Pick-up item question

[mixed_tape]

Hi all, I just sold an item, and I have listed it as pick up only, and the person who has won lives interstate and I do not want to send this item.

At no stage has the person contacted me prior to ask this question.

Am I allowed to straight away do the "offer second chance" option.

I have sent the winning bidder a question as to why he placed the bid when it was a pick up only.

Should I wait for the reply, or just do the offer second chance straight away?

I am in Melbourne, Buyer is in SA

[mixed_tape]

Well, when you send the person the invoice to pay, you can select "pick up" or other options if it's postage. I've selected pick up. I've added in the notes my address, my phone number etc.

(posted that comment accidentally under my partners ID)

[***super_nova***]

Well, when you send the person the invoice to pay, you can select "pick up" or other options if it's postage. I've selected pick up. I've added in the notes my address, my phone number etc.

(posted that comment accidentally under my partners ID)

You can self report the wrong ID post and it will get removed.  🙂

[***super_nova***]

I don't know why they ever bother with dictionary definitions because lawyers always seem to find a different viewpoint to argue their cases on, and they often win by them lol.

It really is very simple, COD means that the item is delivered, that means that the seller brings it to the buyer's residence.  If you ask shop to deliver what you buy, you do not mean they place it into your arms as you walk out of the store.  Please, stop confusing people.  It is bad enough that eBay has this, totally unsuitable option.  It should never be offered for eBay purchase.  It is expensive and may leave the seller seriously out of pocket if the buyer does not collect it and pay.  When it is returned to sender, they have to pay postage both ways plus the COD charge which was $8+ last time I looked - and I am not sure if the extra charge is charged only once or twice.

[purple.cow]

This thread is turning into a three ringed circus.

I just asked a legal beagle friend of mine how the law interprets the term COD.

His answer was COD = Cash On Delivery into one's hands. The actual place of delivery has no relevance in law.

So folks, with that clarified to me I rest my case here, end of story as far as I'm concerned lol.

[janeababe]

Hi mixed_tape.

Your buyer hasnt bid and won another blue-ray... the bid you see in their 30day bid history, is yours 🙂

What does concern me is that fact that your buyer has had 8 bid retractions in the past 6mths.

There could be many reasons why a buyer interstate could bid on a P-U-O item. So please never just *assume* to know they made a mistake, and as they have 4 days to pay anyway, it makes sense to wait the 4 days before commencing the next step. 🙂

Good luck with it all.

[***super_nova***]

This thread is turning into a three ringed circus.

I just asked a legal beagle friend of mine how the law interprets the term COD.

His answer was COD = Cash On Delivery into one's hands. The actual place of delivery has no relevance in law.

So folks, with that clarified to me I rest my case here, end of story as far as I'm concerned lol.

We are not talking about law, but if you wish then delivery definitely means to bring the item to wherever the buyer wishes to.   Maybe your legal friend should brush up on his understanding of English language.  But we are talking about the term COD, which has been around for many decades, it is AP service, it is listed on eBay as a AP service.  eBay gives number of choices for payment and delivery - 2  of them are Cash on Pick up or COD, if they were meant to mean the same there would not be option to choose one or the other.  Just because some people are ignorant of the meaning of COD that does not mean that the seller silly enough to choose it, would not be obligated to post that way, or at least get in their car and deliver to wherever the buyer wishes to.  And i am sure that with all your legal knowledge you also know that ignorance is not excuse in eyes of law.  🙂

[janeababe]

This thread is turning into a three ringed circus.

I just asked a legal beagle friend of mine how the law interprets the term COD.

His answer was COD = Cash On Delivery into one's hands. The actual place of delivery has no relevance in law.

So folks, with that clarified to me I rest my case here, end of story as far as I'm concerned lol.

DIRECT FROM THE EBAY SITE MAP ABOUT C.O.D.

Cash on Delivery (C.O.D)

Australia Post will take delivery of your item at your nearest post office and will forward the seller your payment by money order.

Advantages:

Easy to use

Australia Post offers free insurance for C.O.D items valued up to AU$100 and additional insurance can be purchased for C.O.D items valued between AU$100 and AU$5000.

[the_hawk*]

This thread is turning into a three ringed circus.

I just asked a legal beagle friend of mine how the law interprets the term COD.

His answer was COD = Cash On Delivery into one's hands. The actual place of delivery has no relevance in law.

So folks, with that clarified to me I rest my case here, end of story as far as I'm concerned lol.

well I guess the place of delivery will be variable depending on where the buyers location is so it would have no relevance in law,

again I ask you, would you really expect to come and collect something I offered to deliver to you?

[purple.cow]

We are not talking about law,

Oh, is that so? Then why are you contining to argue the point lol.

but if you wish then delivery definitely means to bring the item to wherever the buyer wishes to.  

So, if you walk into my shop and pay me for an item you wish to buy and I hand it over to you in a nice plastic bag you won't have taken legal delivery of it then?

I think so, and that is why the law has no interest in the place delivery occurs.

You will no doubt call that sort of transaction CASH ON PICKUP, but it's also seen as CASH ON DELIVERY into your hands in legal terms.

Maybe your legal friend should brush up on his understanding of English language. 

Being a practising lawyer I think he may well have a far clearer unstanding of the English language than you and I put together do.

But we are talking about the term COD, which has been around for many decades, it is AP service, it is listed on eBay as a AP service.  eBay gives number of choices for payment and delivery - 2  of them are Cash on Pick up or COD, if they were meant to mean the same there would not be option to choose one or the other.  Just because some people are ignorant of the meaning of COD that does not mean that the seller silly enough to choose it, would not be obligated to post that way, or at least get in their car and deliver to wherever the buyer wishes to.

I don't see why you're making such a point of this to me because I have never mentioned it.

  And i am sure that with all your legal knowledge you also know that ignorance is not excuse in eyes of law.  🙂

I have never professed to owning a huge knowledge of the law, that's your assumption alone.

The only difference between myself and several other posters here appears to be that when I'm in doubt of some legal issue/point I check it out with a legal professional.

It was by using that level of common sense that kept my own business on the straight and narrow for over 35 years.

Very often it didn't cost me a single cent either lol.

[purple.cow]

again I ask you, would you really expect to come and collect something I offered to deliver to you?

I didn't bother replying to your question before for exactly the same reason as I won't bother now ..... I have been talking about the well known term of COD and its meanings, not the OPs transaction itself.