How am I protected if I buy a tape recorder from a private person?

[bonnyfused]

Hi.

I'm about to buy a tape recorder from a private person residing in Germany.

I'm based in Switzerland and so is my PayPal account. On this, I have linked my EURO credit card.

How am I protected if I send money to that person for the goods?

How would fees apply (as my PayPal account is in Switzerland but the destination country is Germany - even though I'd use Euros from my Euro credit card)?

Thanks,

F.

[kernowlass]

@bonnyfused 

That depends on many factors all listed in Paypals buyer protection policy for you to read so you can risk assess your transactions.
Legal (bottom right of Paypals pages) > user agreement > buyer protection.

Fees are paid by the seller not the buyer.