Ripplin said:Interesting post about Paypal, brash_stryker. Sometimes it works out great. A friend of mine bought a guitar and when he received it, it was not in great shape. Lots of flaws and damage that was not shown in pictures and the description mentioned nothing about. In the end, my friend not only got all his money back, but got to keep the guitar because the seller wasn't responding or something. Ha!
They're just crooks. They promise both parties that they're protected (but this is of course impossible).
It's pointless trying to reason with Paypal directly too, because their customer service is just as appalling as ebay's. All you'll ever get is copied and pasted responses not addressing your questions.
Trading Standards FTW!