Cash On Delivery option?????

[bsal6160]

Am I right in assuming that if I was to buy an item, for say $100 that is in Melbourne and that I live in FNQ and the item has COD as a payment option I can should get it delivered before paying the $100 only?

[foxette-in-sox]

http://auspost.com.au/finance-insurance/cash-on-delivery.html

[kopenhagen5]

Keep in mind many sellers still have that in their listing because there was no Cash on pick up option until recently and thought that was a way of listing cash on pick up.

Or if it's pick up only, a seller may offer delivery hence COD.

[***super_nova***]

No, IF they did mean COD and not cash on pick up, then you would be required to pay the postage (whatever the parcel would normally cost)  plus the fee of $8+, when you pick it up from the PO.  Unless of-course they meant they will personally deliver it to your door all the way across the country and you can pay them the $100 when they arrive.

[2106greencat]

Any seller who uses COD and knows what they are doing will require up front payment of the item. At the other end, you the buyer, will be required to pay the postage before the PO releases the item to you.

Any INR claim can be disputed as the PO will be able to prove the buyer has chosen not to accept (if you decided to do that) and if it was INAD then you would have to return at your cost.

COD is not the 'horror' story most think, used properly it is a good system but best suited to the seller rather than the buyer, as it is more expensive ($8-$10 extra on postage) and COD is as said CASH on Delivery for the buyer to pay.

Admittedly most people who offer it here on eBay are unaware of this and mean Cash on Pick Up.

If as a buyer you are trying to get the seller to send you something this way be prepared for the cost additional cost

[phorum_junkie*]

You have absolutely no buyer protection and the seller could send you a packet of old newspapers and there would be nothing you could do about it as you are not allowed to open the parcel before paying.

If you accept the parcel you pay the item cost + the postage cost + the $8 fee.

The seller is at risk too, should you refuse to accept the parcel or just never turn up to collect it the seller will have to pay postage both ways plus the fee to get it back.

99.9% of sellers who offer COD think it means cash on collection!

[shepherdsrule]

If you open it in front of AP staff, there is proof positive of the incorrect item.