And their "fraud protection" really is NO protection--I can't emphasize this enough. If someone challenges the charge, they get their money back--and you pay for it. Period. Yes, even if you can prove you shipped it. Yes, even if PayPal approved the transaction. You're always holding the bag.
In this instance, I'm the buyer, and the vendor is in the Netherlands, so I'm not quite sure if they are for real, or not. But they do take Paypal, so I think I'm okay?
Just remember if it is a vendor do NOT mark it as a gift. You basically screw yourself if anything goes wrong. You can't take a gift back. You can make a claim against something you purchased.
SchiitHead speaks the truth. If I'm the seller and the buyer doesn't have any previous HF karma I always insist on bank transfer and then shipping with insurance, that's the safest way for me as the seller. If they don't agree I tend to back out. Even with PayPal gift you can get scammed. 99% of buyer/sellers are good guys but you still have to be wise to the game.
Last year, I ordered an item and the company would not ship nor communicate. I opened a Paypal Dispute. The day I escalated it to a Claim, they refunded my money. http://tinyurl.com/msmf7qn
Yeah - most scams involve the seller getting ripped off. The buyer protection is better. Basically beware of shady guys with no track record when selling. Buying with paypal insurance is usually ok.
@schiit this is why if I do that thing we talked about, I'm going to avoid PP like the plague. I need to build a good fraud team and probably either do direct integration or cybersource.
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