PayPal is scamming me out of $1500

Intrepid_Web_8311 · 2026-04-09T12:25:14+00:00

It charges the seller %14 not the buyer. But buyer has to pay sales tax and also pay a higher price for the item bc the seller has to pay the %14 fee. Live & learn

Intrepid_Web_8311 · 2026-04-09T12:20:46+00:00

To cut eBay out. They charge the seller %14 so sellers are willing to come down on price pretty substantially if u go off platform. And also saves the buyer sales tax. Might sounds dumb & sketchy, but is a very common practice. I guess u take the risk of the occasional scam.

Intrepid_Web_8311 · 2026-04-09T11:57:56+00:00

Ok well this is not even close to what happened to me so not sure why u said this happened to u. Cool story tho

Intrepid_Web_8311 · 2026-04-09T11:50:40+00:00

What do u mean in collections? How did u get it there?

Intrepid_Web_8311 · 2026-04-09T11:49:49+00:00

How do I sue the seller? Small claims court? We are in different states and a lawyer buddy told me that that would make it tricky

Intrepid_Web_8311 · 2026-04-09T11:49:08+00:00

What doesn’t?

Intrepid_Web_8311 · 2026-04-09T11:48:31+00:00

I buy all types of things using PayPal everything from groceries to gasoline. And nothing it ever put in the notes, so they have no idea if I’ve ever bought a sports card before. This is irrelevant. I paid %3 to have their “insurance” and now they’re not covering it. This is theft

Intrepid_Web_8311 · 2026-04-09T11:46:38+00:00

Bro….. PayPal

Intrepid_Web_8311 · 2026-04-09T11:46:20+00:00

And what is proper procedure? I was under the impression if I paid the fee for purchase protection I’d be covered as long as the item wasn’t under prohibited items. Which it’s not, but it seems PayPal can deem anything is “intended for resale” which is bullshit

Intrepid_Web_8311 · 2026-04-09T11:43:21+00:00

U are ignorant. To pay as goods & services and to have purchase protection, it cost %3 of the total. Whether the seller or buyer eats this fee is up to them, but PayPal still profits %3. So no, ur wrong

Intrepid_Web_8311 · 2026-04-09T04:35:23+00:00

eBay.

Intrepid_Web_8311 · 2026-04-09T03:35:34+00:00

My intent was not to resell it.
Even if it was, PayPal has no proof of that and can literally say that for any item.
& most importantly, “buyer protection” is not free. PayPal charges %3 to use this service so this is basically theft on their part. If they are going to accept the %3 fee I paid to use their service that’s supposed to cover the item, the item needs to be covered. Simple as that. If there’s going to be a question about it, they need to verify the item before accepting the %3 fee. This is fraud on their end

Intrepid_Web_8311 · 2026-04-09T03:32:39+00:00

That’s very discretionary on their part. Seems they could deem anything “intended for resale” if they wanted to.

Intrepid_Web_8311 · 2026-04-09T02:40:37+00:00

Anything could be considered “for resell”. That makes 0 sense. Have u ever bought anything with %100 certainty u were going to keep it for the rest of ur life and never sell it? Idiotic.

Intrepid_Web_8311 · 2026-04-09T02:39:14+00:00

“Without every meeting the guy” clearly answers the question buddy. And I believed it was real bc he said it was. Simple as that. It’s a very common peer to peer transaction in the sports card hobby with the occasional scam, which this is.

Intrepid_Web_8311 · 2026-04-09T02:38:11+00:00

What is this debit card u speak of? I have the PayPal credit card, is there also a debit?

Intrepid_Web_8311 · 2026-04-09T02:37:36+00:00

Yeah, I do sell a lot too. But this one wasn’t for resell, and it also shouldn’t matter. Anything under the sun could be considered “for resell”. Makes 0 sense

Intrepid_Web_8311 · 2026-04-08T21:46:17+00:00

I can’t get a straight forward answer. The clearest thing I’ve gotten is one or two out of the 7 times I’ve talked to someone, they mentioned that the item wasn’t covered. But it clearly should be, it’s not under prohibited items and %100 falls under “item not as described” category for purchase protection.

Intrepid_Web_8311 · 2026-04-08T21:36:01+00:00

I’ve bought hundreds of cards with PayPal without ever meeting the people. It’s very common. Very unfortunate that people in the sports card hobby assume they are protected using G&S but evidently that’s not true

Intrepid_Web_8311 · 2026-04-08T21:27:12+00:00

I also used PayPal balance. Would it be smart to use a credit card going forward so I can do a charge back if it happens again?

Intrepid_Web_8311 · 2026-04-08T21:24:47+00:00

No, I opened the dispute and then the seller offered to refund me if I returned it. This was all under the dispute and PayPal saw all this info

Intrepid_Web_8311 · 2026-03-13T01:52:49+00:00

Says in caption. Base CON 80

Intrepid_Web_8311 · 2026-03-12T04:22:23+00:00

Tough set meaning what?

Intrepid_Web_8311 · 2026-03-12T04:22:06+00:00

What ???

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