Posted by LindaP/OH on 4/6/11 7:28am
Msg #378844

Pay Pal

I have agreed to a seller signing for a company with a poor rating (Thank you Not-
Rot) but only with payment through Paypal. He has asked me to invoice him through Paypal and he will then pay me through them. As I am not savvy, if I do this in this way, is there a way he can withdraw the payment and if so, do I have recourse through Paypal? Could this become an uphill battle? No chasing $$$ for me? Thanks for input--you're THE BEST!!!

Reply by PAW on 4/6/11 8:12am
Msg #378848

AFAIK, any and all payments made through PayPal can be reversed. Only possible exception would be what PayPal calls "Instant Payment", were both payee and payor have active PayPal accounts.

So, the questionable signing company wants you to create a PayPal invoice, which is emailed to them, and they will make a PayPal payment. Sounds fine, but there's no guarantee that they will acknowledge the invoice or not reverse payment if they go ahead and pay the invoice.

Typically, the 'seller' (you, in this case) don't have much recourse with PayPal. The 'buyer' (signing service) can dispute the payment. It would be an uphill battle for you to recover from the buyer.

Personally, I would invoice them with PayPal **AND** send them a paper invoice. I don't know how OH is in Small Claims, but around here, a paper trail of attempts for payment of services goes a long, long way in recovery.

Reply by Moneyman/TX on 4/6/11 9:49am
Msg #378860

(Add this to Paul's info) Prior to accepting the payment in PayPal I would send them a letter acknowledging that they have received the services they have paid for and are 100% satisfied with that service for them to sign and return via PDF from the actual account that is associated with their PayPal account. Make sure it is a person that is authorized to use the PayPal account that signs it. Also include the email and invoice information within that letter.

No guarantee that they will not try to reverse the charge but it may actually help you if they do. PayPal is not on the side of the 'seller' IMO. I have a PayPal account but I have not been a fan for many years as a result of being ripped off by multiple 'buyers' when I had an online business.

Reply by MW/VA on 4/6/11 8:25am
Msg #378850

I have 2 clients that pay by PayPal. It's easy to send the invoice through them, and I've never had a problem with anyone trying to pull a fast one & reverse the payment. It's quick & easy. I then transfer it to a bank acct., so there's a small handling fee (only a couple of bucks). IMO it's worth it to have my money in a couple of days instead of waiting 30 or more. BTW, I often wish everyone paid that way.

Reply by Linker Mobile Notary Service on 4/6/11 12:15pm
Msg #378890

Re: Pay Pal - pay in advance...

I have a pay by PayPal link on my web page and if I haven't worked for this person before and they made that comment to me, I would ask him to pay in advance via my website.

Reply by LKT/CA on 4/6/11 6:58pm
Msg #378978

<<<I have agreed to a seller signing for a company with a poor rating....Could this become an uphill battle?.......No chasing $$$ for me?>>>

Of course you will chase after the money.....a poor rated company is poorly rated for a reason.