Watch out if you're into affiliate marketing!

[Roman Collar Clock]

I opened up an affiliate website a while back to sell shit and make some moneys.  It was pretty much dead for a few months, but I got an e-mail from a guy who was interested in making a purchase.  We talked back and forth, and he ends up placing an order via paypal to me.  That's wonderful, I said, so I ordered his product at wholesale and banked the rest of the cash.  Pretty cool, right?

Wrong.

I checked my e-mail again later and this idiot actually wanted me to hold off from ordering.  So basically he selected some products, clicked checkout, and then tells me to wait a little bit.  Shit.

We talk a little more, and he wants a refund.  That's fine, I tell him, he just needs to send back the product once he receives it and once I get confirmation from the "boss" I'll send him his money through paypal.  Of course, the guy doesn't think that's fair.  He wants his money back right NOW.  I told him again that he can't use the money back guarantee unless he actually sends his products back.

Now it turns out that he filed a complaint with paypal, and he actually made the claim that I haven't ordered anything, and that I'm just trying to scam him.  I responded with my side of the story, and I forwarded my order confirmation e-mail to him, so the rest remains to be seen...

[Slurpee]

What a douche.

[AbsintheClock]

Isn't that where you more or less get paid to be bombarded with advertising while selling crap? Long as you got the paper work you're good.

[Roman Collar Clock]

Isn't that where you more or less get paid to be bombarded with advertising while selling crap? Long as you got the paper work you're good.

Affiliate marketing is where you sign up to a website business, and they give you your own version of their website.  Pretty much you just have to handle advertising since they handle the website, shipping, and all other misc. BS.  If anybody orders through your site, you make a commission.