How long does a buyer have to chargeback?

[Wenster]

Hello there, Thinking of becoming a streamer or content creator for YouTube. I’ll be using PayPal to receive donations. I’ve be noticing that a lot of people are chargebacking donations by saying it’s unauthorized or product didn’t come. Is there a way to prevent this? How long does the sender have to open a chargeback or dispute before it’s no longer available? Thanks - Riley

[kernowlass]

@Wenster

180 days on paypal, sometimes longer if they funded paypal with a credit card.

Be very careful as you have 0 seller protection for virtual items.

[Wenster]

Is there some way of knowing if it was funded by credit card?

[kernowlass]

@Wenster

No, you rarely know your buyers funding source unless they pay using an echeque.