Got screwed using Paypal What to do?

As much as I am sorry to hear of your loss, it is the seller who would have ended up screwing you one way or the other. Had you not used Paypal and sent a check, either personal and certified, the seller, I am sure would have simply deposited your check and STILL not sent your equipment.

What site did you make the purchase through? I don't know if it's any easier to perpetrate a fraudulent sale by taking Paypal than by taking other forms of payment, but some virtual places are definitely better to shop at than others.

Regarding Paypal:
They actually did get me back most of my money. It is a miracle!

Regarding 3chin......:
No I wouldn't have gotten skrewed without Paypal. I only do business on expensive items using either VISA or COD/Cashiers check. If I knew Paypal wasn't safe, I wouldn't have made the deal.

Regarding Sound.....:
The sight didn't matter, it was Paypal.

Paypal may be safe for the seller, but NOT necessarily for the buyer.

MY complaint is that they are not up-front with this lack of safety issue with the buyers.

I like PayPal, and like pmwoodward said if you sent this guy a money order, certified check, personal check, or even a credit card. You still would not have gotten your amp. He was a crook. It is very important to know who you are dealing with. You need to check their feedback before you make a purchase. This guy if reported can no longer trade on eBay. I trade lp's on ebay and have made over 300 deals and have found PayPal works good for me. When I pay the seller I get a receipt and a copy is kept online in my paypal account. so no disputes over payment. I don't have to go somewhere to buy a money order. I don't have to worry about my payment getting lost or stolen in the mail. As a seller I get a warp speed payment and don't have to worry about if the guy is sending payment or not. I can get their purchase out quickly and don't have the items hanging around the house for weeks. It sounds like Drrdiamond got most of his money back from PayPal. Try to go to the Post office or your bank and ask them for your money back because you made a deal with a crook!
also all the money I make from selling lp's that goes into my PayPal account is mine to buy lp's or new stereo equipment and my Wife doesn't know how much money is in my account. I cannot find any down side and between what I buy and sell the fees balance each other out.
Ron