The seller can get burned by the buyer if he opens a case with paypal and they always side with the buyer.
I sold a pair of BMW indicators last year on eBay, they sold for about £4 they were sold as used and had very clear pictures. But I didn't notice they were missing one of the metal locator clips to hold them in which was my fault I will hold my hands up to that but can be clearly seen in the pictures. As soon as they arrived he contacted and said it was missing (so he obviously new and had fully intended to do this all along) and wanted a refund.
I did state in the listing sold as seen and no returns but I offered him a full refund for the item as soon as I recived it back. I had no more contact from him for 4 days and then he opens an "not as described" case with ebay.
So again I offerd a full refund minus the postage as soon as I recived them back. He then contacted me saying he wanted the postage refunding too and I told him that was a cost and I made no money from it and that he wasn't going to get it.
Then again no contact again for days until eBay sided with the buyer and gave him a full refund including postage. But the best part was he kept the indicators and got his money back.
So this is how a buyer can get burned very easily through paypal and the buyer can end up with the goods and the money.
I gave up in the end as it was only a few quid but had it of been more I would of been kicking down his door to recover my stuff.
So this is why some people would rather deal with people with a "track record" than someone without. But in the end really it all comes down to trust. Last year I bought my 92 Dogfighter from a guy on here with only 1 post and had a nice smooth transaction you can usually tell a scammer if you talk to them enough about the sale I think anyway.
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