This also happens in reverse. My son paid a seller for an XBox. He realized the credit card number had changed and contacted the buyer to let her know it could take up to 2 weeks to verify payment, etc. So they BOTH agreed to cancel the sale. Neither Ebay nor Paypal informed my son that they decided to pay the girl regardless of the agreed upon cancellation. They charged his credit report and have sent collection agencies against him for over 3 years. I explained to the credit agency that he had cancelled the purchase with the buyer. The buyer took the money from paypal for an item that was never sent. Paypal told me - my son's credit was good so they "fronted" him the money for the sale when they saw the CC was inactive. And they expect him to pay it. We refused and will continue to refuse. They should have taken the money back from the seller. KG
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