Refund for article writing?

Well, according to PayPal's rules you could be granted a refund for such a service. But they're going to ask you for a bunch of documentation on what went down and how you went about trying to remedy the situation.

My question to you is this, didn't you look at some samples of this service before engaging them?

I'd always place a small test order if you haven't used a service before so you know what sort of quality you'll be getting.

Perhaps try to resolve it with the person/company again and let them know that you will get in touch with Paypal to file a dispute if they don't respond adequately.

Have you requested a refund from the company directly yet?

Along with the policy of unlimited revisions did they have
a refund policy? If they didn't then you are stuck with
the unlimited revisions until they get it right.

An unlimited revision policy is impractical for obvious reasons.

At the same time I don't know how many articles you got
as a part of the $150 package, but that number may
indicate your fundamental problem.

-Ray Edwards

Sadly, no. PayPal doesn't honor refunds for virtual materials. Only for physical goods. In any even though, this is what I've said all along -- you can't expect to get something for nothing. How many articles did you expect to get for your $150? If you expected anything more than say 4-6, then you got what you paid for. Good writers take the time to research a subject thoroughly and write something which actually has real value. The cheap writers who will write a 500 word article for $5 write junk, unless you happen to get luck enough to catch them when they're just starting out but know what they're doing (I started out doing super cheap articles and the guy was begging me to take more work once I finished his order, but my prices these reflect the fact that I know I'm worth much more and I also put more time and effort into my work these days than I used to back then).

Eric

As a writer, I could tell you that I would grant a refund if you were so displeased with my product.

You paid for a product- the reviews. If they have a lot of mistakes in them and after pointing them out they weren't fixed, you should get your money back.

That said- I have yet to have this issue with my clients so it's hard for me to imagine how this all happened.

In the future, I recommend placing much smaller orders to "test the waters" first.

Get in touch directly with the company, and complaint it.

I would demand a refund from pay pal and keep asking till we get one. Other wise this clown act will continue writing articles instead of working in a circus. Perhaps he can get a job under the big top as a pooper scooper. Yeah following the elephants around is good exercise.

Have you given them sufficient time to respond to your refund request, or is this thread intended for more leverage?

i think you have to contact him directly and you must have to get a review copy for your own satisfaction

you just purchased a bunch of spun articles no good.... I mean quanity isnt always quality ..Now chances are that you need both a high quanity and quality sometimes you can find PLR articles on fiverr then spin them yourself is your best take ...Or you can hire someone from HumanSpinner.com to spin them for you

Try to settle everything first with the company before resorting to Paypal....

It's unfortunate. As someone above has also said, as a writer I would refund and revise so that the client had a perfectly good article, along with their money back. I hate to disappoint anyone.

That said, content companies are full of writers who are low-paid, and not always English. They should be edited but there is only so much editing that can be done, and you'll never get the same rate that you would get if you paid slightly more for a decent writer who can converse with you and write something you love.

I made the same mistake once and I learned my lesson. When I started doing article writing last year, I went solely through vWorker.com to get clients. It only took a couple of weeks for my reputation to grow (10 perfect-10 jobs in 14 days really helped) and I soon outgrew my ability to write. I hired another company on vWorker after talking at length with the main writer via Yahoo IM. He was in India, but he conversed like a British-English speaker and I was satisfied. The first job was around $150, same as yours, and the articles that were delivered were complete garbage. I went through the revision policy and was sent more garbage back. I ended up having to eat the money I paid to them and had to totally re-write the articles myself to keep from getting my reputation damaged.

After that, I put an ad in the local Craig's List section for gigs and was happy to find a few college kids who'd work for peanuts and turn out really good work for instant payments. It cost me a lot of money to learn this lesson, and I never did get the payment back, but it's not a mistake I've ever repeated.

Sorry to hear your problem. Yes you can ask for refund but you will need to produce documents. I hope everyone should be honest all the time.

Fortunatly, the service provider gave me a refund. No questions asked.

The reason I ordered $150 worth was because the feedback from other Warriors was very good plus they said the prices maybe going up soon so it seemed like a great deal. Lesson learnt anyway. Don't rely on positive feedback.

I agree with the previous posters in that you will not be able to receive a refund from Paypal. You have already asked for a refund from the company, so wait for the reply and if it is not timely ask again explaining that the quality is too poor to use the reviews.

Lesson learned - when using a new writer always look to see if they provide samples, if not ask for them before ordering.

Always make sure you know about any guarantee or refund policy before ordering to avoid this situation in the future.

Unfortunately there are a lot of non-native English speaking individuals trying to make money writing content in the English language. The phrase "Buyer beware" is so true.

I'm really sorry this happened to you.

Does anyone know what's up with humanspinner.com - not only are they still accepting payments, but they do not have a working help desk, no response, when trying to submit article it is not working, I don't have a good feeling about this. Would be curious to find out if anyone else is experiencing this.

When you jump in the tub, you stick your foot or hand in to test the water no?

You need to be patient and wait for a reply, and if he doesn't reply in a timely fashion, send him another email, and tell him if he doesn't reply in 48 hours, you will file a dispute with Paypal. I'm sure he will work something out with you.

Next time sample a couple articles before you put in a bulk order

I hope it works out for you, because I know alot of these article writing services, come from some poor country with a sweat shop full of people writing for a few dollars a day.

Glad you were able to get a refund. You got lucky with that result!

Paypal buyer protection doesn't cover intangible products, so if ever you try to file a dispute, you won't win. Good thing you were able to get a refund.