Friday, June 19, 2009 - EBay RIGGS sales....
Hmmmm My spies have sent me some info that the tiresome hack, the dynamic duo Ebay and Payapl are putting out more of the same old, same old, Ebay / Paypal scams....
Ebay tells of a great sale and to rush along and buy it all from THEIR website; Never mind all the remaining sellers they have bullied and strong armed into complicity.
But the scumminess in this deal is that Ebay / Paypal have rigged it so that the deal only applies IF you sign up and or use Paypal - and pay via Paypal - only to sellers who accept Paypal....
And in signing up - you agree to be bound by all of Ebay and Paypal's terms and conditions.
Well fuck me! - What a treat that is.
And of course no scummy Ebay sale would be complete without the legendary and amazing
"Ebay and Paypal terms and conditions"....
Composed of All of the Ebay policies... I think at last count there was about 20 of them.
There are also about 20 of the same policies and user agreements for Paypal.
Then we have the Product Disclosure Statement; and
The Financial Services Guide.....
All in all coming to about 600 pages of A4 print; rigged of course in "We take the money and give you nothing" Ebay sleazy lawyer speak;
Spread out across some 127 web pages...
And they can all change without notifying you, as often as 5 times in 3 hours...
So CHECK OUT the highlighted sections in Ebays own Terms and conditions for this promotion alone - the guarantee that they don't guarantee - "That is guaranteed - in writing!"
WOW - Scumbag Ebay lawyer speak - and it's the foundation of ALL Ebay and Paypal user agreements and policies....
Terms & Conditions
- This offer is open to selected eBay.com.au registered members who are Australian residents and are 18 years of age or older. By using or attempting to use this voucher you agree to accept and be bound by these terms and conditions.
- Only one voucher per registered eBay.com.au member. This voucher is valid for one eBay.com.au purchase only and is valid for up to 10% off the item price (excluding postage) up to a maximum of AUD$100 off.
- To redeem this voucher, when making a purchase on eBay.com.au, and using PayPal as your payment method, enter this voucher code into the voucher box during the checkout process. The email address you registered for your eBay and PayPal accounts must be the same in order to redeem your voucher successfully. For help in changing or adding email addresses to your PayPal account, click here. If you don't have a PayPal account, you can open one for free at www.PayPal.com.au
- In order to redeem this voucher there is no minimum purchase value. There is also no maximum purchase value, however the maximum discount is $100.
- This offer is valid only when you pay with, and the seller accepts, PayPal as a payment method.
- The discount is limited to the amount shown on the voucher off the final, total item cost, excluding any postage and handling cost.
- All transactions applicable to this voucher promotion must comply with the eBay.com.au and PayPal.com.au User Agreements and associated policies, located at http://www.eBay.com.au and https://www.PayPal.com.au respectively.
- The voucher is valid for use between 00:00:01 AEST 19 June 2009 until 23:00:00 AEST 28 June 2009. All vouchers must be redeemed by 23:00:00 AEST 28 June 2009.
- This voucher cannot be combined with any other voucher, site discount, rebate, offer, gift voucher or other promotion offered by eBay or PayPal.
- The voucher has no cash value, cannot be transferred and cannot be forwarded to a third party other than eBay and PayPal's intended recipient.
- The parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the state of New South Wales.
- eBay and PayPal Australia Pty Ltd ("PayPal") make no representations or warranties of any kind regarding any product or service provided by any third party in connection with any voucher promotion.
- eBay or PayPal will not be responsible for any performance or failure to perform any services related to any voucher promotion, or for any costs, damages, accident, delay, injury, loss, expense, or inconvenience that may arise in connection with the use of the voucher, provided that nothing in these terms shall limit eBay's or PayPal's liability for death or personal injury caused by its negligence.
The PayPal service is provided by PayPal Australia Pty Limited (ABN 93 111 195 389) which holds an Australian Financial Services Licence, number 304962. eBay is an authorised representative, number 308318, of PayPal for the purpose of providing information about PayPal. eBay and PayPal are not acting as your agents, are not providing personal financial advice to you and do not take your individual circumstances into account in providing information about PayPal. You should consider the Product Disclosure Statement and Financial Services Guide https://www.PayPal.com.au before deciding to sign-up for or use the PayPal online payment service at
Ahhh yes the good old Ebay and Paypal double speak and slippery wording - The Four Finger Effect.
Double Dipping and Double Meanings.
Great.
So fuck Ebay and Paypal, and their sale, and their terms and conditions and the shitty rip off fees and piss poor customer service - and their scumbag lawyers.
I am going else where.
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