If you sell an item collection only are you allowed to deliver it yourself

[royal22cat]

Hi if we sold an item collection only would we be allowed to deliver it or meet half way observing social distancing. It has already been paid for so no money would exchange hands. I've been on various web sites and nothing is specific to private sellers.

Any advice would be appreciated thanks

[john1297576]

It would be a lot safer if you were paid in cash. Collection or delivery, you have no proof of Tracked Delivery and buyer could open a Not Received Case and you would have to make a full refund.

[royal22cat]

Thanks for reply, the thing I was really wanting to know is would it be legal with the pandemic and everything?

[tsmgmd]

The Covid regulations are law.

Apart from breaking the law regarding essential travel it is also against the law to meet other people.

Both you and your buyer could face fines for law breaking..

This is from the government website:

You cannot leave your home to meet socially with anyone you do not live with or are not in a support bubble with (if you are legally permitted to form one).

[rusticrye]

From an Ebay point of view, only if the buyer agrees to it.  If they don't agree to it, you must deal with the sale as contracted, ie. the buyer collects from your address.

From a Covid pov, it depends on what tiers you and the buyer are in. The government's website has full information. But frankly, I have no idea why anyone is even considering selling or buying collection items at this time, regardless of what tier they're in. It makes zero sense to me when the Covid police are arresting folk for sitting on a park bench or while taking a walk in a park.

But whatever you do, make sure you accept payment only in cash or by bank transfer, which the buyer pays only once they have fully examined the item and are totally happy with it.  PayPal is not safe for sellers of collection items, as they would have no proof of posting receipt, the only thing a payment provider will accept for an Unauthorised Account Use claim.  Signed invoices etc are not accepted as these are too easily forged. You would lose the item, your money, and be charged a hefty admin fee into the bargain.

@royal22cat