EBAY - CASH ON COLLECTION - SHOULD I AGREED

Bluebell_Mel

Thanks everyone.  For some reason your responses didn't come through so only just seen.  I had said ok for cash on collection, but just written back and said wasn't aware against rules and please make payment via ebay.

caprikid1

dinosaur66 said:

Newbie_John said:

Cash on collection has lots of downsides:
- people haggle, point out some random scratch and ask for 30% off
- you can get fake money
- you can get less cash - imagine paying £100 in £5 notes
- someone can just take the oven, put to a car and drive off before paying cash
- no change and rounding £97 becomes £90
- probably so scam possible.. can't think of how but you never know
- once they paid upfront you have more guarantee they will show up, otherwise just time wasters

I wouldn't agree to it, there are no fees now so there's nothing to gain for you - it will be like making the sale again on your door step and some people can be pushy for a discount.

in 1997 i bought a house in stratford east london

cycled up to stratford broadway /went into my solicitor

put an old carrier bag of cash containing £63k on floor next to him

i was buying the property outright

solicitor an old boy did not even count it.

times have changed.

For the better !