Paypal through preloved

continualdiamond · 15 July 2011 at 7:25PM

Used paypal loads of time through ebay.

But this time someone has asked for an item I have on preloved & asked to pay through paypal & have it posted.

Safe? I'm assuming yes as long as I post the item by recorded? (the sale price is under £50)

Thanks

hermum · 15 July 2011 at 8:12PM

Generally preloved, gumtree etc are meant to be face to face sales. Is it for something that is a common scammed item? Where do they want it sent?
I put some evening shoes on Gumtree a while ago & had a reply from someone who's Uncle was looking for exactly what I was selling & would like them posted to an African orphanage, they were going to pay extra of course.
I replied that he was welcome to buy them as long as I had a photo of said Uncle tripping through the African dust in my heels, funnily enough they didn't want them then.
It would depend on the item & where they wanted them sent, personally I would turn it down.

continualdiamond · 15 July 2011 at 8:23PM

Oh gosh no I never respond to anyone asking for items to go out of the UK. I've had the usual stories of I'd like this for such & such but they live outside the UK, I'd be willing to pay ..... (stupid amount). I just ignore it.

However this item is a purse & the person lives in Scotland.

Crowqueen · 15 July 2011 at 8:40PM

Paypal has its own buyer protection separate from eBay which means any purchases paid for as goods and NOT as a personal payment are as fully protected as if you were buying from eBay. As a buyer I wouldn't send a personal payment to someone I didn't know. Unless you are planning to scam someone then it's safe for them, and of course if the item is worth under £46 you are protected by RM insurance on normal post. If it is worth over £46 then Special Delivery is the only option you have that is both fully tracked and insured.

continualdiamond · 15 July 2011 at 9:30PM

Thank you, just never received a payment through paypal that hasn't been for an ebay item.

So wanted to make sure it was safe for me to accept, like they couldn't claim it was a mistake or something & then get a refund etc.

The item is for sale at £25 with £3.50 p/p 1st class recorded.

Brooker_Dave · 15 July 2011 at 10:55PM

Crowqueen wrote: »

Paypal has its own buyer protection separate from eBay which means any purchases paid for as goods and NOT as a personal payment are as fully protected as if you were buying from eBay..

Are you sure?

Paypal for non ebay sales is not all that safe.

Brooker_Dave · 15 July 2011 at 10:56PM

continualdiamond wrote: »

Thank you, just never received a payment through paypal that hasn't been for an ebay item.

So wanted to make sure it was safe for me to accept, like they couldn't claim it was a mistake or something & then get a refund etc.

The item is for sale at £25 with £3.50 p/p 1st class recorded.

Ask for cash on collection or bank transfer.

Sid_Wolf · 15 July 2011 at 11:00PM

My customers pay via paypal all the time, unless i know them and can hand the goods over in person, then they pay cash

I've never had an issue, PP offers more protection than a BT doesnt it?

Brooker_Dave · 15 July 2011 at 11:08PM

Sid_Wolf wrote: »

I've never had an issue, PP offers more protection than a BT doesnt it?

No, no, no, no, no.

BT is free, and they can't take it back.

Paypal costs money and you are open to chargebacks/Paypal take backs at any point.

See how ebay/paypal have brainwashed people into thinking the safest payment method (BT) is somehow unsafe....

continualdiamond · 15 July 2011 at 11:23PM

Cash on collection is not possible as the person who is interested lives 9 hours away, which of course is why they asked if it could be posted.

As its under £50, surely sending it 1st class recorded means I am then covered in terms of proving by trackable means & of course I'll keep my proof of posting.