@AthenaTech PayPal is not eBay with their money back guarantee. The two companies are separate and have different dispute programs/processes. If the seller ain't got no money to refund you, there is nothing PayPal can do. PayPal's purchase protection is not a guarantee, warranty or insurance and never claimed this so the program has it's limitations. If you paid with credit card, dispute the transaction through them. Looks like this seller came up with a new tactic to scam, not just you but PayPal or the poor soul who's account they may have hi-jacked. Withdraw the money to their bank and cashed out, then issue a "fake" refund to stop the dispute process. Then the chargeback will put the seller's account in the negative and eventually PayPal will put that account into collections.
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