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Do people's really need to be warned not to buy something on eBay with a cheque.
Maybe - maybe people don't all realise Ebay protection is only Paypal protection.
Same applies if you pay cash on collection - If you find a fault when you get item home then Ebay will not give you any help in getting your money back.
I have got Paypal but happen to have some money in my French account so used that as the seller was in France.
If anything I sold arrived damaged I would re-reimburse the buyer and claim from courier not tell buyer to claim from their country's post office.
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If anything I sold arrived damaged I would re-reimburse the buyer and claim from courier not tell buyer to claim from their country's post office.
Exactly.
Damage in transit is the responsibility of the whoever sends it: the contract is between them and the courier. The courier won't deal with the recipient.
And yes I agree, problems such as you've had with the method of payment do need flagging-up and cannot be repeated too often: readers of the Bad Traders thread will know that too many people don't even know what a bad idea PayPal "gift" is.
And considering the exchange rate, I entirely understand why you'd use your Euros.
Scilly.Suffolk
Do people's really need to be warned not to buy something on eBay with a cheque.
Why no PayPal, no need for a French bank account!