@queenwaldorf wrote:
I made the mistake of contacting ebay chat which went through to India and I got these kind of replies 'So if this seller have do not the option for paypal then you can purchase the item from different seller'.
The rep has probably misunderstood the issue, as they seem to be advising on the basis that the seller didn't offer PayPal as a payment method in the listing.
eBay's specific rules are that PayPal isn't mandatory (but a safe payment method is), but if PayPal is offered in the listing, it must be accepted.
In this case, though, you can't force the seller to send you an invoice, which would make checkout with PayPal available,. That unfortunately means there's very little in practical terms that you're able other than attempt to work with the seller (which seems to be fruitless as they didn't reply), or report and purchase elsewhere. (Because the item will remain unpaid, there's a chance the seller will open an unpaid item case - if this happens, it's generally automated and eBay won't interfere, despite you actually being prevented from paying. You should be able to successfully appeal the unpaid item strike after the case closes).
