Sold my car, Buyer collected, How do I tell eBay the transaction is complete?

[mr_reman]

I recently sold my old car here. The seller came and, After deciding it was acceptable to start haggling, THEN telling me to lie to ebay that he didn't turn up so I "didn't have to pay their fees" he paid in cash, Signed all the paperwork then took the car away. I marked the sale as paid, then Ebay started pestering me about posting the item. I've looked everywhere but can't find any box to tick to say that he's already physically collected the car.

You hear so many horror storys about crooked buyers ripping sellers off here these days, and several things about this sale felt slightly off to me (At one point when he started haggling I was so close to telling him the sale was off and turn him away ! Telling me to defraud Ebay and haggling already ment he'd broke ebays terms), So I don't want to just mark it as posted in case there's some way the seller could say "Didn't arrive" and then claw the money back via Paypal (Don't know if that's even posible, But don't want to take the risk without knowing for sure).

So, Does anyone know how I can tell ebay that he's paid in cash, got the car, and the transactions compleate?

[**peaseblossom**]

On a PC/laptop you can mark as payment received and item dispatched via More Actions, far right of item on your sold list.  That's on classic view.  If you are on the seller hub page click on the item, then top left > Mark as Dispatched.

As he paid cash there is no way of clawing the money back.

[mr_reman]

Fair enough, I've done that.

I didn't know if there was any way he could try to scam me if I did this. PayPal seem pretty quick to refund people if they so much as have buyers remorse these days. I didn't know if eBay could pull funds from my PayPal account if the original payment wasn't made through them. I was also getting worried about the car not being marked as in his possession in case he went out and got 50 odd speeding tickets, Then showed the unfinished eBay sale as some kind of proof that it couldn't have been him driving at that point.

OK, I probably sound paranoid there, But I've watched as eBay's turned from a great place to sell off your unwanted clutter, Into a scammers paradise with a playing field tilted almost vertically in favour of the scammers. As a rule I don't sell anything on eBay anymore as it's too easy for the scummy elements of society to rip sellers off, But I thought as it was a car and cash on collection only I'd be pretty safe........ Then eBay go and make it hard for me to tell them the sales complete. 😞

[plpmr]

You mention PayPal so the question is - how did the buyer pay you?

If by PayPal then any time in the next 12 months you could find you have lost the money.

[mr_reman]

No, He paid in cash.
The only times I sell on eBay these days are when it's a large item which most buyers would be happier collecting rather than paying extortionate postage fees on anyway. I point out in the listing that as they're physically coming to collect it there's no above board reason to use PayPal. I'd usually also add in the listing that if they try to pay via PayPal the money will be returned minus any fees that are incurred by me having to do this, But I was recently told by a friend that this is now against eBay's rules.

[1902elder]

You do not have to accept Paypal for vehicles.

Have you sent off the part of the VSC document to the DVLA.?. That is your guarantee that you will not get speeding tickets etc. marking it sold  on Ebay will not.

[mr_reman]

Yeah, I photographed all the details on the V5C slip and posted it off that same night. Just waiting for the DVLA's letter confirming the change of ownership now.