You're a buyer, Belinda. According to OP you shouldn't be allowed in here.

Sounds like an English board i go on. Sometimes newbies wonder why it is over run with aussies, but hey, we go anywhere and on here, why should ebay try to restrict it?

Never have rules you are not going to be able to readily enforce, that's what I say.

Why would you want to restrict it anyway? Buyers can learn from this board, same as sellers.

And....Buyers can turn into sellers at any time.

As for all the ABCDE, none of them appeal.

My personal opinion is paypal protection is some improvement on the old system before it, which was basically bank deposit.

It's not perfect-nothing in life ever is-and ebay systems could do with a tweak here and there. No doubt they will get some as time passes. Nothing ever stays the same.

My guess is most people work within the system as it is, so a mix of A & B. Very few users would have proper legal training. Doesn't mean people are blind to any problems, but on the whole, ebay works.