Paypal payments when collecting in person.

brooom

When you guys sell gear, do you usually accept services payments over paypal (not gifts), if the person is collecting the item in person?

Doesn't it leave you open to the buyer filling a case with paypal, getting the money back as well as the item he collected?

Cheers

ToneControl

never ever do it
for the reason you stated

heavyrocker

I don’t think they can file a claim with PayPal as they don’t get buyer protection if they collect from what I understand. Not sure is there’s any other scam they can do though.

Modulus_Amps

If you go down that route I would ask for proof of ID when they collect, showing address, so a drivers license and two utility bills. That is what you need when you collect a parcel from the post office. Anybody that is not a scammer will understand this.

CHRISB50

If you're meeting in person cash is king.

robgilmo

When they collect it, and leave with it, you can refund them their payment then tell Paypal you never sent it, that'll show em!

goldtop

Ask them to bring a printed copy of their own Paypal notification. Get them to write on it "collected in person, checked all-OK" and sign and date it, and leave it with you.

Had one guy (I was the buyer) take photos of me putting the stuff in my car. Seems a bit OTT, but whatever made him happy.

thermionic

heavyrocker said:

I don’t think they can file a claim with PayPal as they don’t get buyer protection if they collect from what I understand. Not sure is there’s any other scam they can do though.

A scammer would simply claim that it had been posted but not received. The seller doesn't have proof of postage and is therefore screwed.

ToneControl

Modulus_Amps said:

If you go down that route I would ask for proof of ID when they collect, showing address, so a drivers license and two utility bills. That is what you need when you collect a parcel from the post office. Anybody that is not a scammer will understand this.

at least you'd know who'd scammed you
I think most people would refuse anyway

viz

If it’s been sold on ebay, sit down together and leave feedback for each other before he/she leaves. I’ve done that before, it works well. 

brooom

Thanks guys, I've worked it out with the buyer. It's on reverb.

I had to go back to reverb as things just aren't moving over here.

Basically I refunded him. He's going to collect and pay in cash. And when I close the sale I'll just add the sold on reverb option, so they get their fee.

Modulus_Amps

ToneControl said:

Modulus_Amps said:

If you go down that route I would ask for proof of ID when they collect, showing address, so a drivers license and two utility bills. That is what you need when you collect a parcel from the post office. Anybody that is not a scammer will understand this.

at least you'd know who'd scammed you
I think most people would refuse anyway

I thought the issue was about someone using another persons paypal account.

Don't know how I got two LOL's on the post, I try and post something funny and get Wis then post something serious and get LOL'd

HHwarner

Iv used Paypal Gift in these circumstances. I believe that this method is safe from the Item not recieved/not as described scam as the sender of the payment can not claim it back