Is postage excluded from paypal buyer protection claims?

[ninedragons]

I am trying to buy a CD. The seller wants to list it at a penny and then charge the remainder as postage. I know this is a bit dubious, but I want to know what I would get back from paypal if the CD were scratched or failed to arrive - the whole amount or just the penny?

My instinct is to leave it but I have been looking for the CD for ages and I really am desperate coming up to Christmas!

if you win a paypal dispute you do not get the postage back for them to send to you and you have to pay return postage to them. have you tried play.com and cd-wow?

paypal refund the full amount you paid ie cost +P&P. Before they refund you need to return by trackable means at your own cost

I've recently had reason to try it - I got the price of the item plus the postage I paid to the seller back, but not my postage for returning the item. If you need to return something, make sure you send it recorded.

Gosh you're quick off the mark!

thanks very much.

oops! thats good to know tho, i claimed some time ago and they didnt refund postage, i guess they have got wise to the people who charge extra p&p for profit