Hey PayPal community, I am communicating with a Chinese seller on Alibaba on WhatsApp and we've come to the agreement of making a payment of $660. I was wondering if there is any way the seller can possibly scam me since we are not making the transaction through Alibaba's Trade Assurance. The seller has shown me pictures of the product, as well as face timing me to confirm that he does have the product. However, the seller was adamant on not making a transaction through Alibaba since they have a "higher fee". In addition, the seller is also making me make the payment first, rather than sending me an invoice. Is that something to worry about? So my question is, does PayPal's Buyer Protection protect me in the scenario that I do not receive the items, or receive items the items that are not described? If there is any more information that I need to provide, I'd be happy to do so.
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