Question about paypal-non cc

[bolido2000]

I'm about to sell a high price item to somone with pretty much no online feedback. If he pays me with paypal non-cc to my uncomfirmed paypal account it should be pretty safe right?

 

[RossMAN]

How much is it?

 

[bolido2000]

$770. It's a laptop

 

[ZickZJ]

Make sure the money transfers into your bank account fine (not into Paypals account) and then ship the product. Should be fine then.

Oh make sure you have some sort of tracking # so you can prove that you shipped it and he received it. That way he can't say he never got it.

 

[bolido2000]

Originally posted by: ZickZJ
Make sure the money transfers into your bank account fine (not into Paypals account) and then ship the product. Should be fine then.

Oh make sure you have some sort of tracking # so you can prove that you shipped it and he received it. That way he can't say he never got it.

That doesn't really matter I think. If paypal does a chargeback after I transferred the money my account would go negative. Doesn't paypal call collection agencies in cases like that?

 

[RossMAN]

Make sure to read and abide by Paypal's Sellers Protection Policy to protect yourself.

 

[ZickZJ]

Originally posted by: bolido2000

Originally posted by: ZickZJ
Make sure the money transfers into your bank account fine (not into Paypals account) and then ship the product. Should be fine then.

Oh make sure you have some sort of tracking # so you can prove that you shipped it and he received it. That way he can't say he never got it.

That doesn't really matter I think. If paypal does a chargeback after I transferred the money my account would go negative. Doesn't paypal call collection agencies in cases like that?

Nope, they will pull the money straight from your bank account. It happened to me before.

 

[bolido2000]

hmmm I want to use paypal's seller protection policy I would need to eat up the paypal fees, right?

Is the short answer to my original post NO?
I would need to use my premier account to be safe it seems

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: bolido2000
hmmm I want to use paypal's seller protection policy I would need to eat up the paypal fees, right?

Is the short answer to my original post NO?
I would need to use my premier account to be safe it seems

Did you even click the link I provided?

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In order for a transaction to be eligible for protection under the Seller Protection Policy, you must follow these guidelines:

• 
  [*]Have a Verified Business or Premier Account
• Post to the address on the Transaction Details page
• Ship the item in a timely manner
• Retain reasonable proof of postage that can be tracked online
• Require signature receipt on items valued at more than $250.00 USD
• Send tangible goods
• Only accept complete payments from single PayPal Accounts
• Agree not to surcharge the buyer
• Provide timely response to all PayPal inquiries

You are correct you will have to use your Paypal Premier/Business account and eat the FEES of around $22.63

 

[MrBond]

Post to the address on the Transaction Details page

This is the important one. If it's a stolen paypal account, they're going to want it shipped to an address OTHER than the confirmed address. Big red flag if the paypal member is registered in say, California, yet you're shipping the laptop to someone in New York. Even bigger if you're shipping it overseas.

Sure, you get the occasional student away at college, but I wouldn't ship a laptop to anything but the confirmed address.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: MrBond

Post to the address on the Transaction Details page

This is the important one. If it's a stolen paypal account, they're going to want it shipped to an address OTHER than the confirmed address. Big red flag if the paypal member is registered in say, California, yet you're shipping the laptop to someone in New York. Even bigger if you're shipping it overseas.

Sure, you get the occasional student away at college, but I wouldn't ship a laptop to anything but the confirmed address.

Agreed and I only accept Paypal funds from a VERIFIED account and ship to a CONFIRMED address using an approved courier (usually FedEx Ground for me). When I ship via FedEx Ground I require that they get a signature so not only do I have a FedEx tracking number but also a signature.

You can never be too paranoid.

*puts on tinfoil hat and erases cookies*

 

[bolido2000]

I see. I was hoping to bypass the paypal fees, but it seems that it might be worth paying them for the added peace of mind.

 

[Bacardi151]

yeah go for it, better safe than sorry

 

[vtqanh]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: MrBond

Post to the address on the Transaction Details page

This is the important one. If it's a stolen paypal account, they're going to want it shipped to an address OTHER than the confirmed address. Big red flag if the paypal member is registered in say, California, yet you're shipping the laptop to someone in New York. Even bigger if you're shipping it overseas.

Sure, you get the occasional student away at college, but I wouldn't ship a laptop to anything but the confirmed address.

Agreed and I only accept Paypal funds from a VERIFIED account and ship to a CONFIRMED address using an approved courier (usually FedEx Ground for me). When I ship via FedEx Ground I require that they get a signature so not only do I have a FedEx tracking number but also a signature.

You can never be too paranoid.

*puts on tinfoil hat and erases cookies*

If the recipient has a signature release on file with Fedex, you won't have any signature (nor any who ships packages to that recipient)