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

[the_hawk*]

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.

But that's exactly what is being argued about, the term C.O.D. regardless if its the older meaning or the cyber PO one which only vary slightly. It still means the same thing as such, delivery.

As for the OPs issue as a buyer I would assume they don't understand the meaning of the term COD and was really asking for payment on collection for a pick up item.

but you only seemed to be fixated on the COD on collection issue and misunderstanding the real meaning of the term COD 

[2106greencat]

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.

And this is where the problem is. You are giving incorrect info to posters who come here asking for eBay related help. As a few others have pointed out to you moorna, this is an eBay discussion board and site - so terms and meanings that can be used in the RL world in here can only be interpreted as eBay has intended. Get it ? Your argument is not relevant as any time COD is mentioned in eBay it is a Postal Service you can choose when listing an item - you can not decide for yourself what the term means, A.Post have given this term to a service they provide, end of story.

[2106greencat]

other silent members are shaking their own heads over it all in wonder at the ongoing stupidity here.

You're not wrong, but you will figure it all out eventually moorna

[janeababe]

You have not taken LEGAL DELIVERY of it... you have taken LEGAL RECEIPT of it. Nothing was actually delivered. It did not leave the shop and delivered to another destination. It was received within the shop and then removed by the purchaser. THIS IS NOT DELIVERY!

(since you like to be technical about the use of words!)

I realise you have a learned friend... but even they can misinterpret the english language.

And with all due respect, the context of the term COD is within the EBAY selling policies, and i bet the legals working for ebay far outweigh the credentials for your lawyer friend. 🙂

Its the molehill we are discussing  here... not the mountain you have brought into this topic.

[patchoo78]

Look at it this way... If you order a pizza from Dominoes and pick it up, they don't deliver it to you, you have picked it up. So look at it as Domino's being the seller; you pick the pizza up and give them the money which is effectively cash on pick up. If you order a Pizza to be delivered ie; transported to your residency this is C.O.D; the driver gives you your pizza, you give them the money (Assuming it wasn't paid for over the phone or online) 

[janeababe]

Look at it this way... If you order a pizza from Dominoes and pick it up, they don't deliver it to you, you have picked it up. So look at it as Domino's being the seller; you pick the pizza up and give them the money which is effectively cash on pick up. If you order a Pizza to be delivered ie; transported to your residency this is C.O.D; the driver gives you your pizza, you give them the money (Assuming it wasn't paid for over the phone or online) 

now i want pizza  😄

This is a good way of explaining it in simple to understand terms....

Thanx patchoo 🙂

[purple.cow]

You have not taken LEGAL DELIVERY of it... you have taken LEGAL RECEIPT of it.

* If you don't take delivery of the item how can you take receipt of it?

I think you'll find that both words have similar related meanings when I delivery the item into your hands and you accept receipt of it lol.

Nothing was actually delivered. It did not leave the shop and delivered to another destination. It was received within the shop and then removed by the purchaser. THIS IS NOT DELIVERY!

(since you like to be technical about the use of words!)

I realise you have a learned friend... but even they can misinterpret the english language.

* I'm confident they know exactly what is the accepted terminologies are, but choose to either twist them around to suit themselves, or take them totally literally. It's exactly what they are there and being paid for lol.

And with all due respect, the context of the term COD is within the EBAY selling policies, and i bet the legals working for ebay far outweigh the credentials for your lawyer friend. 🙂

* I would tend to believe they're about the same level, but sometimes I have to wonder about the Ebay/Paypal legal bods when I read of a court action case won against them over what started out as something that they could have settled on quietly without the need to take things so far.

Its the molehill we are discussing  here... not the mountain you have brought into this topic.

* And that's your interpretaion of things!

Mine, and other silent Ebay messageboard members who talk together off board regularly, is a little different when we all see the same small group of people like yourself who are prepared to argue that black is white against any other member outside your little niche just for the sake of it.

At least you give the rest of us something to laugh at when you do it, and I love prodding you all into it because I know for sure you'll all always take the bait.

Please keep it up lol.

[the_hawk*]

Look at it this way... If you order a pizza from Dominoes and pick it up, they don't deliver it to you, you have picked it up. So look at it as Domino's being the seller; you pick the pizza up and give them the money which is effectively cash on pick up. If you order a Pizza to be delivered ie; transported to your residency this is C.O.D; the driver gives you your pizza, you give them the money (Assuming it wasn't paid for over the phone or online) 

Now that is a very good way of describing a COD transaction and is 100% on the money,

no normal person could misunderstand that

[thecatspjs]

Please stop feeding the troll.

[***super_nova***]

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

LOL You repeatedly mention "law" and your "legal friends".  Considering that most of the time you are not right, my assumption is that you actually know very little.

And I for once totally agree with catsPJs  🙂