Ebay question - pick up only?

[Minnie824]

Ok, so I have sold a few things on ebay and shipped them out. However I recently listed a larger item that I listed for pick up only. If it does sell, what do I do? I mean, I know they pay thru paypal, but then do you give the buyer your phone number or get theirs, or just email them your address and pick a date and time? I want to do the easiest, safest method for the pick up of the item. What do you recommend? Thanks!

 

[JR6ooo4]

NOOOOOOO!

WHen we sold a large item they met us in the front parking lot of the storage locker. Do not give home address! No need.

But make sure funds are aready cleared or some sort of permanent payment like a money order or cash.

Mikeeee

 

[briannesmom]

I would advise against PayPal and only accept cash at pick up. If they filed an item not received claim with PayPal they would win because you can not prove delivery. If the item is small enough for you to transport in your car I would suggest meeting somewhere instead of them coming to your house to pick up.

Amy

 

[tiggr33]

I recently sold an outboard motor for a boat. I stated it was pick up only in the listing. When the listing was over, I contacted the seller with my phone #. Since I could put this item in the back of my truck I decided to meet them at a mall parking lot on a Sunday. Since there are blue laws, the lot was empty, so it made finding one another easy. I have my ebay address as a PO box, that way my home address is not known to the buyer. If it is an item that you can move, you may want to consider doing something like that. If not, you will have to have the buyer (or their shipping) agent come to your home to pick the item up. And IMHO avoid Paypal at all costs. If you are going to meet them, ask them to bring cash, just my .02 cents.

 

[clh2]

We've purchased 2 large items for pick-up on paypal.

1 was a rolltop desk. I don't remember if we paid cash or did paypal, probably paypal, since I don't like to carry cash. We picked this up at their home in the Chicago area. Not a big deal, there were no worries about the address, the family was actually moving, and the desk was the only thing in the house.

The other thing we purchased was a dining room set, and we paid through paypal. Oddly enough, the ownere didn't even know if the payment had gone through yet, since something got screwed up with his internet. Actually, when we were at their house, DH helped the e-bay seller with his internet settings (DH is a chiphead.

Both transactions were very smooth, absolutely no bumps at all.

To the OP - did you consider listing this on Craigslist? Many people are doing this instead of ebay, due to ebay's fees.

 

[tiggr33]

Paypal just doesnt offer ANY seller protection. I am out $1,000 (combined cash and merchandise) becuase of paypals lack of seller protection. In a chargeback (even if it is fraudulant) they will not help you get your merchandise back, and they refund the buyer. I now have to file a criminal complaint, and then file a small claims suit to get my now damaged merchandise (spiteful evil buyer) back. I am going to be closing my ebay business becuase of this transaction gone bad. I have close to 1000 listings at any one time, and I am a TA, I am not a weekend only seller - ebay was my FT business.

 

[AuburnJen92]

I would accept cash at the time of pick up. I know that giving your address out is a no-no, but when we had a pick up item listed on ebay, we couldn't move it. My DH blew the second motor out of his tracker and I had to get rid of it like it was. It was driving me crazy and I couldn't afford a 3rd motor. Everything went just fine, however, like the most recent posting, things can go wrong. I would suggest witnesses and a bill of sale for tangible property in case you have problems. Make sure you put AS IS on any piece of paper you both sign.

As for paypal in the other post, have you called them directly? I have found that getting a supervisor on the phone and threatening them with the pulling of my business account does wonders. I know that there are other companies who would love to have my money transactions. I, in the years of dealing with ebay and paypal, have had my run-ins with no-so-honest people and talking to humans at paypal has done wonders.

I do agree with the lack of protection for sellers on paypal. It definitely protects the buyers more than the sellers, especially if the buyer esclates the complaint to a claim. The seller has no choice but to give a delivery confirmation number of a delivered package or refund the money. If you give them the DC number of the package you sent, but it never got there, you are still screwed into giving their money back and having the lost merchandise.