Will I be covered selling on marketplace

[Katieleonce1]

If I sell on Facebook marketplace how can I ensure the buyer goes through goods purchases and if they do am I covered if they are scammer. They’re asking me to arrange delivery. If they go through friends and family can I still be scammed?

[kernowlass]

@Katieleonce1 

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.

Your best bet is to go and read up on paypals seller protection policy so you can risk assess your transactions.