Don't want that violin? Smash it up for a refund

Submitted by Rob on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 15:34

Don't want that violin? Smash it up for a refund

Crazyness at Paypal hq apparently where they instruct people to smash up their items to get refunds.

Just when you thought PayPal couldn't get any stupider, well, they get stupider. Erica sold an antique violin to someone who paid $2500 for it over PayPal. The buyer disputed the authenticity of the violin -- which had been authenticated by a top luthier -- and PayPal instructed him that he could have his money back if he destroyed the violin. He did, and sent the photo of the destroyed, one-of-a-kind, precious instrument to the seller and PayPal. PayPal took the $2500 back from Erica, gave it to the violin-smasher, and called it a day.

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