UPDATED 5/16: BEWARE PAYPAL CHARGEBACKS! If you sell on eBay, read this...

[Mark17]

And if I was talking to some supervisor-level person at PayPal I would ask them if this is really a can of worms they wish to open. Because if this scam gains traction and becomes commonplace it could literally sink their company.

[yanks12025]

Paypal must have changed their policy recently.. Cause I had this same thing happen couple years ago for over $1,000.. I simply contacted PayPal, gave them the tracking number and showed that the item was delivered and signed for.. So they gave me my money back and was gonna fight the other parties back on their own.

[sterlingfox]

eBay is chock full of scammers.

Many years ago when I was selling PCs and Laptops, over the course of 14 months I had it happen to me SEVEN times for amounts between a few hundred to over $1000.

I won each and every Paypal case by providing the tracking number and a copy of the signature on file.

If this is Paypal's new policy, then it's time to jump ship!

[Tony Gordon]

I had the same thing happen to me but it was only a $30-dollar card. Paypal conducted their three-month investigation, ignored the tracking that showed the item was received, and sided with the buyer. I was out both the money and the card. I haven't listed much for sale on eBay after this.

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by Mark17

And if I was talking to some supervisor-level person at PayPal I would ask them if this is really a can of worms they wish to open. Because if this scam gains traction and becomes commonplace it could literally sink their company.

Yea I agree. Something seems off. I have never heard of this policy or had this issue arise yet. It would seem to me that of someone bypasses the Ebay or PayPal claim system amd disputes a credit card transaction that should be between the buyer and PayPal. Isn't that why you pay the 3 or 4% fee?