James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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I'm going to be selling some bits and pieces in the next few weeks. I intend to use Paypal for a lot of it.
Does anyone have any tips for not getting scammed? I've heard people have the money in their Paypal account, then they send the item and the money disappears!
Cheers.
James
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Kyle T
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Registered: 11th Sep 04
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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Only way you're really going to get scammed with paypal is if your credentials get compromised or if people claim you haven't mailed the item.
I sold an old iPhone, got the cash into paypal and then the buyer filed a non-delivery complaint with eBay. Apparently eBay side with the buyer most of the time, but luckily I had sent it recorded (despite saying on the auction that it was just 1st class) and when I sent back the tracking information the guy magically withdrew the complaint... chancer.
If you do everything properly and don't end auctions early for people - you'll be protected by eBay, Paypal and Royal Mail.
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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I literally advise you to stay away from both eBay and Paypal on the basis of your new threads the last few weeks mate 
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Jas
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Registered: 13th Oct 04
Location: Mid Wales
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tracking codes for EVERYTHING mate
document everything, I had a huge folder, printed invoice and attached shipping receipt. covered myself several times when I was selling a fair bit
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
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^ One case I even had a tracking code for went the other way for me, was only for about £10 so let it go. Load of bollocks 
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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Whittie - I'm not using eBay. Hopefully Paypal *should* be ok.
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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Post to confirmed address
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dava.
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Registered: 2nd Nov 05
Location: Falkirk
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make sure you post to the address on the paypal account that paid the money, regardless of them telling you other wise, tracking numbers for everything as allready said
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Sam
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Registered: 24th Dec 99
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If the items are less than £46 in value, just send them normal first class post and get a proof of postage from the post office. If the buyer complains to eBay that they've not received them, you will have to refund them but you can claim up to £46 compensation from Royal Mail for the item so you aren't totally out of pocket - this is where the proof of postage comes in.
If the items are worth more than £46 but less than £500, send them Special Delivery. You'll get a tracking number too so there's less chance of it going astray and even if it did or say the item got damaged in transit, you can put a claim in with Royal Mail. You can of course use couriers too, but a lot of the time they only offer about £50 compensation so you'll need to pay a few quid more for extra compensation coverage.
Lastly, don't send anything out if it doesn't say "OK to post" in PayPal.
Follow these rules and you should be OK. Whilst there are no guarantees you won't get scammed by anyone, this certainly reduces your risk significantly.
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