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Bypassing ebay to cut fee's.

PHARR
PHARR Posts: 405 Forumite
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Currently have an item on a buy it now kn ebay.

I've had a offer and they said they will pay straight through PayPal save the fee's.

Is this dangerous for me? The items worth around £200.
Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.

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  • RFW
    RFW Posts: 10,162 Forumite
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    PHARR wrote: »
    Currently have an item on a buy it now kn ebay.

    I've had a offer and they said they will pay straight through PayPal save the fee's.

    Is this dangerous for me? The items worth around £200.
    If anything it's more dangerous for the buyer. There are pitfalls but if you send tracked to the address Paypal give you, all should be ok.
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  • PHARR
    PHARR Posts: 405 Forumite
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    I was just worried if the buyer claimed they had not received it.
    Normally with ebay there's a system.

    Thanks
    Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.
  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 73,092 Ambassador
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    PHARR wrote: »
    I was just worried if the buyer claimed they had not received it.
    Normally with ebay there's a system.

    Thanks

    Yes, but the system is for the buyers benefit to make claiming an INR easier, how does that benefit the seller?
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  • enfield_freddy
    enfield_freddy Posts: 6,147 Forumite
    get them to pay by bank transfer/P.O and cancel the ebay sale ,


    DO NOT accept paypal


    if they pay now , it will be classed as a sale and you will pay charges ,
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