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Cash on delivery

gardner1
gardner1 Posts: 3,154 Forumite
in Ebay, auctions, car boot sales, post & parcels
Sold large item on ebay and have offered to deliver it, the buyer wants to pay cod
i know all about cash on collection but is there any pitfalls in cod for me the seller

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  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
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    biggest is you show up and they dont want it
    no money a lost fuel/time
  • hiccup123
    hiccup123 Posts: 386 Forumite
    i don't think there is. just 'don't' mark it as payment received until after they leave feedback because they could then say they paid and you didn't deliver....and you can't prove you didn't deliver to ebay.
  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 74,468 Ambassador
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    hiccup123 wrote: »
    i don't think there is. just 'don't' mark it as payment received until after they leave feedback because they could then say they paid and you didn't deliver....and you can't prove you didn't deliver to ebay.

    It's cash, it doesn't matter who marks what 'paid'
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  • skivenov
    skivenov Posts: 2,204 Forumite
    If it's local, I would (and do) if it's a trek I ask for a payment up front to cover my travelling expenses.
    Yes it's overwhelming, but what else can we do?
    Get jobs in offices and wake up for the morning commute?
  • BargainJunky
    BargainJunky Posts: 1,534 Forumite
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    skivenov wrote: »
    If it's local, I would (and do) if it's a trek I ask for a payment up front to cover my travelling expenses.

    I would do the same as above.
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