I don't know.. I would think it would be just the opposite, and I agree with the other poster that said don't use the pay now links that come via email. If you use a pay now tab in ebay it should redirect you to paypal via Secure Socket Layer (SSL), and if the paypal page doesn't open up with https:// it's not a secure or legit paypal page. I'm pretty sure the only way a situation like yours could happen is if someone hacked directly in to your computer thru an unsecured wireless network or something like that. Like the other guy, I've never had a problem accessing paypal thru ebay, but I'm sorry to hear about your troubles all the same.