topic Re: How do I give a pick up address? in Selling

How do I give a pick up address?

borg1962 — Mon, 08 May 2017 23:23:28 GMT

I messaged a buyer my phone number and address to pick up an item then was warned by eBay that this is against policy. I have done this before many times so it must be something new. How do I give a buyer my details to pick up his purchase? My telepathic abilities are a bit rusty.

Re: How do I give a pick up address?

davidc4430 — Mon, 08 May 2017 23:30:25 GMT

you can print out your address and phone number on a sheet of A4 paper, take a photo of it then send it to the buyer as an attachment.

Re: How do I give a pick up address?

springyzone — Tue, 09 May 2017 01:43:55 GMT

@borg1962 wrote:
I messaged a buyer my phone number and address to pick up an item then was warned by eBay that this is against policy. I have done this before many times so it must be something new. How do I give a buyer my details to pick up his purchase? My telepathic abilities are a bit rusty.

Ridiculous. I have often used messages to find out addresses from sellers. How else can a person pick up/

Personally, I would be ringing ebay and pointing out it was a pick up item so what did they expect?

As far as I am aware, a seller can see the address of a buyer but not necessarily vice versa?

Re: How do I give a pick up address?

stable05 — Tue, 09 May 2017 02:55:49 GMT

My understanding is that you are allowed to provide contact details (address and phone number) once the purchase has been made by the buyer through Ebay. So make sure your buyer has hit the 'Buy It Now' or has won the auction and then you should be able to send this information.

Your buyer can also request your (the seller) contact details through Ebay once they have made the purchase - this gets emailed to them by Ebay if they ask for it.

Re: How do I give a pick up address?

digital*ghost — Tue, 09 May 2017 04:27:22 GMT

You can also go To My eBay > Account > Addresses

There, you should see several options for addresses (registration, delivery addresesses etc), including " Payment and purchase pickup address". The address that is entered there is provided to buyers in the notification when they purchase an item that allows pick-up (it may also display in invoices).

Re: How do I give a pick up address?

borg1962 — Tue, 09 May 2017 05:18:17 GMT

Thank you all for your help. You're all very wonderful

Re: How do I give a pick up address?

performance_parts_clearance_centre — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 22:42:01 GMT

"Payment and purchase pickup address" isn't showing for me:

Re: How do I give a pick up address?

digital*ghost — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 23:05:26 GMT

Must be a fairly recent change, as it's still listed in the "About Addresses" box. ("Payment address").

Re: How do I give a pick up address?

go-tazz — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 23:12:29 GMT

That's no longer there as eBay are now paranoid about sellers giving buyers their address before they have

purchased the item/s,(as they believe everyone wants to rip them off by selling privately once they have the

sellers address).

It could be a push to try and get sellers to go through Gumtree but some now choose to not sell on eBay or

Gumtree and have found other avenue's to sell,(so their paranoia is back firing on them),

Re: How do I give a pick up address?

digital*ghost — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 23:15:58 GMT

@go-tazz wrote:
That's no longer there as eBay are now paranoid about sellers giving buyers their address before they have
purchased the item/s,(as they believe everyone wants to rip them off by selling privately once they have the
sellers address).

Sounds about right - the address was only ever provided to someone who had already purchased an item (in the purchase notification), but these days one can't expect eBay to know how their site works, (or worked, often more specifically).

Re: How do I give a pick up address?

comcol — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 01:19:46 GMT

Despite the fact what Ebay is doing is actually illegal by law they do as they wish.
I should point out there are fake profiles on here created by..(take a guess) pretending to be buyers and asking for a contact phone number.
Soon as anyone gives it they are suspended.

Re: How do I give a pick up address?

*tippy*toes* — Thu, 23 Nov 2017 23:56:18 GMT

The thing is, you can still sell off eBay with pick up items. You list a carboard box for $800 (probably an empty ipad box) as a pick up only. Buyer hits buy. You give them your address. They come around and you say "if you wish to pay cash and agree to cancel, I'll let you have it for $750 as I won't be paying fees". Buyer agrees, because everyone loves a discount.

Sure, you might have to wait 10 days, but you've still effectively sold off eBay. You've still come out in front because your fees would have been $80 (give or take a few cents). I know someone who has done it a few times (not me!) and had no issues at all. Both buyer and seller happy. Buyer got a nice discount for cash, seller didn't pay any fees. Win win.

It will get to the point where pick up items are no longer allowed because their paranoia will just continue to escalate.