ebay

[nextqueen]

Is it true that if you sell something on ebay, the buyer isnt happy with it yet the seller refuses to refund as no grounds to do so, can Ebay take money from your paypal account in favour of the buyer without your authorisation?

[ojread2]

regardless of who owns PP, eBay cannot take money from your PP account
PP can, not eBay

FB is optional, many people dont leave it

[ojread2]

hc, if you're a seller CoD is the ONLY way to pay IMO

Think about it
Convenient or not a seller is foolish to accept anything less than CoD for colleciton only
There is no PP protection on collection only items anyway

[hc4361]

Do you mean cash on collection or cash on delivery?

I have no intention of travelling all over the country/world to deliver my goods and the only times I accept cash is when I sell cars, then I make sure the buyer comes to my bank to deposit the cash. I don't know if the money is fake or not.

I really can't see people travelling hundreds of miles for a £100 item.

[hc4361]

OJ, I advertise my iPad for sale. The buyer comes to see it - and legs it. It has happened and is happening.
The buyer has set up a false account and I have no comeback whatsoever.

[ojread2]

sorry hc, CoC - not the best day today lol

[ojread2]

well, it could happen, but I've never seen a news article on it

[ojread2]

Sorry, hc, what do you mean false account? For what?

[boxtops]

I accept Cash on Collection if people come to my house to collect - but they give me the money before I give them the item.

If someone pays by cheque, I don't mail the item until the cheque's cleared through my bank.

I did have an oddity recently where someone paid through PayPal so I mailed the item, but then PayPal told me that the buyer's bank had rejected the transaction - fortunately, I always keep proof of posting, so PayPal made sure I wasn't out of pocket under seller guarantee.

[ojread2]

not sure on the sellers side of things but as a buyer Box, you pop wont mean anything to me

[ojread2]

if my item doesn't arrive that is =)

[boxtops]

Agreed, oj - but it does mean that if I get a refund from Royal Mail because something's gone missing in the mail, I can (and do) give you your money back.

[ojread2]

cool
I have read before that you refund like that - makes you an excellent seller IMO
I have only had one bad seller in all my years on eBay

[hc4361]

oj, if you advertise something for sale the potential buyer has to contact you, usually by joining the site such as gumtree or ebay. Those details could be false.

And here's an example of the dangers of buying in person, cod
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8222087.stm

Another problem with cod is the possibility the item is stolen.

[ojread2]

well, that's very true I suppose

Personally I wouldn't ever buy an expensive item form anywhere other than a shop, especially iphones, ipads etc. These are one of the biggest scams on eBay as you probably know

I'm still confused though, as to how, as a seller, CoC isn't the best way for a seller?
A buyer, probably not, but the seller? Always the way to go
But like I said there is no buyer protection for collection only goods anyway