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I'd like some advice as to whether I'm potentially susceptible to some sort of scam here.
I'm selling a large item on eBay and it's listed as "buyer collect only" because it's impractical to post it.
I've just had someone ask me if he could collect the item immediately after the auction ends (assuming he wins it if course). He says "I can only be in Maidenhead for a short while immediately after the close of bidding on Monday."
That just seems a bit odd to me, which is why I'm suspicious. If he pays with PayPal, is there any sort of timescale which is required for the payment to be cleared and completely guaranteed? I'm thinking along the lines of... 14:30 auction ends and buyer pays, 15:00 buyer collects, 15:30 PayPal say there's a problem with the payment. Is there anything like that I should be worrying about?
I'm selling a large item on eBay and it's listed as "buyer collect only" because it's impractical to post it.
I've just had someone ask me if he could collect the item immediately after the auction ends (assuming he wins it if course). He says "I can only be in Maidenhead for a short while immediately after the close of bidding on Monday."
That just seems a bit odd to me, which is why I'm suspicious. If he pays with PayPal, is there any sort of timescale which is required for the payment to be cleared and completely guaranteed? I'm thinking along the lines of... 14:30 auction ends and buyer pays, 15:00 buyer collects, 15:30 PayPal say there's a problem with the payment. Is there anything like that I should be worrying about?