Using paypal for private sale, Do I have back up?

karend1980

Hi, I saw an item I liked on a facebook sale page but the item is to far to collect and the seller said she would send it to me. Its £50.
Now If I pay through paypal and the item didnt turn up do I have any back up Like I would from ebay???

I have never done this before so if anyone could help me i'd be grateful thank you.

steveE2

You should be covered depending on the item.

You must meet all of these requirements to be eligible for a payment under PayPal Buyer Protection:

1. Your payment must be for an eligible item and made from your PayPal Account (see Section 13.3 for further details on item eligibility);

https://cms.paypal.com/uk/cgi-bin/?&cmd=_render-content&content_ID=ua/UserAgreement_full&locale.x=en_GB#13.%20PayPal%20Buyer%20Protection

karend1980

Its a mobile phone. Is that covered.

hermione987uk

Make sure you send payment for goods and that they state what the goods are. Do not send the money as a gift!!

karend1980

hermione987uk wrote: »

Make sure you send payment for goods and that they state what the goods are. Do not send the money as a gift!!

Ok thank you. Im still deciding if i should do it.. surely there must be some people you can trust in this world But its to easy to get scammed:(

hermum

Is it the right sort of price for that phone 2nd hand? If it seems too good to be true, the chances are it is.

karend1980

hermum wrote: »

Is it the right sort of price for that phone 2nd hand? If it seems too good to be true, the chances are it is.

Yeah the temptation is hard , but I saw what these sell for on ebay and its double what shes selling it for.... not sure what to do

sequence

karend1980 wrote: »

Yeah the temptation is hard , but I saw what these sell for on ebay and its double what shes selling it for.... not sure what to do

It's almost certainly a scam then. Would you sell it for half what it's worth ?

karend1980

Just told them I dont want it... they werent very happy!!!!!!!