@RabbitTroop,
I disagree. PayPal/Ebay makes little to no effort to protect a seller when it comes to claims made from a buyer. The buyer can make an "item not as described" claim with ease, and the buyer is not (to my knowledge) required to prove that an item was received "not as described".
Listing an auction with "no returns" is utterly usesless. One would think that Ebay would want to offer better seller protection, since their seller fees probably generate a huge portion of their revenue.
Although it may seem extreme, the last several things I sold on ebay, I made videos of the items sold, which included:
1. The auction on my PC monitor and me showing on camera the auction description (with me speaking about it, including what the buyer will receive).
2. The camera showing the item(s) from all angles and testing the item(s), especially in the case of electronics.
3. Me on camera boxing up the item(s) and showing the shipping label, along with the eBay item number written on it, and taping up the box. Then one more time me showing the eBay item on my PC screen, and speaking the item number, to/from addresses, time and date of the video, etc.
4. Putting that video on YouTube, with the eBay item number in the video title, and providing the buyer with a link to that video.
If I ever do decide to sell on ebay again, I will continue to do this to protect myself, and the buyer has no doubt that they will get the items they bought. I had someone try the "item not as described" scam, but I submitted this proof to PayPal, and they quickly ruled in my favor.
If a buyer filed a claim, and was told to ship the item(s) back to me, I would do an unboxing video in the same style as above, because there are way too many scammers that will indeed tamper with and/or omit parts of an item shipped to them.
Ebay/PayPal are seriously alienating the sellers with their outrageous fees and practices, and this whole 180 day return policy will ultimately force many legit sellers to not do business with them.