Would you like to check on that information with a friend of mine before you quote the law.And yes, the police would be interested, because it is a simple case, unlike half the rubbish they deal with these days..
He is called Aidan Carr, a Barrister and Queens Councillor specialising in business law at Manchester chambers.
I think it is you who should seek that written opinion.
To Buy,or sell on Ebay and/or use Paypal you must agreed to their Terms and Conditions. Those Terms and Conditions then form part of all your contracts as a Seller/Buyer on those platforms and are deemed to provide an Alternative Dispute Resolution Service in accordance with The Consumer Rights Act, 2015. By using Ebay, or Paypal you are committed to use their A.D.R.
Their T&C s clearly state.....
After you have exhausted all previous means of communicating with the seller, and you believe that your still having unresolvable issues with your seller, escalating the dispute to a claim assigns the case to a PayPal agent. The agent will review the case and make a decision either for or against the seller. At this point, communicating with the seller is not necessary, as all correspondences associated with the claim should be sent to PayPal's specified email address. Please be aware that BOTH the seller and the buyer can initiate this process and escalate the dispute to claim. It can be done at any time.
When a dispute is escalated to a claim, a Dispute Resolution Agent from PayPal will be reviewing the case, and the Agent will have the final say-so.