I'm a seller on Ebay - advice needed.

El_Rey

I have recently sold an item on Ebay. On the original listing I made it clear that I would only accept payment by Paypal. Since the auction closed the successful bidder has told me that they don't have a Paypal account, so I suggested payment by cheque, they told me this was not possible. They now want to pay the money directly into my bank account. There is absolutely no way I am going to give my bank account details to a stranger. What are my rights? Can I report the user to Ebay for failing to adhere to the terms set-out in the original listing?

Scarlett.1974

lfcsja wrote: »

I have recently sold an item on Ebay. On the original listing I made it clear that I would only accept payment by Paypal. Since the auction closed the successful bidder has told me that they don't have a Paypal account, so I suggested payment by cheque, they told me this was not possible. They now want to pay the money directly into my bank account. There is absolutely no way I am going to give my bank account details to a stranger. What are my rights? Can I report the user to Ebay for failing to adhere to the terms set-out in the original listing?

I don't know about that but I'm sure someone more knowledgable will know.

Re the bank transfer - it's VERY safe you know, honestly. If you think about it - you give your bank details to complete strangers every time you write a cheque so it's no more risky than that. All they would need to do it is your name, account number and sort-code.

If you absolutely won't allow the buyer to do this what about a postal order?

zenseeker

I'd suggest a postal order too, although bank transfers are generally safe, I just don't trust them myself. How much did the item sell for out of curiosity?

DaPhenom

You don't even need to give them your name if i remember correctly. Bank Transfer is many a sellers dream as you don't have to pay any paypal fees, wait for the cheque to clear, and it can't bounce or be reversed.

Smart_But_Casual

Only an idiot refuses a bank transfer. They are a sellers dream.

Safe, fast and no chargeback.

POSSETTE

as said..accept it. Account number and sort code are all on a chq,and im sure you have given many of those out,you even give them a sample of your signature with chq!
I thought everyone had to have a PP account when buying/selling on ebay? Can someone confirm that ?

dinglebert

absolutely grab the offer of a bank transfer.

Smart_But_Casual

Also, in future, set it up as PP only.

elainew

bank transfer is soooooo easy. I just had my 1st last week--just give them the sort code and acc number and thats all

chja

I would check the buyers feedback - if they look ok, then I would let them have the bank details. In reality there is very little risk of there being a problem with this, although I personally share your discomfort (I work for one, so tend to be a bit more precious about my account details).

You can set your preferences to only accept bids from buyers with a Paypal account.

El_Rey

Thanks for the advice everyone.