Gift Buyer Protection

[RyunDc]

So I’m trying to buy a pair of shoes at a very high amount $1000 and the seller wants me to pay using PayPal gift method since he has gotten scammed with someone taking advantage of buyer protection. He says if I label the transaction as for example Nike Air Max Shoes that it’s a loophole and it will be seen as a transaction of goods that PayPal is able to give me buyer protection. Is this true?

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@RyunDc 

NOPE !!!

A friends / family (or gift payment) is intended as a transfer of funds from family or friends to one another. For this reason, there is no processing fee when payment is made with bank or PayPal balance.
However as it is a gift payment, there is also no Buyer protection as no goods or services should have been exchanged.

If he was not a close mate or family member you should never use that option as it enables the seller to evade paying his paypal fees and negates your buyer protection at the same time.

Be careful as using that option for purchasing goods is against Paypal rules and can lead to account limitation for both buyer and seller.