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MAlby7,Dec 16 2005, 05:54 PM Wrote:Hey guys wondering if you could help me yet again.  My brother sold an Xbox360 on ebay and someone in Toronto bought it.  The paypal amount was sent to my brother's account and he checked and made sure it was there.  The guy said he wanted to pick up the package from him so they met up.  When my brother got home he checked his paypal and the money was gone.  Apparently Paypal took the money back because it was a fraudulent transaction.  Are they allowed to do this?  Isn't it their fault that they screwed up and let this guy make a fraudulent purchase?  What can you guys say about this?
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Your brother got burned by the most common eBay/PayPal scam. Because this guy picked it up, there is no shipping receipt, and you have no proof the buyer ever got the goods.

Local pickup should be cash only.

What reasoning did PayPal give that it was "fraudulent"? Was it a fraudulent credit card?

Where's the link?