PayPal buyer says they will send as a gift

[WaTaGuMp]

pics of watch? you in south OC? I'm kinda across the country right now, but I can have my buyer meet you at south coast plaza.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

If a buyer sends money via paypal, marked as a gift, there is no way to get the money back or dispute the transaction. It's also against paypal's TOS to make a gift payment for a purchase, so a buyer that admits to paypal that a purchase was made as a gift, risk being banned from paypal.

While paypal will reverse transactions for a purchase if the buyer complains to paypal that the goods aren't right, or never arrived; If the buyer makes payment as a gift, then paypal will tell them to take a hike, and the seller gets to keep the money.

The other difference is that for a "Purchase" payment, paypal takes an extra 5% cut (or whatever), whereas for a "gift" they take a smaller cut. For a big purchase, like a high end watch, this could easily work out to $100 still in the buyer's pocket, if they use the gift option.

You're not too bright are you?

If they argue about buying something, then it becomes a game of
1) My account was hacked
or..
2) Call the credit card company and tell them to reverse it.

 

[RossMAN]

Tell them: Cash + local or GTFO, choose one.