Buying goods sending money

[Aurel46]

Hi. Buyer wants me send money via PayPal but as transfer to family member instead of for buying goods etc. Are the money still protected??

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@Aurel46 

Its against Paypal rules to accept a family / friends payment for selling goods and you risk your Paypal account being limited if you do so.

A buyer would not be able to open a Paypal dispute for non-receipt of item OR item not as described as they would have no Paypal buyer protection.

However they can still open a dispute for an unauthorised transaction OR do a chargeback (via their card issuer) and you may well lose as you would have no Paypal seller protection.