What to do-another renter situation(long!) UPDATED POST #28

[MissD]

And if Paypal gets stiffed they come after the person they GAVE the money too. I won't use them as I find their idea of "customer service" to be horrible. It's not about doing the RIGHT thing with them...

That was my concern for the OP. With Paypal, getting the money to your bank account is one thing. Keeping it is another. There are too many instances when Paypal will come after that money at a later date--Paypal getting stiffed, a chargeback, a bogus claim by the sender-- and that was what I was trying to say. It's happened to me (but not on anything to do with DVC or points-just eBay stuff), and that's why I was expressing my concern. Getting the funds from Paypal into your hand (or bank account) is not always the happy ending we hope for in any situation.

I hope this is not one of the 'unhappy' situations and that the OP's experience will remain a positive one--sending pixie dust on that.

 

[kimberh]

will Disney show proof that they stayed on property? Does the contract hold up where it says no refunds?

 

[MissD]

will Disney show proof that they stayed on property? Does the contract hold up where it says no refunds?

I'm not sure how helpful Disney would be in a Paypal dispute. While a seller's 'no refunds' contract may end up prevailing ( I would hope) in a Paypal investigation, the investigation itself is governed by the Paypal user agreement. During any investigation, both parties would need to provide documentation and proof to Paypal to substantiate their position. That's where the contract would come in, but this contract may have already been modified by the fact that the renter hadn't met the terms in the first place. In this instance, there is a really 'gray' area as to what sort of transaction this is-whether intangible or tangible. Are points tangible? Is the reservation?

While I think (and I'm no expert, so this JMHO) that any renter would have a hard time 'winning' a complaint in this situation, but they still have up till 45 days after sending money to file a complaint. They can claim non-receipt of the ressie info on day 44. While that could be totally false, the reality is that Paypal will freeze the funds involved while investigating, and if the funds are not in the paypal account, they (Paypal) will utilize their rights of recourse through the user's backup funding source. That can mean weeks of having your money tied up.

Paypal is not always one's 'pal'


Again, I am still sending pixie dust that this all works out beautifully

 

[Stitch1404]

You people have me scared out of my mind now. I thought this was all over.

 

[CRSNDSNY]

Okay, well, she paid me on PayPal using an e-check. That took a couple of days to verify with her bank. Then I transfered the money she paid me into my bank account directly through PayPal. I am looking at my bank statement online right now and the money is there. It has been transferred. So I guess it sounds like a lot could have gone wrong, but everything is fine.

That surely is a huge relief. I'd be very weary about the money not showing up until I saw it for sure in my own personal account.

I'm glad you got what you needed...afterall, perhaps this bit of stress is worth the Med cruise you'll be going on! Glad you got your money!

 

[MissD]

You people have me scared out of my mind now. I thought this was all over.

I can't speak for anyone else, but I can tell you that I wasn't trying to scare you at all. I hope and pray it all works out exactly as planned. It just that sometimes working with payments through Paypal are not as easy as we'd like to hope.

I just think it's always a good idea to know what might happen in a worst case scenario, so that you can have all your ducks in a row. It's better to be prepared for what probably won't happen instead of being blindsided at some point. As I said, Paypal isn't always as easy as we'd like, and we are own best ally.

Pixie dust again...

 

[Sammie]

And if Paypal gets stiffed they come after the person they GAVE the money too. I won't use them as I find their idea of "customer service" to be horrible. It's not about doing the RIGHT thing with them...

Totally agree. I was a victim of identity theft and someone opened a PayPal account in my name and address, email address etc and they were horrible about it to me. The victim. They acted like I had done something wrong. I will never have an account with them or do business with them. They are useless if there is a problem.

 

[Stitch1404]

Totally agree. I was a victim of identity theft and someone opened a PayPal account in my name and address, email address etc and they were horrible about it to me. The victim. They acted like I had done something wrong. I will never have an account with them or do business with them. They are useless if there is a problem.

WOW! That sounds horrible!

MissD, thanks for the pixie dust, so far so good!