Hello, Thanks for the info. Because the buyer is in the US and we are in the UK a court case would be very expensive and involve someone travelling over to the US. The cost involved would probably be more than the case itself. With regards to contacting PayPal, if you Google you can find a few phone numbers. Whether they still work or not is another story. Also not sure if there is a specific one for debt collection. I haven't heard anything from Interim since telling them that the financial ombudsman was working on it.

Hello, To cut a very long story short: I sell business, buyer pays £2000 deposit. Buyer fails to make installment payments and several months later does a chargeback for the £2000 deposit. Buyer continues to operate business and owes around £12,000. I dispute chargeback with PayPal by providing signed contracts and plenty more proof and information. Buyer claimed business "was not as described". Buyer and his lawyer have failed in producing any evidence of this and have had several months to do so. Today I receive a phone call from Interim attempting to recover the £2000 debt for PayPal. I refuse to provide personal invormation which they request for "verification purposes" on the basis that I haven't received any written notification from them or PayPal. Basically I'm wondering where do I stand here? I read the following but not sure about the accuracy of it. --- Short answer, NO THEY CANNOT. Nothing under Paypal can result in genuine debt collection. Real debt collectors can come into your home and seize goods for resale to cover costs, they can do this legally. No organistion with Paypal (NCO, Robinson Way, Justicia) can ever get funds off you. Ever. If they harass you report them to the organisations listed in the NCO thread. If you owe them £1 or £50,000 there is nothing they can do about it except hassle you with letters and phone calls. Look at Paypal, then laugh at them, then go do something interesting! --- Your help/advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm not getting anywhere fast with the Financial Ombudsman or my solicitor and now these guys are putting the pressure on... At the same time I don't want my credit rating affected or other issues they may cause me. Thanks.