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@CVierow,   I'm so sorry to hear about your experience.  I recommend checking to make sure that the transaction in question is eligible for PayPal's Seller Protection coverage.  Here's how:  https://www.paypal.com/us/selfhelp/article/what-is-the-seller-protection-policy-and-what-items-aren%E2%80%99t-covered-faq1156/1  In regards to your other question, the buyer wouldn't be able to receive a refund from both PayPal and eBay as the transaction can only be refunded once.  Hope this helps!     - Randy ... View more

Not exactly what you have in mind but, the bottom line is, you cannot avoid paying transaction fees unless all the senders have PayPal Accounts and they all use the "Send Money" feature.  When using the Send Money feature, if the sender uses funds from either his or her PayPal Account Balance or Bank Account, there are no fees.  However, if the sender uses a credit card and/or has a non US PayPal Account, fees do apply. In a situation such as that, either the Sender or Receiver will pay the processing fee.  That's a subject that should be discussed before hand.    ... View more