Is PayPal safe for a seller

sammi2012

Hi, I am selling an item through donedeal, I have a reply from someone in the Ukraine that he wants to buy it, he said he will pay through PayPal and organise shipping himself. I have never used PayPal before so I'm wondering if it is safe? The item in question is nearly 4000 euro

Eircom_Sucks

sammi2012 wrote: »

Hi, I am selling an item through donedeal, I have a reply from someone in the Ukraine that he wants to buy it, he said he will pay through PayPal and organise shipping himself. I have never used PayPal before so I'm wondering if it is safe? The item in question is nearly 4000 euro

yep

id wait till you receive the money and the money cleared to your bank acc before sending the item

also take pictures of the item etc incase he dosputes its condition etc

lots of scammers so beware

niamh.foley

Paypal takes the side of the buyer alot of the time..

as the above stated take pictures of every thing..

RossieMan

Ask yourself why he is looking at done deal if he's from the Ukraine. Sounds fishy to me.

the groutch

screams of a scam

Arbitrary

sammi2012 wrote: »

Hi, I am selling an item through donedeal, I have a reply from someone in the Ukraine that he wants to buy it, he said he will pay through PayPal and organise shipping himself. I have never used PayPal before so I'm wondering if it is safe? The item in question is nearly 4000 euro

I would strongly advise against using Paypal. Insist on Escrow.com or BTC or no deal.

Lots of sellers have lost disputes with proof of post etc, PP always side with the buyer.

stronglikebull

the groutch wrote: »

screams of a scam

It absolutely stinks of scam.

It's very easy to use a compromised Paypal account, or stolen credit card, to fund a payment. Even if you get the money and clear it to your account, Paypal will refund the buyer in the event of it being a stolen card or account, and they will come after you for the money.

As said above, is this product something that can be bought in Ukraine, or is it kind of a rare or exclusive thing? If there's not a very compelling reason for why someone from so far away would be buying this from Ireland, then stay well away from it.

I would say that this is 99.99% sure to be a scam.

Buona Fortuna

A friend of mine was scammed using Paypal. This was on a craft website.

He had made an item, offered for sale for around €250. Got a buyer all agreed, said he'd pay by Paypal. Next thing gets an e-mail "from Paypal" saying they have his funds but won't release them until he supplies the An Post tracking number.

Friend does that - nothing more heard. Queried it with Paypal "Oh that wasn't from us".

Pig sick

the groutch

if the buyer arranges shipping, you'll have no record of postage/delivery.
so they can then go make a paypal claim, and they'll automatically find in favour of the buyer because you have no tracking details.

Miaireland

I wouldn't use paypal in this situation. The item is clearly a high value. The fact someone in the UKraine was looking at done deals seems a bit odd to me. Also you said that they have offered to arrange the shipping, I would wonder would they get the documents regarding the shipping rather than you, they could then claim that they did not receive the item.

Paypal is great for buyers but not very good for sellers. If a buyer puts in a claim they have a tendency to side with the buyer and refund the money. Buyers can claim they did not receive the item, that it was damaged on arrival or even that you sent them an empty box and normally paypal will refund.

sammi2012

Thanks for all the replies, yes the more I think about it, I'm sure it is a scam, I think I'll give it a miss

sammi2012

Buona Fortuna wrote: »

A friend of mine was scammed using Paypal. This was on a craft website.

He had made an item, offered for sale for around €250. Got a buyer all agreed, said he'd pay by Paypal. Next thing gets an e-mail "from Paypal" saying they have his funds but won't release them until he supplies the An Post tracking number.

Friend does that - nothing more heard. Queried it with Paypal "Oh that wasn't from us".

Pig sick

That's awful, I'd be sick too

sammi2012

stronglikebull wrote: »

It absolutely stinks of scam.

It's very easy to use a compromised Paypal account, or stolen credit card, to fund a payment. Even if you get the money and clear it to your account, Paypal will refund the buyer in the event of it being a stolen card or account, and they will come after you for the money.

As said above, is this product something that can be bought in Ukraine, or is it kind of a rare or exclusive thing? If there's not a very compelling reason for why someone from so far away would be buying this from Ireland, then stay well away from it.

I would say that this is 99.99% sure to be a scam.

Yes I agree with you, I think it is a scam, it's a mobile coffee unit