@twyngwyn wrote:
some clarification:
https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2020/07/03/paypal-clarifies-resale-policy-taking-effect-on-july-31/
This is clarification for anyone who misunderstood the policy in the first place, but unfortunately doesn't answer any of my questions (I've seen so many people under the impression somehow that it basically means all second hand items not only have no buyer protection anymore, but no seller protection either 
).
I note this quote from PayPal in the linked article:
"The intent of this change is to ensure that the retail consumer continues to avail the PayPal Purchase Protection while the “business entities” buying their inventory and supplies do not abuse the purchase protection when their supplier relationships and agreements go sour."
This is nothing short of laughable, and a pretty damning testement to the protection policy in and of itself. It reads like an outright admission that the dispute process is unfair on sellers, and as such can be abused, so they are limiting the accessibility of that abuse to end-user consumers. 
Wait..... 
