PP has been the easiest way to donate or buy items and i often have used a PayPal “cash/debit card” but if you have dispute, well, do not expect fast or sure resolution nor ease of it. My first attempted refund was refused since the seller was somehow able to produce a delivery confirmation but which did not come, and yet the image of the delivery confirmation said about 2 lbs even though the unit ordered was about 50 lbs!
Consider my second case in which I too quickly made a “purchase” of bicycle parts from a seller which was a scam, but not only were the instructions on obtaining a refund unclear, esp. since I used the cash card, but it took 2 months to finally obtain the refund. Start from the bottom:
Case history
SEP 9 2021
Resolved
PayPal
Email sent to buyer
PayPal
JUL 21 2021
Waiting for seller response
PayPal
Email sent to buyer
PayPal
JUL 20 2021
Under Review
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JUL 13 2021
Under Review
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JUL 11 2021
Under Review
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Under Review
PayPal
Under Review
PayPal
JUL 5 2021
Under Review
PayPal
Email sent to buyer
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My wife knows now to never, ever, use paypal.