I see a lot of concerns about sellers supposedly shipping to wrong address but with correct zip code in order to defeat buyer protection. For instance this one: https://www.paypal-community.com/t5/Security-and-Fraud-Archives/Corrupt-Seller-Wins-Dispute-I-Lose-My-Money/m-p/2953729#M24344 You can imagine this is such a huge psychological hurdle for prospective buyers to overcome as their money is frightened back into their wallets. As someone who has been scammed repeated for six months straight with similar scams, albeit not related to PayPal, you might understand why I might need reassurances. Maybe it's my own fault for buying goods made in China but that's another story. However I am sure there are professional scammers out there that know how to game the system. Hence my question is how safe, in practice, is PayPal when buying from China? Does buyer protection count for anything when dealing with that country? Or am I on my own?
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