PayPal Doubles Buyer Protection on eBay

From the PayPal/eBay press release:

PayPal Buyer Protection is a free program that covers qualified transactions on eBay up to $2,000 for non-delivery of items, and for the delivery of items that are significantly not as described. eBay sellers in the United States and Canada qualify to offer $2,000 of PayPal Buyer Protection by maintaining a 98 percent positive feedback rating and having at least 50 feedback points.

For all other qualified transactions on eBay.com that are not covered by PayPal Buyer Protection, PayPal will provide up to $200 of coverage with no processing fee, no minimum purchase price and no seller requirements, as long as the buyer pays for the item with PayPal. This replaces the eBay Standard Purchase Protection Program in the U.S. and Canada, which previously covered all eBay transactions for up to $200 minus a $25 processing fee. eBay will no longer offer purchase protection for non-PayPal transactions.

Effective January 17, 2007, PayPal will offer purchase protection on more than 95 percent of items listed on eBay.com.

"PayPal is the safest way to pay on eBay, and we’re excited to offer even more protection for eBay buyers,” said Rob Chesnut, senior vice president of Trust and Safety for eBay Inc. “This is a huge step in building even more trust in shopping on eBay, because it makes the message very simple – Pay with PayPal and you’re covered.”