gerardo1000 wrote:
But to pretend, as the seller did in my case, to receive a second payment for the same sum BEFORE refunding the first payment, was absurd.
"pretend"? - Did you mean "request" in this context?
True, one should properly process the refund first, before going ahead with any corrected transaction. BTW, by using PayPal to send money to the seller's email address, there is no way to "refuse" it. The seller can only refund it. I think the PayPal agent you utilized misspoke. Of course, refunds still result in a penalty charge to the seller, so that $5 wasn't enough of a loss for him to incur so much excitement. I continue to think it was just a mistake by a novice seller.
I don't know what the timeframe was for your communications, but I suspect it might not have been long enough for the seller to understand what was going on and to respond appropriately. I sense some clarity of language problems might also have exacerbated the frustration level.
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