No more cash on collection.

[geosacha007]

Just saw the new seller rules.  I've got no issue with the reduction in free listings.  But no more cash on collection I do mind.  It means there is no way to make a buyer check on collection and once they accept it pay with no risk of them changing their mind later. 

And will buyers be happy being forced to pay up front before they see an item?

[papso22]

But that applies to everything sold for collection.   I was querying the 'some' in the post.

[leon9503]

It's about choice and not being dictated to by companies that force uneccessary 'rules' onto people when there's no need for it and certainly not for the silly reasons EB uses.

[london-mac]

Hi guys ... I'm late to this party but only learned about Ebay prohibiting cash on collection today having hit the brick wall a couple of times in the past week or so. 

After 25 years that probably spells the end of me doing anything on Ebay, having given up seller back when they forced the Ebay payment system on us. 

I think what makes me the most sick about it is the dishonest language Ebay uses ... oh, it's all about "our safety". Is it hell, it's all about their profits but, seriously, what the problem that needed fixed? Like hell if I am going to give them permission to take whatever they want and when out of my account. 

This, like so many of the changes, may work for mass consumer items but it doesn't, as other have pointed out, work for the foundations of where they started their business, i.e. on the rare, eclectic, vintage, one off, kind of items for which they've never even ever offered proper seller protection.

I think what they need to do is hive off the junk commercial sellers, i.e. the Chinese etc, onto a separate website with different rules; and operate a "classic Ebay" for the rest of we hobbyists and collectors.

The unstated downside is that it's also seeding distrusts and divisions amongst the "community" ... people afraid to touch cash as if it's blighted by the plague. 

Have the scabs and scammers really spoilt it for all of us? Or is it just more gouging for penny on the pound profits?

Bottomline is ... I don't trust Ebay and its customer disservice, far more than I didn't trust other members. 

And, yes, it is discrimination against individuals who, for whatever reason, have no desire to clamber onto the hamster wheel of every upgrading smart phones and IT. 

[london-mac]

Where is the full list of categories for which Cash on Collection are possible?

The only pages I can see only mention "a limited number of categories, such as Cars, Motorcycles, & Vehicles".

"Such as" suggests that there are other.

[lucy_farmer]

'  "Such as" suggests that there are other.'

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The words 'such as' just refers to trailers/caravans etc associated with the vehicle categories.

Cash on collection is  verboten for everything *not* in the vehicles categories........ 🙁

[papso22]

I wonder if it is also available for categories that can, or must, be listed as classified adverts?

[london-mac]

Thank you for confirming that the words "such as" only suggest the given categories are examples ... but where is the complete list? From what you're saying, it sounds like "Motors" is the parent category.

"Associated" isn't defined at all. That's just you making that up.

I could sit down and a few minutes list dozens of irrational inconsistencies, e.g. why a canoe and not a bicycle or tricycle? A bike or a trike could be worth several times what a car is and equally impossible to send. Does it apply to everything within Motors, or just certain categories WITHIN Motors, e.g. a nut and bolt list in Motors versus the same nut and bolt list in some other category. I look at Motors, and the first thing I see is an outboard motor which isn't a vehicle. Why an outboard motor but not the same motor built as a generator? Why a caravan, but not a horse box (which is listed in Sport Goods)?

Those aren't strong examples, but the first that come to mind as examples?

Like I write ... where is the master list published so that we don't have to guess?

[london-mac]

This is where Ebay's persistent price gouging and digital idiocy collide.

I mean, if something is 'collection in person only', why can't I just pay when I get there? Why do I have to pay online, then buy myself a smart phone that can run the latest app, in order to download and scan a QR code, rather than just take £20 out of my pocket?

I suppose it all started when they started the lie that they were no longer charging seller fees, but instead charging buyer protection fees, as in, how would they extract their fee if you paid cash?

They're have to admit that the "buyer protect fees" BS, were just seller fees after all.

[papso22]

There is no master list of categories where cash is allowed. Ebay uses blunt instruments to manage policies and sometimes that gives irrational results.

If cash is not available to a seller as a payment method when creating a listing then that shows it's not allowed for that item.

[london-mac]

So why can't we just have a list to know what they are in advance? 

It's beyond blunt and irrational, it's also inconsistent. 

I've just been hearing about the rip offs that are going on with regards shipping costs and it seems like we're into final stage en*bleep*ification. 

[glnixb-xwxx9lu]

Just dont sell any items collect if ebay are making you responsible for any returns, stands to reason if it was collected then it should be returned to the collection point for any refund.

I dont mind the Buyer Protection fee MBG but I cant afford to pay for return costs that can be more expensive than the item sold which is why it was listed as collect to start with.

I think all collect item returns should be the responsibility of the buyer.

Stop selling collect on ebay until they stop making the return the sellers resposibility,  just use a different platform they might see it from a sellers point of view.

If you want a refund from a shop you take the item back to the shop you collected from they dont collect from you.

[sue6316]

Hi

Maybe not so relevant here , but can anybody help ? I am trying to list our VW van to sell , but we don’t want cash on collection and it’s given as the only option ? worried if somebody turns up and doesn’t have the full amount …

[61stephenuk]

Online payments like Paypal etc are not accepted for vehicles,you can accept cash or a bank transfer just make sure the payment is in your account before letting the vehicle go.

[sue6316]

Many thanks
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[five-in_five-out]

Collection may be available where permitted. Please use eBay’s official collection/pickup option and communicate via eBay Messages only. Don’t include phone numbers in listings or arrange off‑site payments. If a buyer prefers to collect, set the listing accordingly and follow eBay’s payment and return processes. Any questions, feel free to ask here.

[five-in_five-out]

How on earth can you open a INR on cash on collection? 

[kidmore_kats]

I am not going to post the details on here.

[papso22]

You are not allowed to accept cash on collection and you are also not allowed to post ways of getting round ebay policies on these boards.

[sue6316]

I understand that and the policies are there for a reason and I do not wish to get round them
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[jonatjonatjonat]

same way you can get around cash on collection I suppose.