topic Re: What payment method should I choose?? in Selling

What payment method should I choose??

ritaray12 — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 01:20:06 GMT

Hello,

I have 2 items listed both for local pickup only. What payment method should I choose, PP or cash on delivery. Please help, I'm a bit confused.

Re: What payment method should I choose??

i-love-my-sheep — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 01:23:21 GMT

@ritaray12 wrote:
Hello,

I have 2 items listed both for local pickup only. What payment method should I choose, PP or cash on delivery. Please help, I'm a bit confused.

You have to offer a safe payment method even though it's pick up, so you should offer PayPal or Paymate. If it's a large item then cash on delivery would probably work out too expensive. Therefore you would be far better offering cash on pickup.

You can specify in your listing that you would prefer cash on pick up. If I buyer pays via PayPal, there is no protection anyway, so a bit pointless. If they pay with PayPal using a credit card, they could then initiate a chargeback down the track and you'd be pretty stoofed.

Re: What payment method should I choose??

curraone — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 01:23:47 GMT

Unless you have paymate - paypal is compulsory on all your listings.

Do not choose "cash on delivery" that is an Aust Post method

Choose "pay on pickup"

Re: What payment method should I choose??

i-love-my-sheep — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 01:25:06 GMT

I just checked your listings, I would be inclined to remove the cash on delivery option because it would be VERY expensive to offer that service. Cash on delivery is NOT cash on pick up.

Re: What payment method should I choose??

ritaray12 — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 01:38:12 GMT

Thanks all the reply. There is no "pay on pickup" option in the payment options. I don't want to wait 21 days if it goes via Paypal which is my option at the moment. I have taken off "cash on delivery"

Re: What payment method should I choose??

thecatspjs — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 01:50:20 GMT

I am pretty sure that Payment on Pick Up only appears as an option when a seller has accrured a certain amount of postive feedback with no claims.

Can't find the policy anymore - the help pages and the site map is a mess.

Re: What payment method should I choose??

ritaray12 — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 01:55:18 GMT

I guess I'll just have to stick to PayPal.

Re: What payment method should I choose??

i-love-my-sheep — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 02:03:19 GMT

You can still mention in your listing description that you would prefer cash on pick up, you just may not be able to select it as a payment option. If a buyer gives you cash on pick up, you can then mark your item as being paid and then mark it as being sent.

Re: What payment method should I choose??

thecatspjs — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 02:04:18 GMT

@thecatspjs wrote:
I am pretty sure that Payment on Pick Up only appears as an option when a seller has accrured a certain amount of postive feedback with no claims.

Can't find the policy anymore - the help pages and the site map is a mess.

I am wrong.

I have been wrong on this before

Here is the thread where I was wrong before and also provides the solution that explains how to get it to appear as an option

http://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/how-come-I-can-t-get-cash-on-pick-up-as-an-option-when-listing/td-p/743121

Re: What payment method should I choose??

cherry*135 — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 07:36:51 GMT

As ilovemysheep suggested, write - Cash on pick up - in the description of your listing.

There is no buyer protection for buyers from Paypal, with a pick up item, so there is no advantge for buyers to pay with Paypal

On pick up day, the buyer can inspect item first, then if they are happy item is as described, they can pay for it with cash.