eBay

tatertot2u57 · ‎04-06-2019

Told them I would require cash for the item when they picked it up. ( they still want to pay me via paypal when they pick up the item)

Explained to them that I would not be able to provide tracking if they paid via paypal and I would get a ding if I wasn't able to provide tracking.

I do have local pick up as an option in this auction ....how should I proceed ?

turquoisetulips · ‎04-09-2019

@emerald_door wrote:
Wouldn't it be possible for a buyer to pick up the item, then go home and send the seller an eBay message saying, "I was there. Where were you? We need to set up another time for me to pick up my item."

If eBay is looking at messages, this would look as if the buyer had not picked up the item when in fact he had.

Sure anything is possible but this scenario is unlikely . I realize there are dishonest people around but IMO the chances of this happening are probably slim . If a seller is that concerned then they should have the buyer sign a bill of sale when they come for the pick up. If it's a really expensive item then get a notary as a witness . Tulips

mysalonsavings · ‎04-09-2019

But it is like Russian Roulette. You were lucky and got the empty chamber (you got honest buyers). Thing is you don't know if this buyer is or is not honest. The person could be trying to protect themselves from a fraudulent transaction or be planning a fraud against the seller. I would say Paypal only with tracking and no local pick up.

Of course it really doesn't matter, as it is in my opinion, the buyers can commit fraud against a seller regardless. It seems to be the way the platform is set up. Is strange all these years I have been buying on here I had no idea how rampant theft and fraud was on E nv sy. Is very sad indeed! 😥😒🤔

turquoisetulips · ‎04-09-2019

I would say Paypal only with tracking and no local pick up. mysalonsavings

Some items are too heavy and cumbersome to be shipped without losing your shirt . Local pick up is ideal in these cases . tulips

turquoisetulips · ‎04-09-2019

@postfiftymodern wrote:
Have them bring their phone with them with the ebay app loaded. Mark the item as paid and Have them mark the item as "received" right there in front of you.

Couldn't it be unmarked later ? I don't know ,, I never tried . Tulips

mysalonsavings · ‎04-09-2019

@turquoisetulips wrote:
I would say Paypal only with tracking and no local pick up. mysalonsavings

Some items are too heavy and cumbersome to be shipped without losing your shirt . Local pick up is ideal in these cases . tulips

Yes you have a point there but if the person is insisting on a payment method were fraud could occur then they can use that method but I would insist on actually shipping the item as that is the way the platform they are requesting to use is set up.

equid0x · ‎04-09-2019

@moms**art**window** wrote:
@pburn wrote:
Agreed. One can only hope PayPal and credit card issuers are true to their word about not enforcing buyer protection in this case.

There really doesn't seem to be a good alternative. Some people want to sell things on eBay that make sense to offer only as local pickup, but those sellers have to accept PayPal, but PayPal and credit card issuers may not protect them from all the possible outcomes--even though they claim they will (or won't, depending on how you look at it).

"What's a seller to do?" she asked rhetorically.
wouldn't one have the advantage of filing a local police report if a buyer tried to pull this with pp?

Yes you would.

equid0x · ‎04-09-2019

@emerald_door wrote:
Wouldn't it be possible for a buyer to pick up the item, then go home and send the seller an eBay message saying, "I was there. Where were you? We need to set up another time for me to pick up my item."

If eBay is looking at messages, this would look as if the buyer had not picked up the item when in fact he had.

Meet some place with a lot of cameras like the front of Walmart or a major grocery store.

equid0x · ‎04-09-2019

@turquoisetulips wrote:
@tatertot2u57 wrote:
Told them I would require cash for the item when they picked it up. ( they still want to pay me via paypal when they pick up the item)
Explained to them that I would not be able to provide tracking if they paid via paypal and I would get a ding if I wasn't able to provide tracking.
I do have local pick up as an option in this auction ....how should I proceed ?
You won't get dinged for not providing tracking . I've sold two electric wheelchairs and two or three animal cages on e bay using the local pick up only method . All of the buyers used Pay Pal to complete the transactions before they came to pick up their items . As soon as they left I simply marked the items as '' sent '' ,, never added a tracking number since I couldn't anyway but never had a single problem arise from it. That's been my own personal experience anyway . Tulips

I've done this before and it took a couple of months to show up but suddenly I had a ding for late tracking upload and verification. I didn't have any problems with the actual transaction though, other than eBay's AI getting in the way of coordinating a place to meet since it "threatens" you if it sees you sending an address or telephone or e-mail.