I am livid that PayPal allows people to steal from others. I sold an iPhone for parts only for $285.15. I made a long lengthy description, took multiple photos, and described the problems with the phone in great detail. 4 months go by, and I receive an email from PayPal letting me know the buyer has opened a case with their bank because the item was not as described and my PayPal has been in the negative ever since. The buyer didn’t open a case with EBay or PayPal or send me any messages saying he had a problem with the item. After messaging the buyer, he claims he didn’t mean to open a dispute with his bank (I dont know how you accidentally do that) and that he’s happy with the item, has no complaints, and said he would get it taken care of. He has sent me screenshots of him emailing PayPal requesting the case be closed. I have been on hold with PayPal for hours calling every few days and getting the same “there’s nothing we can do at all until we hear from the buyers bank”. The buyers bank is overseas so that probably complicates things. To top it all off, the buyer said he’s not even in possession of the item anymore, he sold it. So, is PayPal seriously allowing people to open chargebacks and steal from people? They say I’m not covered by seller protection becusss the buyer opened a case through their bank claiming the item was not as described. How is this in any way shape or form fair? This is straight up theft. I have been a long time active PayPal and eBay user. Sure I’ve had my numerous run ins with eBay scammers but I’ve never been to the point where it hurt my wallet. If the end result is I lose the case, I will never use PayPal again. Because I now know I’m never protected from anything. They told me i should have been aware of the terms and conditions of seller protection. Oh yeah, my bad PayPal. I should’ve seen this coming. Their customer service in all of this has made things worse. I have done everything I can to plead my case by sending screenshots and adding tracking info but they don’t seem to care. The fact they even allowed the bank to open a chargeback is ridiculous.
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