#1: It's BS that the seller is only accepting PayPal payments !
#2: You should have paid attention to all of the details of the sale.
#3: Being called a "deadbeat" is subjective. According to "Websters". . .a "deadbeat" is "a person who persistently fails to pay personal debts or expenses." The operative word is "persistently." I think that it's pretty childish for the seller to exort to name calling !
#4: I'm getting tired of hearing that, "it's a felony to charge someone a 3% charge for using PayPal." I called my lawyer this morning and asked him. Had a hard time getting him to spit the "real deal" out. . .he was laughing so hard !
Here it is: "It is neither a felony nor misdemeanor ! However. . .it is a breach of contract (very very minor form). . .if one has been formally notified of the condition and said person agrees to the condition. PayPal recourse: Suspend or terminate the violators priviledges. They could also file charges, against the violator, in civil court."
He had to get tissues, to wipe the laughing tears, at this point.
He continued, "Let's be real. . .do you think that PayPal is going to waste their time, effort, or money to persue someone in civil court for a 3% BS charge that amounts to a couple of bucks ? It would be easier and less expensive to suspend or terminate the violators priviledges."
Fee advice from the lawyer. . .Don't believe everything you hear ! Especially, if it's second hand information !
I really screwed up and need some advice on what to do. Last friday I put in a bid on a Protech TR-3 at Bladeauction and won it. Unfortunately I did not pay attention to the details on the seller's payment terms and discovered on my email notice that he only accepts payment via PayPal and also hit me with the 3 percent surcharge that he did not mention on the auction. Normally this would not be too big a deal (except for the surcharge part) but on this rare occasion I did not have enough money in my PayPal account to cover the total he wanted. I emailed him and confessed that I did not pay attention to the payment terms and was caught off guard and could not send him payment since it takes three working days to transfer money into the account. I apologized for not paying attention to his terms and informed him that I could send him a postal money order for the knife or do a transfer and pay him via PayPal which would probably take the same amount of time. I also informed him that if this was not acceptable I would simply have to be hit with a negative feedback and would not complain about it. The seller emailed me back and informed me that a money order was not acceptable and further implied that I was a dead beat which would be reflected in his feedback. I guess the question I have for all you fellow formmites is.... Am I really a deadbeat who deserves this? I admit that I made a mistake but I am not left with any options to correct this error since he refuses payment by any other method. 
It sucks to be me.
