Paypal safety

Cacran

I advertised an item on Facebook Marketplace, and hoped it would be collected in person.

I have been contacted by someone who wants me to post it by Royal Mail Next Day Special Delivery.
 There are so many scams out there, I do not want to give him my bank details so that he can pay it that way.

I do have PayPal and have found out I can send it Friends and Family so that I do not incur fees. Is this safe?

Are there any way he could pay and then cancel after I have posted the item?

elsien

You don’t get any  protection with using PayPal friends and family, for obvious reasons. And more to the point, nor do they, so they have no incentive to use it.

Why don’t you want to give them your bank details - there’s no more information than it would be when you used to send a cheque. 

double_dutchy

Agree about bank details, all you need to give is the account name, account number and sortcode, nobody can access your account with only that information, I do it all the time.

sarah1972

Pmd the team to move from the groceries board . 

I wouldn’t give them bank details. I would say collection only. I was warned by a seller who did it and the buyer gets the item and then call their bank saying it’s a fraudulent transaction. 

GrumpyDil

Even if the person who sent the money pretends it was a scam the bank cannot automatically take the money back if paid by direct transfer. That's one of the reasons why from a buyer's perspective it isn't the best way of paying as you have no easy comeback if the goods are not received. 

The_Unready

You say you 'hoped' it would be collected in person - did you specify that in the advert?

If so, just refer the 'buyer' to the advert and let him decide what he wants to do....

The bottom line is that if you need the item to be collected (for cash, presumably), it's up to the buyers to sort out payment and collection. 

jon81uk

sarah1972 said:

Pmd the team to move from the groceries board . 

I wouldn’t give them bank details. I would say collection only. I was warned by a seller who did it and the buyer gets the item and then call their bank saying it’s a fraudulent transaction. 

Same is possible with PayPal friends and family, they can claim it was a scam and get the money back. If posting then need to get payment via proper paypal and have proof it was delivered.

Cacran

Thanks to all of you for your comments.