Buyer wants to pick up - eBay
waterlooenders
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Hello,
I have a listing on eBay and it is an auction.
A buyer wants to just by it now with cash and pick up outside of eBay to save on fees and postage etc - which would mean I would be getting about as much as i would hope.
Is this safe?
I have a listing on eBay and it is an auction.
A buyer wants to just by it now with cash and pick up outside of eBay to save on fees and postage etc - which would mean I would be getting about as much as i would hope.
Is this safe?
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I no longer use e-bay but I used to emphasise 'cash on collection only' when I sold anything above £10. I had no problems with the safety aspect, although if your a woman you may have a different view.
Unless it's a really big item, you can always arrange pick-up in a public place, I've done that before. Or if pick-up has to be from home, make sure there's other people around.
Or maybe you could do the pick up from someone else's house?
As for having the buyer collect the item, I wouldn't be too worried about that, unless you have reason to be suspicious or feel insecure.
In your case, OP, outside of eBay then it's the buyer who is more at risk.
Thanks!
If you're not happy with what they're offering maybe haggle a bit and come to some compromise?
They made lunch for us and everything!
If youre doing transactions outside of ebay then you lose your security that ebay and paypal offers. If anything goes wrong youre on your own. Is it worth it?
I am going to haggle a bit first - doing that currently.
I would not do it if no one else would be in to be honest, but my dad will be and my dog tends to bark at doors so I think I'll be fine!
And it is a more expensive item which would cost me a lot for postage.
It's funny we all get so het up over people coming to pick things up before e-bay we had free ad mart etc and everything was picked up nothing much was ever posted.
well most people still do pick up in person via friday ads and Gumtree etc But if its a young girl I think its always advisable to have somebody else there. Also depends what youre selling and how much cash is involved.
From the seller's point of view, cash is preferable anyway - apart from the lack of any Paypal fee you also don't risk Paypal clawing the money back if the buyer makes a bogus claim against you.
it's postage and packing the fee is for, not just the price of a stamp.
Oh dah - how many small brown envelopes cost £3.00?
depends where they bought it.
i assume you knew the cost of the P&P before hand though, so if you weren't happy with it then you shouldn't have bought it.
I was selling an item on ebay and a buyer asked if I would take £40 for it, I declined and let the auction run. I got £11.00.
Fail.
I agree with this.
I've had people moan about the P&P after they were more than happy to pay it. People forget about the price of bubble wrap, parcel tape and recorded delivery charges.
I once drove 25 miles (50 miles round trip) with a large item after they had paid for the courier charge, as I wanted to make sure they got the item safely.
They later moaned about the P&P as I had not used the courier service and should have been free!!! (The courier service including packing was a tenner)
Perhaps they bought it from Harrods! Of course I know the cost of P&P and when I sell I never try and make a profit out of the P&P just charge exactly what it costs me, but when you expect something in a box and bubble wrap and its just chucked in an envelope with a 2nd class stamp then you do get a bit p&&sed! :mad: Always check before bidding though if you can collect.
If you are selling a large item it will severely restrict your sales potential if the cost of p&p is very large and you don't allow collection.
On the buying side i will pick up locally if given the chance.
What could go wrong?
Hit seller with a neg rep if unhappy, that is payback in itself.
Personally I always post at cost of stamp, would never overcharge because I wouldn't want overcharged myself. In fact, it's usually me who takes a hit on postage, more often than not it costs more than I quote buyer.
Some sellers also charge for their time in carrying out the packaging and in going to the post office, and for fuel costs in getting there too. I don't, but then I'm not a professional seller. However, I'd say that posting at the cost of a stamp isn't really a very sensible policy, though excessive charges are unacceptable.
I see some extortionate postage charges on auctions and walk away. I fully understand if you don't like postage terms and conditions then don't bid, and that's exactly what I do, but it's fair to say some sellers rip the ass out of postage costs. They can keep their item as far as I'm concerned.