selling advice please

mpython

Chatty, I forgot to say, if you decide to accept western union, don't fall for the scam where they send you a cheque for more than the required amount & then ask you to send the 'over' amount to them by western union.

Cheques are so last century, loads of shops & garages don't even accept them with a guarantee card anymore.

Tim_Deegan

mpython wrote: »

Chatty, I forgot to say, if you decide to accept western union, don't fall for the scam where they send you a cheque for more than the required amount & then ask you to send the 'over' amount to them by western union.

Cheques are so last century, loads of shops & garages don't even accept them with a guarantee card anymore.

I don't think ebay allow western union any more do they?

FloFlo

You could state bank transfer.

Dave_Brooker

Tim_Deegan wrote: »

I don't think ebay allow western union any more do they?

You can accept payment for your goods which ever way you wish...

Tim_Deegan

Dave_Brooker wrote: »

You can accept payment for your goods which ever way you wish...

It must be just that they advise against it then

Dave_Brooker

Tim_Deegan wrote: »

It must be just that they advise against it then

Ebay will tell you that paypal is the only safe way to get paid, guess who owns paypal...

soolin

Dave_Brooker wrote: »

You can accept payment for your goods which ever way you wish...

No you can't, as soon as you accept ebay's terms and conditions by opening an account you abide by their rules.

Western Union is forbidden on ebay, so you can't use that.

For a full list of banned payment methods look here;
http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/accepted-payments-policy.html

Sellers may not solicit buyers to mail cash. Sellers may not ask buyers to send cash through instant money transfer services (non-bank, point-to-point cash transfers) such as Western Union or Moneygram

Dave_Brooker

soolin wrote: »

No you can't, as soon as you accept ebay's terms and conditions by opening an account you abide by their rules.

Western Union is forbidden on ebay, so you can't use that.

For a full list of banned payment methods look here;
http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/accepted-payments-policy.html

Sellers may not solicit buyers to mail cash. Sellers may not ask buyers to send cash through instant money transfer services (non-bank, point-to-point cash transfers) such as Western Union or Moneygram

Ignore that, it you own something and you sell it, you can accept payment in what ever form you happen to choose.

Tim_Deegan

There are more scams with western union than with any other form of payment.

As for accepting cash on ebay, you can accept cash, but you can't insist on it. I offer cash on delivery because we deliver using our own transport. My account manager tried telling me that it was against their rules. I challenged this saying that preventing people from accepting cash was illegal. She then got back to me and said it was ok.

Dave_Brooker

Tim_Deegan wrote: »

There are more scams with western union than with any other form of payment.

Other than paypal, at least with Western Union you end up with an address, even if it is in Lagos.

The OP is the seller of a mobile phone, so in this instance Western Union is a very safe way for him or her to get paid by johnny foreigner.