@AliciaMullin Paypal would not be able to check every individual seller / merchant / company in over 200 countries worldwide that adds Paypal to their website to accept payments. So they give some buyer and some seller protection. However that protection can never be a 100% coverall so you need to read it so you can risk assess your transactions. If the item does not arrive or is arrives but not as described you can click on the transaction in your paypal account and using the report a problem link on that details page open a dispute.
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