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Message:: [QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 2653106, member: 27832"]FWIW, things may be getting a bit tougher on the buyer's side, too -- I <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/something-new-high-value-ebay-claims.286270/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/something-new-high-value-ebay-claims.286270/">posted a thread late last year about an experience where eBay Buyer Protection required me to file a police report over an empty-box case before they would issue my refund</a>. My local police were baffled at what they had to do with an eBay dispute and/or a mail fraud case, but they dutifully sent out an officer who took a report. I'd hope this requirement would slow down fraudulent buyers. But it's also going to slow me down when it comes to high-value purchases -- "at worst, it'll cost me a police interview, a trip to the station to get a copy of the report, and an extra hour or so of my time" is very different from "at worst, it'll cost me a few minutes to file a claim, and a week or so to get my money back". I don't see a general way for eBay and PayPal to keep both sides happy in the face of "he said/she said" disputes. But I do see plenty of opportunity for them to point fingers at each other, dodge responsibility, and hope one or both sides will give up and go away without demanding a refund. Your case demonstrates that approach a lot more starkly than mine did.[/QUOTE]