I have no clue what just happened to me and how PayPal was so easy to participate in it. I sold a guy a TV on the OfferUp app. He asked me to deliver it, and I did. When I arrived, he claimed not to have enough cash, and offer to pay me through some app that I had never heard of. I asked for PayPal instead and watched him use it to pay me. I gave him the TV and left. The next day, he filed a claim with PayPal stating that the item was not received. I responded to the claim through the dispute center, and told them what had happened. As soon as I submiteed my response, PayPal refunded the buyer. It was clearly an automated system that handled the claim. Now, I am out a 46" TV and the $4.65 fee that PayPal charged for the initial payment. I tried to email the guy through his PayPal email, and it got bounced back - apparently, that is not even a valid email. What do I do?
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