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@digital*ghost wrote:

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@this-way-up wrote:

What contract ?

 

Do you mean the Paypal User Agreement that specifically and expressly states -

 

S7.6 You have no automatic entitlement to receive any payments under the PayPal Buyer Protection Policy.

 

 

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Another, semi-regular poster (tall_bearded - who may come along to clarify) with some legal expertise once explained (if I remember correctly) that PayPal can not guarantee buyer protection and/or refunds in all circumstances, and thus must word their agreement in that way, because they are not offering insurance (they are not licensed as insurance providers, and to do so would involve a whole lot of other legal implications). 

 

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Yes...and also you might find that it is accepted in legal "talk" that 'may not' means shall not or not allowed to etc...Like this -

S3.1 If you are a seller, we may not deduct funds from your account in connection with a Reversal where the following requirements are met for a transaction:

Condraticted by -

S7.3 If your purchase meets the requirements for the PayPal Buyer Protection Policy, we will attempt to recover your payment from the seller.

In affect, a buyer simply asking for a refund automatically dis-qualifies a seller from "seller protection"...and...the actual user agreement itself automatically dis-qualifies the buyer from "buyer protection" excpet in - our absolute and sole discretion.