PayPal has been down all day--I've been trying to ship a box but can't print the label. I can handwrite it and take it to the post office, but there is a bit of a discount for using PayPal.

I had a purchase last summer look like it was going to go south, because after I'd paid eBay said they were "no longer a member" and that I should try to get my money back. Like eBay really cared, right? I emailed the guy and got no response so I tracked him down and called. eBay had apparently kicked him out because he bought too many worthless little online virtual services for quick feedback. You have to have a certain number before you can have an eBay store or something, and he tried a shortcut. I did in the end get my software, and I did write to eBay saying I had received my software.

Often times if you can talk to the vendor themselves you can sort out the problem.

SRS