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My point exactly. PayPal is aiding these crooks. In my case, they claim that a certain package was shipped and delivered to me, which it was not. The seller used PayPal shipping, So PayPal generated the tracking number that only they can use but I claim that the item was never shipped because the actual carrier claims says no tracking number exists. The thief is using PayPals tracking number as his defense. Apparently, anybody can create a tracking number out of thin air, attatch it to the PayPal reciept and PayPal will stand behind it. Never bother to actually check the number or status of the package with thier own tracking number. PayPal has a meaningless protection policy and even worse, the crooks know how to game it for thier benifit. ... View more

I am going through the same thing. The second I clicked "buy" the seller ceased communication with me. I filed my complaint with PayPal and PayPal quickly sent me an automated email stating the seller has shipped and I had recieved the package and it was confirmed by PayPal. Well, the tracking number was generated by PayPal, but when I checked the tracking number it was bogus. Immediately after I clicked "buy", PayPal generated a tracking number that stated item as shipped. Really! Its that freakin quick, huh. PayPal seems to be able to check on the package and state it was delivered but  it appears to be a false tracking number to me. Apparently, any seller can pull a few random numbers out of thier a$$ and call it a tracking number and PayPal stands behind it.  As far as I am concerned, PayPal is complicate in the fraud because they created the false tracking number that the seller is using as his defense. ... View more