Should I accept cash?

Butterfliesarepretty

Hi thanks for all the replies. I have said cash is ok. the item I have and its a german black forest cuckoo clock. I have her address etc and so am just waiting for reply when she wants to collect. Its first time I have accepted cash so fingers crossed.

frivolous_fay

There are some weird ideas on this thread.

cyberbob

frivolous_fay wrote: »

There are some weird ideas on this thread.

Totally agree anyone who accepts Paypal on a collection item is taking a very stupid avoidable rsik, A thread on ebay forums about the subject HERE. Has the normal snipes and moans of the ebay forums but is interesting

piratefairy

Thank you for your comments, about to sell some vintage furniture and will definitely be accepting cash on collection only, had never occurred to me that that scam was possible..

soolin

piratefairy wrote: »

Thank you for your comments, about to sell some vintage furniture and will definitely be accepting cash on collection only, had never occurred to me that that scam was possible..

Don't forget though that you can ask for cash on collection but you can't insist on it and buyers can still pay by paypal.

Smart_But_Casual

Some people have some seriously daft ideas.

Cash is always welcome here. :0)

pitkin2020

why on earth would you consider not taking cash???? do you like to pay paypal there cut for well.............not a lot .............. if you like i will accept the cash on your behalf, take a 3% cut like paypal does and i will transfer the remaining money FREE OF CHARGE to a bank account of your choice....hows that sound

d123

Thank God all the normal people came out today, at one point I felt like I was the only person on-line last night who actually still saw the value of cash;)

There really are some weird perceptions of the "value" and "security" of Paypal as opposed to cash by some Ebay users.

pitkin2020

i'll take cash every time over paypal theres no they didnt send the goods bull trying to get a refund

NeilJung

Wow. Where did that flood of delusional cash hating loons come from and where did they go? If we are lucky it was a one off mad invasion.

As the sensible people who know what they are talking about have come online and posted good advice now, I take it that you, OP, now understand that when offered cash on collection with no other suspicious circumstances involved, you bite the buyers hand off to accept it.

It's easy to tell real money, and if you're worried that you can't then a tester pen is cheap. Most people would just not try to defraud you in this way as it would be much easier to just pay via Paypal, come round and collect and then make a claim for non-reciept of items that they will win as you cannot prove delivery.