My anecdotal experience: as much as I despise eBay and Paypal (various reasons going back to 2001) I have had only positive experiences with refunds from eBay.

My anecdotal experience: as much as I despise eBay and Paypal (various reasons going back to 2001) I have had only positive experiences with refunds from eBay. Recently I had a $20 IP camera(that price was too cheap but I was not doing my research) not arrive from China from a seemingly reputable seller with 500+ selling feedback over 2 years. I filed a complaint with eBay and seller claimed a fake tracking number. More interestingly, the seller had gone rogue, turning feedback private and acquiring about 100 negatives in a month. So either the seller was hacked or had just pulled a long con. My payment had come from Paypal balance and I got a very quick refund once I informed eBay that I wanted a refund.