February 2006

Update on Paypal

Portland Wedding Photographer - February 23, 2006

Those who are following my Paypal story, here is an update. Finally they responded and returned the funds to the buyer under their seller protection policy. Go figure. The buyer never complained, it was a legitimate transaction… Oh well. I will never use Paypal again. I recommend you do the same.

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Be Very Careful with Paypal!

Portland Wedding Photographer - February 16, 2006

I sold a camera to one of my good friends. He paid me through paypal. Suddently Paypal thinks there is something fishy about this transaction. Nevermind that he never complained. Nevermind that I have done MANY transactions through Paypal over 3 or so years. So they froze the funds. Great. There is no real way to reach them. You are on hold for 2 hours. …

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Careful when buying cameras

Portland Wedding Photographer - February 11, 2006

I sometimes get emails from my clients asking if so and so price is a good deal from a certain retailer. They are usually hundreds of dollars less than average selling price of these cameras or lenses. Remember the old saying? If it is too good to be true…. This is the case with most camera dealers that offer very low prices. This article sums …

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