Rant Alert : Item Removed From Ebay

scheming_gypsy

custardy wrote: »

you really dont know whats going on do you?

i know exactly what's going on and thanks for judging me but i don't care. It'll sell, somebody will collect and they'll pay cash.
If somebody wants to pay by paypal and then sulk it's not the end of the world, i'll have one negative feedback on eBay. My world won't stop, i won't get a CCJ or bankruptcy order; i won't be refused credit because of it and i won't have to walk around carrying a sign saying 'unclean' and world peace and famine won't be sorted if i have 100% feedback. It's eBay feedback, its not important.
The text states that if you pay by Paypal you'll get it thrown back at you as it's cash on collection only, it's not difficult to understand and if it stops people buying and trying to pay by Paypal then good!

i-luv-free-stuff

further to previous posts my item has just been won and paid by paypal by an unconfirmed adress even though i stated pay cash on delivery.
should i refund the money?

vangirl_2

Youve answered your own question. Ebay own paypal. By forcing sellers to accept paypal they avoid millions of complaints to trading standards about people paying cash, cheque etc and being ripped off. Paypal payments cover the buyer in full and avoid any legal disputes. Ebay would rather put out a few of its small sellers than received loads of complaints from its millions of buyers. They want to make as much money as possible and only want sellers that will conform to its policies, they are not bothered about the sellers that stop using them due to all the regulations as these sellers will probably cause problems for them in the long term.

soolin

i-luv-free-stuff wrote: »

further to previous posts my item has just been won and paid by paypal by an unconfirmed adress even though i stated pay cash on delivery.
should i refund the money?

If you refund the money, then what?

If you read the posts on this thread you will have seen this was a possibility, unless you can very politely persuade the buyer to accept a paypal refund and pay by cash instead.

If buyer refuses to accept a refund then obviously you can still do it but then they just slam in a non performing seller complaint against you and leave a negative. Depending on your monthly feedback total a single neg and a warning might be enough to get you suspended.

Also, many addresses on paypal now are unconfirmed as assuming you were posting this item you no longer need a confirmed address to do so.

i-luv-free-stuff

vangirl wrote: »

Youve answered your own question. Ebay own paypal. By forcing sellers to accept paypal they avoid millions of complaints to trading standards about people paying cash, cheque etc and being ripped off. Paypal payments cover the buyer in full and avoid any legal disputes. Ebay would rather put out a few of its small sellers than received loads of complaints from its millions of buyers. They want to make as much money as possible and only want sellers that will conform to its policies, they are not bothered about the sellers that stop using them due to all the regulations as these sellers will probably cause problems for them in the long term.

why have i answered my own question?
last time i took a paypal payment and they picked the item up 3 weeks later they claimed there money back claiming it was damaged. how can i protect myself against that?

soolin

i-luv-free-stuff wrote: »

why have i answered my own question?
last time i took a paypal payment and they picked the item up 3 weeks later they claimed there money back claiming it was damaged. how can i protect myself against that?

As per this thread you can't. That's why many sellers have chosen not to sell items that require collection on ebay.

nat82

i-luv-free-stuff wrote: »

why have i answered my own question?
last time i took a paypal payment and they picked the item up 3 weeks later they claimed there money back claiming it was damaged. how can i protect myself against that?

I think you have to post the item by trackable means to be covered so that you can prove it was delivered, ie, signature on delivery? Correct me if I'm wrong

x x x

i-luv-free-stuff

nat82 wrote: »

I think you have to post the item by trackable means to be covered so that you can prove it was delivered, ie, signature on delivery? Correct me if I'm wrong

x x x

yes that is right but as i stated pick up only and cash on pick up that wont be possinble

clairg_2

I would send an email to the winner and say would you mind cash on collection and state reasons, offer to refund the paypal, i did this with an item and they were quite happy

mnt99york

Why not just put in an absolutely prohibitive postal cost, or free cash on collection.

If someone was daft enough to pay your (say) £100 postage charge, I'm sure you could arrange trackable delivery for any item for that price.