Most of which is exactly what the Buyer Protection Program has been , like, forever.
The changes I see are that the Buyer may not be required to pay for return postage and the possible extension of the deadline to 180 days.
I understand that the 180 days are a Paypal deadline, and the eBay deadline remains at 45 days. It seems there are now three deadlines, the known 45 days from purchase, the new 30 days from expected delivery date, and the 'holiday' 180 days from payment.
I think the new program is aimed at Chinese sellers, too many of whom are not good about sending goods, accepting returns, or making refunds.
Unfortunately, it has been extended to all sellers. The PP one would only affect International sellers, like Canadians, since that is the group whose disputes are mostly handled by PP.
I'm not going to worry about the extension of deadlines, since I have only had a handful of problems since I started in 2001, but the return postage is a worry.
That international tracked service starts around $40 is a huge benefit to the Canadian buyer and a strong message to get it right to sketchey sellers. But it will be painful to honest sellers with customers who want to rent rather than buy.
I can see sellers agreeing more and more to accept a photograph as proof of damage/ incorrect description rather than pay high return postage.
I can also see Canadian sellers Blocking overseas buyers -- or demanding a Made In Canada version of the Global Shipping Program, which, much as buyers hate it, does protect US sellers against unwarranted INR and NAD/damaged claims.
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