Paypal Family and Friends Payment Problem Anyone else??

[whiteymet]

Hi Guys:

I am the OP. I will try to answer/clarify what has been posted/asked here. Sorry I am answering late. I am not on here everyday and I have not been getting instant email notifications as I signed up for. Only received one notice after the first reply. Nothing since.

The payment was most certainly through F&F's. The buyer instigated the payment through F&F's I did not for example send him an invoice. I don't even know if this is possible with F&F.

I did request the payment be made through F&F.

The buyer is NOT a board member as far as I know.

I too thought he jumped the gun in starting the process with paypal. The package arrived at a unit near him. He has visited the unit, asked questions etc. but so far no package. He panicked. The stuff inside is worth about $2K. When I said to him I thought he could have waited a while longer, his response was:

So is it early?? Could be ... But honestly the situation is very disappointing. I called PayPal and advised the situation as I was ensuring what the protocol would be....PayPal agreed that a case was in my best interest.

I too thought F&F had no or not much recourse for the "buyer". But IF they told him to start a case who knows. There is insurance on the package, but who knows if the P.O. will pay off or not. I have heard horror stories about that and establishing value etc.

I have no interest in screwing the guy. If the package is lost I would repay him the insurance, but in the meantime he has $2K of my $$ tied up.

And what happens if the P.O. does pay out and the package arrives months later?

Another question. Who should start the insurance process? The seller or the buyer? The buyer paid for the insurance, so should I send him the receipts and he deals with the P.O. gets the payout etc. or is the onus on the seller?

I await your responses!

Thanks,

Fred