Originally Posted by Bob A.
This guy MODATOMIC was real quick to respond to my post looking for a skimmer. After about 4 emails back and forth we agreed to a price and I sent him a payment through paypal. After that I didnt hear from him from a week. Then one email saying the sky was falling, then nothing else for another week. Never got anything else and of course I never got the skimmer either. If anybody knows who this guy is, please let me know, his name is Michael Menchofer and his email address is
autoartist@mac.com. He supposedly lives in Indianapolis, IN. I am hoping I can get a refund through paypal but that is not a sure thing either.
If you used your credit card through Paypal you can call your credit card bank and file a claim. Paypal frowns on this and may close your account but at least you get your meny back. If you used your bank account or a Paypal balance, you will have to read the user agreement to see if your transaction qualifies for their buyer protection program. You also have deadlines you must meet and perhaps he has stalled you and the deadline has passed.
Paypal is not the wonderful service folks think it is. I've been scammed both as a seller and buyer and learned the hard way.
Best of luck dealing with Paypal...you'll need it