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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

I am open to correction on this, but surely, if Paypal is shown on the listing as one method of payment, then it must be possible to pay through Paypal even if the seller has added a statement saying they will not accept it. If you pay through Paypal and the seller refunds the payment then It's my understanding that you can still open an "item not received" dispute. Records would show that you were the successful bidder and that you did in fact pay for the item.

This is my understanding, but  I am not as experienced as some members here and, as I said, I stand open to correction.

 

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the-great-she-elephant - Your advice is technically correct. The problem comes in when sellers start to get "difficult" because their terms have not been met. My experience has been, that sellers who make up their own rules in open breach of ebays policies are the ones who can give buyers the most grief. Hence my advice to contact the seller first or just move on.

It might just be me, but I prefer to make my ebay transactions as smooth and pain free as possible and try to steer clear of some of the more difficult characters that you come across from time to time. It just saves a lot of unnecessary headaches. Sellers who make up their own rules wave the red flag to me.