Seller quotes price, and after agreement to move forward, adds 3% to transaction if I don't forfeit my paypal buyer protection by sending "friends and family". I call paypal customer service and they won't even tell me if the seller's account is in good standing or if he's got complaints. I've completely lost faith in paypal's ability to protect me from untrustworthy online vendors. By the way........the representative on the phone call was less than reassuring... Didn't have a recognizable accent (not that someone with a foreign accent isn't competent) ,so not sure if there was a language barrier, but she seemed drunk or mentally handicapped. I repeated myself multiple times without a relative / coherent response. Unacceptable!
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