I sold an item on eBay, and the buyer paid. The payment was pending in PayPal because eBay mandates in some cases (https://pages.ebay.com.au/help/pay/payment_unavailable.html), promising funds to be released at a later date once the seller receives the item to avoid fraud. Since the buyer paid and eBay encourages sending the item quickly for the funds to be released sooner, I sent the item and the buyer received it about a week later. On September 29, eBay suspended the buyer's account, which I think caused the pending PayPal transaction to be cancelled. Now I have no funds, I no longer have the item, and I am unable to contact the buyer.
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