Avoid postage cost

[josepheranda]

Hi i got a ipad the seller forgot to add a pick up option so he want my email addy to send a payment request with out the postage cost, will this void any buyer protection i have fot the item with paypal ?thank in advance

[bigbrickshop]

There is no PayPal buyer protection for pickup items.

If you want to pay by PayPal and the item was listed with a postage cost then the seller can send you a revised invoice with zero postage.

If they listed the item as "free" postage then they can send you an invoice without postage directly from PayPal to your email address.

If it was me I would inspect the item on pickup to ensure it is working properly and then pay the seller in cash.

[bigbrickshop]

7.3 Ineligible Items. PayPal Buyer Protection only applies to PayPal payments for certain tangible, physical goods.

Payments for the following are not eligible for reimbursement under PayPal Buyer Protection:

1. Intangible items, including Digital Goods (subject to exceptions as listed in Section 7.6)
2. Services
3. Real estate
4. Businesses (when you buy a business)
5. Vehicles, including motorcycles, caravans, aircrafts and boats
6. Custom made items
7. Travel tickets, including airline flight tickets
8. Items prohibited by PayPal's Acceptable Use Policy or by eBay's Prohibited or Restricted Items Policy
9. Items which you collect in person, or arrange to be collected on your behalf, including at a retail point of sale
10. Industrial machinery used in manufacturing
11. Items equivalent to cash, including prepaid or gift cards
12. Personal Payments

https://www.paypal.com/sg/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full#7