Urgent - safest payment for courier collection please

in_my_wellies

Hi, I sold a bed, collection only. The buyer rang at 11 pm last night to say she was sending a courier today and how to pay.
Which is the safest way at this late stage please?
Can PayPal 'send money to family or friends' be reversed?
If she does bank transfer will it show in my online bank this morning?
Many thanks for reading

glentoran99

You need to arrange the courier not them, Otherwise when they file an INR how can you prove it was sent

I certainly wouldnt accept paypal on a collection Item

Online bank transfer faster payment would show straight away, although im not sure if it can be reversed or not

in_my_wellies

I think I've found the answer about thread bank transfer on another thread. But how long does it take to show in my bank please?

glentoran99

can be instant (within two hours) if faster payments is used, Otherwise can be 4-5 days

Brooker_Dave

Bank transfer or cash are the only options to consider

in_my_wellies

She has said she will send me a screen shot of her receipt of the bank transfer

soolin

in_my_wellies wrote: »

She has said she will send me a screen shot of her receipt of the bank transfer

That sounds scammy , why would you need a screen shot that can be easily faked?

A bank transfer can in certain circumstances be reversed the same day, but is completely safe if it goes past close of business on the day it is paid in.

Personally I would be insisting this was collected and cash paid otherwise you are going to end up with a whole load of issues, how for instance are you going to wrap it ?

Have a read of the sticky thread in collection only items

in_my_wellies

soolin wrote: »

That sounds scammy , why would you need a screen shot that can be easily faked?

A bank transfer can in certain circumstances be reversed the same day, but is completely safe if it goes past close of business on the day it is paid in.

Personally I would be insisting this was collected and cash paid otherwise you are going to end up with a whole load of issues, how for instance are you going to wrap it ?

Have a read of the sticky thread in collection only items

Hi, I read the useful sticky, thanks. Thanks for the bold info
UPDATE
She did the transfer and it appeared in my bank account instantly. The courier is coming at about 4 so I suppose the best I can do is check the account then. She wont see it till 7 pm. She said the courier wont need it wrapped up. I think it sounds like a 'man and van' rather than a courier.

hollydays

Just to add to the warnings. I let someone do this then when they received it they claimed it was damaged and demanded I pay the costs to collect From them. I didn't. It wasn't.

theonlywayisup

in_my_wellies wrote: »

Hi, I read the useful sticky, thanks. Thanks for the bold info
UPDATE
She did the transfer and it appeared in my bank account instantly. The courier is coming at about 4 so I suppose the best I can do is check the account then. She wont see it till 7 pm. She said the courier wont need it wrapped up. I think it sounds like a 'man and van' rather than a courier.

Hopefully it appeared as a cash deposit or cash transfer rather than anything else.

martindow

hollydays wrote: »

Just to add to the warnings. I let someone do this then when they received it they claimed it was damaged and demanded I pay the costs to collect From them. I didn't. It wasn't.

If the buyer raises a claim they will be told to return the item to get a refund. I don't think this is an aspect to worry about.