Can you give any proof of this? It goes against their own terms of service. By eliminating fees, you also get rid of the chance of disputing those transactions (gifts).
If this was somehow possible, it would only be for unauthorized payments or to change the payment type. Either way it doesn't put op in a situation where he is in control because as explained he authorized the payment.
Interesting though. I may have to give paypal a call later to verify this.
YES YOU CAN. Feel free to call them about it. There are several people on this thread that have verified what I have said. IT IS ALWAYS possible to dispute a payment. You just have to call for it to process. Read up on FDIC rules and regulations.
Proof PayPal balances are subject to FDIC regulation:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/pop/fdic_banks-outside
https://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/rules/2000-2900.html
Alright let me try to lay out all the facts so I can get a straight answer.
a-it was sent as a gift
b-the money was from my pp balance
c-his account is unverified and mine is verified.
d- I am not at my home ip but paypal knows I'm using this ip at hotel because I've had to call them a couple times about using hotel ip
Is it worth charging back? If there is ANY risk of my account being negative because of this or getting locked I will not charge back.
Regardless of the IP you can verify it is you due to your PP being verified. I will try to be as blunt in this post as possible.
#1 Read the thread. IT IS ALWAYS POSSIBLE to dispute payments. Ghast is incorrect and I know this as
fact.
#2. as for your points..
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a Due to it being sent as a gift you will need to call during business hours to file a claim.
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b ALL payments (from PP balance, CC/Debit Card, + Bank funded) can be disputed
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c The fact that your account is verified and his is not helps your case
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d They
should have the hotel IP on record then. You can even confirm with them that you DID send the payment but you were scammed. PayPal's seller/buyer protection is actually pretty good.
#3 It IS worth it to dispute it to get your money back.
#4 Unless someone sent you PayPal money in the past and is now charging YOU back, you will not be put into the negative. The money was already deducted from your balance, PayPal will not deduct anymore money from your balance. They WILL freeze the money that you sent on his end until the dispute is over. You will still be able to freely use all the features of PayPal
#5 Your account will NEVER become locked or limited due to a valid dispute. An example of a valid dispute that you can easily argue for your case can be seen in one of my original OPs (copied below)
Call and say the seller from craigslist told you to send the payment as two separate transactions through paypal and he told you to use gift option when sending and you didn't understand why blah blah blah. but you never received your items.
PP will side with you
If you need help feel free to PM me or add me on skype and I can help walk you through the process of it all.