Quick PayPal Question.....?

petedp

Hi,

When selling, I know in order to be protected, i must send the item to their paypal registered address. (i've been paid vis paypal)

However, will i still be protected if the item i'm shipping was to be picked up, by courier, not from my home (which is my registered add with payapl) but from my work address and then delivered onto the buyers address? Will this be ok?

OllieLong

I'm sure it will be protected because it is only the buyer's address that counts.

motorguy

is its progress trackable online? that seems to be a biggie with paypal

petedp

Thanks for your reply OL.

Does everyone agree i will be ok by sending from a diff address?

just about to book the delivery so if you know different, speak now or forever hold your post:)

petedp

pgilc1 wrote:

is its progress trackable online? that seems to be a biggie with paypal

It should be. I'm going to use parcel2go.

motorguy

i dont think where you ship it from is that relevant - after all if you take it to a post office its not your home addy. make sure its trackable and they have to sign for it.

petedp

pgilc1 wrote:

i dont think where you ship it from is that relevant - after all if you take it to a post office its not your home addy. make sure its trackable and they have to sign for it.

Good point:rudolf:

bleugh

may i add,

refer to

https://www.paypalwarning.com
https://www.aboutpaypal.org
https://www.paypalsucks.com

if it's a high value item, and a low feedback user, be worried

if its a new user with a non verified address, be worried

motorguy

Zackeriney wrote:

thats why if you sell something high value - like i recently sold a computer for over £400 the second i knew i had the money i got it moved to my bank then when it showed in my bank 5 days later i took it out so if there were chargebacks its paypals problem

..unfortunately not strictly true. if a chargeback is done for whatever reason, paypal will deduct the amount from your paypal account most likely putting you into a negative balance. if they have a link to a current account of yours, for example for bank transfers or payment of fees they will take the amount from your current account. if they cannot get it from your bank account or you dont have a current account linked they will assign the debt to a debt collection agency who will pursue you for it.

and dont think your safe even several weeks down the line - the above happened to me 6 weeks after i sold an item - they took the money direct from my bank account as the payment from the guys current account to fund the transaction had failed as he had no money. they didnt pursue him for it, they just reversed the transaction. I kissed goodbye to £429.

so if a chargeback is done for any reason its still your problem.

for high paying items like laptops or computers i insist on bank transfers, or a deposit straight into my account.