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\nSelling on eBay? Don’t accept PayPal if the buyer is collecting in person \u2013 as one used-car seller found to his costIf you are thinking of selling on eBay, don’t accept PayPal if the buyer wants to collect in person. Ask Philip Ryan. He recently lost \u00a3700 when fraudsters bought his used car though a hijacked PayPal account. He thought it was safe to hand over the keys after the money had been transferred into his account \u2013 only to discover the cash had been taken back two days later, with his Toyota long gone.Guardian Money has previously warned eBay sellers only to accept cash if a buyer is picking up an item. That’s because if they turn out to be a fraudster, PayPal’s seller protection scheme isn’t likely to come to the rescue. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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