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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 1996808, member: 27832"]<a href="http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/seller-protection.html#protected" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/seller-protection.html#protected" rel="nofollow">eBay Seller Protection</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/security/seller-protection-learn-more" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/security/seller-protection-learn-more" rel="nofollow">PayPal Seller Protection</a></p><p><br /></p><p>A few general observations:</p><p><br /></p><p>If you sell a high-value item <b>without tracking</b>, and there's a dispute, eBay will side with the buyer. You don't get Seller Protection if you don't have tracking.</p><p><br /></p><p>eBay requires signature confirmation to protect sales over $750. PayPal requires it to protect sales over $250.</p><p><br /></p><p>If it's "Bob said/Bill said" -- Bob shows tracking and signature confirmation, Bill claims he opened an empty package -- I'm not sure how eBay and PayPal resolve it. It may depend on the attitude and history of the buyer and seller; it may heavily favor one side or the other by default.</p><p><br /></p><p>Insurance is a separate issue. I've heard horror stories about trying to make an insurance claim; I think I've done it in the past, but it was for low-value non-numismatic items, and I honestly don't remember how it went or how it turned out.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 1996808, member: 27832"][URL='http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/seller-protection.html#protected']eBay Seller Protection[/URL] [URL='https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/security/seller-protection-learn-more']PayPal Seller Protection[/URL] A few general observations: If you sell a high-value item [B]without tracking[/B], and there's a dispute, eBay will side with the buyer. You don't get Seller Protection if you don't have tracking. eBay requires signature confirmation to protect sales over $750. PayPal requires it to protect sales over $250. If it's "Bob said/Bill said" -- Bob shows tracking and signature confirmation, Bill claims he opened an empty package -- I'm not sure how eBay and PayPal resolve it. It may depend on the attitude and history of the buyer and seller; it may heavily favor one side or the other by default. Insurance is a separate issue. I've heard horror stories about trying to make an insurance claim; I think I've done it in the past, but it was for low-value non-numismatic items, and I honestly don't remember how it went or how it turned out.[/QUOTE]
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