-D- wrote:
Something I read stated that PayPal will only refund your money from a fradulent sale *if* the seller has money in his PayPal account, otherwise you're SOL. Anyone know how true that is? (I use PayPal out of convenience BTW, but reading that was a little unsettling.)
This is true. I paid £510 for a laptop with the £500 Buyer Protection logo on it, which I then didn't receive. I filed a complaint, the seller never replied and I was refunded £480. I didn't pursue the other £20 (I'd written off the other £10 anyway as I only expected £500 cover), I was just glad most of the money was still in the seller's account, but it still bugs me that Ebay advertises £500 protection if you pay through Paypal but it's pot luck as to whether you get even a penny back :madashell: