 said:
    I was able to speak to both ebay and paypal in the last week. So hopefully they will be available to all again soon.

    shhh...don't poke the bear, please.

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  • hammer1hammer1 Posts: 3,874 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @TwoSides2aCoin said:
    I haven't been able to talk to a person for weeks at PP, or Ebay. In the military, we called it "shamming". Getting paid for doing nothing. :joy:

    aka "featherbedding"

  • mbogomanmbogoman Posts: 5,251 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If you have an Ebay Store, you get Ebay Concierge Service. They answered right away for me a couple days ago.

  • BochimanBochiman Posts: 25,556 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @coinbuf said:
    Lots of free time gives folks time to ah discuss, yea that's it discuss. :D

    Yep...and it's usually the same ones that feel a need to "discuss" in every thread they can....over and over and over and over.

    Derryb…..good bring up, sorry you are hitting the hassle in what you are doing. Now is a good time to sell things BUT the caveat is if an issue arises and you don't have the support, then is it REALLY a good time?

    I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment

  • SilverProofQuarter1883SilverProofQuarter1883 Posts: 1,883 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yea it’s been like this for a wile. A few months a scammer didn’t ship an item and didn’t give my money back and I did it through PayPal. They only accepted email. Turns out though I shouldn’t have gotten rid of the 21 day security. I put it back on but it’s to late and my money is lost forever 😭😭😭

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 36,993 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @markelman1125 said:
    Yea it’s been like this for a wile. A few months a scammer didn’t ship an item and didn’t give my money back and I did it through PayPal. They only accepted email. Turns out though I shouldn’t have gotten rid of the 21 day security. I put it back on but it’s to late and my money is lost forever 😭😭😭

    Could you elaborate on the 21 day security?

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  • SilverProofQuarter1883SilverProofQuarter1883 Posts: 1,883 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 5, 2020 9:19AM

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @markelman1125 said:
    Yea it’s been like this for a wile. A few months a scammer didn’t ship an item and didn’t give my money back and I did it through PayPal. They only accepted email. Turns out though I shouldn’t have gotten rid of the 21 day security. I put it back on but it’s to late and my money is lost forever 😭😭😭

    Could you elaborate on the 21 day security?

    Will let’s just say I did the varry stupid thing of doing a direct payment as a friend because he said he would only ship once he got the money. Shame on me, I will not take that risk again.
    I did a as a friend on the past when buying from a forum member and it was good but for this person who is also a member of this forum I took it to close to hear when it can to “I trust forum members” It’s a good learning curb for me.

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 36,993 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @markelman1125 said:

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @markelman1125 said:
    Yea it’s been like this for a wile. A few months a scammer didn’t ship an item and didn’t give my money back and I did it through PayPal. They only accepted email. Turns out though I shouldn’t have gotten rid of the 21 day security. I put it back on but it’s to late and my money is lost forever 😭😭😭

    Could you elaborate on the 21 day security?

    Will let’s just say I did the varry stupid thing of doing a direct payment as a friend because he said he would only ship once he got the money. Shame on me, I will not take that risk again.
    I did a as a friend on the past when buying from a forum member and it was good but for this person who is also a member of this forum I took it to close to hear when it can to “I trust forum members” It’s a good learning curb for me.

    Ah...thanks... I always insist on paying the 3% for security.

    I once had a customer die mid-transaction. Ever since then, I don't fly without a net.

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  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 15,042 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @markelman1125 said:

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @markelman1125 said:
    Yea it’s been like this for a wile. A few months a scammer didn’t ship an item and didn’t give my money back and I did it through PayPal. They only accepted email. Turns out though I shouldn’t have gotten rid of the 21 day security. I put it back on but it’s to late and my money is lost forever 😭😭😭

    Could you elaborate on the 21 day security?

    Will let’s just say I did the varry stupid thing of doing a direct payment as a friend because he said he would only ship once he got the money. Shame on me, I will not take that risk again.
    I did a as a friend on the past when buying from a forum member and it was good but for this person who is also a member of this forum I took it to close to hear when it can to “I trust forum members” It’s a good learning curb for me.

    Don't post anything about the forum member which would get you in trouble, but don't make it easy for him to ignore you, either.

    Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.

  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,636 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Pay Pal finally answered , yesterday. And yes, they're taking applications. Yippee.

  • CommencentsCommencents Posts: 349 ✭✭✭

    I was able to get through to paypal customer service on the phone last week at 2 o'clock in the morning. Courteous
    service as usual and they resolved the problem. Forget about credit cards. You gotta keep you phone on loudspeaker and wait at least 20 minutes! The all do warn you of a potential delay due to the virus on their sites.

  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,715 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @mbogoman said:
    If you have an Ebay Store, you get Ebay Concierge Service. They answered right away for me a couple days ago.

    I have a store, tell me about this special treatment and how do I contact them?

    No Way Out: Stimulus and Money Printing Are the Only Path Left

  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,715 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @markelman1125 said:
    Yea it’s been like this for a wile. A few months a scammer didn’t ship an item and didn’t give my money back and I did it through PayPal. They only accepted email. Turns out though I shouldn’t have gotten rid of the 21 day security. I put it back on but it’s to late and my money is lost forever 😭😭😭

    Ebay or BST transaction?
    If ebay you can report the seller, ebay can view his messages where he offered to deal outside of ebay.
    If BST, PM me the scoundrel's name.

    No Way Out: Stimulus and Money Printing Are the Only Path Left

  • blitzdudeblitzdude Posts: 6,628 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Paypal? eBay? So long as I can still pay to call JA and he still answers the phone that's all that really matters. LG!

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  • SilverProofQuarter1883SilverProofQuarter1883 Posts: 1,883 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 5, 2020 6:36PM

    @MFeld said:

    @markelman1125 said:

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @markelman1125 said:
    Yea it’s been like this for a wile. A few months a scammer didn’t ship an item and didn’t give my money back and I did it through PayPal. They only accepted email. Turns out though I shouldn’t have gotten rid of the 21 day security. I put it back on but it’s to late and my money is lost forever 😭😭😭

    Could you elaborate on the 21 day security?

    Will let’s just say I did the varry stupid thing of doing a direct payment as a friend because he said he would only ship once he got the money. Shame on me, I will not take that risk again.
    I did a as a friend on the past when buying from a forum member and it was good but for this person who is also a member of this forum I took it to close to hear when it can to “I trust forum members” It’s a good learning curb for me.

    Don't post anything about the forum member which would get you in trouble, but don't make it easy for him to ignore you, either.

    You are absolutely right, will stop taking about it

  • mbogomanmbogoman Posts: 5,251 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 5, 2020 7:19PM

    @derryb said:

    @mbogoman said:
    If you have an Ebay Store, you get Ebay Concierge Service. They answered right away for me a couple days ago.

    I have a store, tell me about this special treatment and how do I contact them?

    That is a very good question. I thought it was automatic - I didn't do anything or sign up for it, it just happened. I just looked it up and here is what I found:

    eBay Concierge is a personalized, premium service to help members with their buying and selling needs. Currently, the program is open only to select customers. eBay Concierge gives members access to dedicated, specialized experts within our customer service organization, with minimal wait times.

    Here is a link to a thread from the Sports Cards side with more info and anecdotes about the Concierge service:

    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1018303/ebay-concierge

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