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This seems to be a recent thing with Airbnb. It’s ridiculous to think someone can just not answer their phone as a way of getting out of a claim on their deposit.
Remind the CS agents that the guest ALREADY AGREED to the deposit amount at booking. I wrote an extensive reply with links to TOS which back this up. Their TOS support them charging against deposit, unilaterally, if the guest doesn’t reply to the resolution center claim within the specified time.