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The provision creates a conditional protection framework where coverage scope depends on item category eligibility and transaction type classification. This establishes the operational parameters under which sellers receive protection benefits and fee waivers.
Sellers who experience chargebacks receive full payment recovery and fee waiver only when both conditions are met—the item falls within eligible categories and the transaction type meets protection criteria. Transactions involving ineligible item categories or transaction types fall outside the protection scope regardless of chargeback outcome.
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"PayPal Seller Protection may cover you for the full amount of the payment and waive the chargeback fee if you lose a chargeback... but only if the item category is not on the list of items ineligible for Seller Protection and the payment is a personal transaction or a non-personal transaction.— Excerpt from PayPal's PayPal User Agreement
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The provision creates a conditional protection framework where coverage scope depends on item category eligibility and transaction type classification. This establishes the operational parameters under which sellers receive protection benefits and fee waivers.
Sellers who experience chargebacks receive full payment recovery and fee waiver only when both conditions are met—the item falls within eligible categories and the transaction type meets protection criteria. Transactions involving ineligible item categories or transaction types fall outside the protection scope regardless of chargeback outcome.
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