@aanndy They don't 'quickly' undo anything, you authorised a purchase that was immediately completed and the funds would be processing from your funding source. Those funds can't do a u-turn and paypal can't stop a processing payment. You don't wait 'weeks' for buyer protection. You can open a dispute after 7 days post-payment. Then you can immediately escalate to a claim if you wish to. Once its a claim paypal make a decision within 48 hours of the 10 day deadline given to sellers to respond. If your transaction met buyer protection then if the seller didn't refund then paypal would do so. However be glad you paid with paypal as it sounds as if Ebay were not 'covering' you with their buyer protection policy.
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