And it's not only seller protection that is lacking. Twice I've bought broken items that eBay & PayPal refused to let me return (one was a smartphone with broke

And it's not only seller protection that is lacking. Twice I've bought broken items that eBay & PayPal refused to let me return (one was a smartphone with broken touch, the other a kindle reported as lost/stolen). They really, really suck. Sadly, there is little alternative to eBay.