<< You think that the if you offer the buyer the option of basic shipping or insured shipping and they select the uninsured shipping they are knowingly taking a gamble and should be responsible for their own actions, but apparently not so. >>
Seems to me that if you have a dishonest buyer, they could elect "no insurance" then receive the item and then claim to Paypal that they never did receive it at all. The loss then shifts to the seller.
So, the moral is, insurance is good for both parties!
Dale Brown Greensboro, North Carolina USA
-----Original Message----- From: KRISTER KATSOGIANNOS <katten@msn.com> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:16 am Subject: [CR] cautionary tail about ebay and paypal
This might be of interest to the list members that sometimes sell our belov
ed vintage bike parts to other enthusiasts all over the world. As a seller
using ebay and paypal you have to take the full responsibility for the tran
saction (this includes not giving the buyer the option to select the type o
f shipping desired), for your own protection you can not offer a shipping
option without tracking as stated by paypal ,otherwise you will be at a
loss if the buyer claims they never received the package real or not . Havi
ng a scanned copy of the postal recite of the the day the item was shipped
including the country and the weight and the shipping cost does not count f
or anything As a seller on ebay I have sold things al over the world and ne
ver really had any problems , shipping to Japan most buyers do specifical
ly not want any other option then basic airmail. The item shipped was sent
to Italy , I guess I should have observed the occasional caution that I
have seen from other sellers not to send to Italy. You think that the if yo
u offer the buyer the option of basic shipping or insured shipping and they
select the uninsured shipping they are knowingly taking a gamble and shoul
d be responsible for their own actions, but apparently not so. It would b
e interesting to hear of other people experiences Krister KatsogiannosSan A
ntonio TX