Pokémon Fan Says US Customs Destroyed $US4k Classic Game

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23 pointsadrian_mrd5 comments

Not sure why but this link doesn't open for me. I found the same article on the regular kotaku.com page here: https://kotaku.com/rare-pokemon-game-worth-yellow-wata-games....

In any case, later on in the article it discusses that the buyer and seller are "working through the dispute process with PayPal, which is currently ongoing". Considering the value of the cartridge, did the buyer not opt to buy insurance on the shipment? Does PayPal offer insurance on purchases? For something such high value, not purchasing insurance seems like a disaster waiting to happen.

Do you really think PayPal will pay out instead of claiming that they aren’t responsible for USGOV actions? I love your optimism!

People downvoting you have not had the unfortunate experience of working with PayPal on any kind of ongoing/substantial basis.

When I used to use PayPal and read forums with 1000s of complaints about them, it almost exclusively sided with the buyer, even in obvious scams. That changed?

Nowadays they'll keep the money and ignore both sides demanding it back. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/01/paypal-stole-use...

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