When to release collection QR code

Question

Help please - I am buying a trailer for collection - received collection QR code from ebay. Seller says he won't release item until money is in his account. How long does it take ebay to move funds from pending to his account? I don't want to drive all the way over to collect the trailer, give him the QR code and it then takes hours or days for ebay to process it? If I give him the QR code before collection,  am I then exposed if he is a scammer and address given does not exist or he does n...

61stephenuk · Accepted Answer

If you have already paid the payment should be showing in the sellers eBay account and will be released 24 hours after collection generally If you give him the code before actually collecting he could refuse you and the code is proof you collected-not a good idea. If he wants cash on collection,not allowed on a normal listing depends what category the trailer was listed in,vehicles category cash is fine,he could relist in vehicles if it wasn't and then you could pay when collecting provided trai...