The buyer protection is all well and good until you deal with some ar*e wipe who has decided that your used item should be in new condition. He puts in an unreasonable dispute, gets refunded, you lose the money and your item.
I think that new members or those without previous feedback shouldn't be allowed to use gift payment as an option. I guess that would be difficult to police though. As for feeling pity for PayPal missing out on these fees, well, if you're a regular on eBay like i am then you feel you are paying plenty in fees already.
Any opportunity to not pay I will take.
There are dozens of dealings carried out on here weekly. Almost all go smoothly. The ones that go bad get a high profile. You need to remove any rose tinted glasses, if a deal looks too good to be true, it likely is. Always send recorded. Always ask for items you buy to be sent recorded.
I give people the choice, 95% decide to gift. I always send recorded to cover both me as a seller and the buyer too.
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