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"Warrior For Hire" Question: How not to get burned by PayPal

by charbrown
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I'm thinking of posting a Warrior For Hire gig for a short time until some of my other projects start paying off.

My concern is, What if someone accepts my work product and then files for a refund from PayPal? I've heard all kinds of horror stories about PayPal. I just don't want to be the next one.

Is there a way to pre-emptively protect me from this? :confused:
#burned #paypal #question #warrior for hire
  • Profile picture of the author Mark Hess
    There is no 100% certain way to prevent someone from filing a dispute...

    To lessen your chances of the other person winning the dispute, you can do some simple things before the work begins like laying out some simple terms of service and have a clear refund policy. (If your policy is that it's non-refundable, then that's your policy, and you can present that to PayPal should a dispute occur.)

    Make the person agree to the TOS and refund policy before work begins and document all communication (emails, Skype, etc.)

    Be cautious of any orders placed from dodgy countries...

    The most important thing you can do is trust your instincts and work with people you deem to be credible.
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  • Profile picture of the author domainscience
    If it's content or service, Paypal goes with the seller, not the buyer.
    That's been my experience.
    That is why I will never use paypal unless it is with a dependable company like fiver.com
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  • Profile picture of the author donhx
    Mark Hess offers the best advice IMO.

    I have been using PayPal on a near-daily since 2002 and have never had a problem with them. People who run shady deals always seem to have problems with them, however. Somehow, those people are never willing to accept responsibility themselves and try to blame PayPal or anyone else they can. These people generate most of the "horror stories" you hear.

    Read the PayPal Terms of Service and abide by it. That is the key.

    Will people try to cheat you? Could happen. But if it happens, the fact they paid by PayPal is coincidental and irrelevant. PayPal is a money exchange system, not a babysitter. If a bad person paid you by check, and they stopped payment on it, you would have the same sort of issues with your bank as you would with PayPal.
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    • Profile picture of the author phpg
      Originally Posted by donhx View Post

      I have been using PayPal on a near-daily since 2002 and have never had a problem with them. People who run shady deals always seem to have problems with them, however. Somehow, those people are never willing to accept responsibility themselves and try to blame PayPal or anyone else they can.
      If you never had a problem with PayPal that's only your personal experience. I never had either. However the internet is full of horror stories of people who don't run any "shady" business and just got their accounts frozen for no real reason.

      Remember that story about MineCraft creator who got about $1M frozen for several months just because he sold too many copies of the game in a short period of time. And there are so many stories like that.

      It's not that likely to happen, but with PayPal you are not 100% safe no matter what you do. I personally try to withdraw most from PayPal as soon as possible, just to feel safer.
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