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To an extent, it's up to you.
Some people in this situation might insist on physically inspecting the item before paying for it, regardless of the method of payment. So
- win auction
- immediately arrange to collect
- inspect and collect item, then in situ pay PayPal invoice
- sign something to say you collected it (if the seller is switched on)
- leave with item
It's up to you if you want to go down this route. It might piss the seller off, so if you want to do it please tell them that's what you'd expect and if they have issues with that approach raise them now. Of course you could inspect the item before the end of the auction - it's just a PITA to do so.
OR you could as you say immediately pay the full amount by PayPal. This is good for you as yes you are protected by PayPal and the onus is on the seller to prove you collected the item, so they can't just pocket the cash and say you collected it without some kind of evidence. I wouldn't bother doing some kind of deposit arrangement - in the event of a fucked or missing item claim it would complicate things.
Hope that helps.
- win auction
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I need some advise, I'm highly likely to be bidding on an expensive item, for me at least (£2000 plus, hopefully a bit less) and its collection only from London and I'm on the south coast.
The seller has a good rating on ebay but only as a buyer, this looks like the first thing he's sold. I've exchanged a number of messages regarding the item with him and I happy(as I can be with out seeing it first hand) that everything is as it should be and he's on the level so to speak!
His advert say's payment by paypal, mastercard etc as normal rather than cash on collect as I would expect for a collection only item. Paypal is fine with me and would be much preferable in some respects, I don't fancy have £2k in cash in my pocket and I would prefer paypal to a bank transfer on collection.
What would be the done thing in these circumstances, if I win the auction (late on a Sunday night) do I just pay the full amount upfront, safe in the knowledge that paypal has me covered and then arrange to collect the item at a later date ? or is there the ability to pay a deposit and the rest on collection. I'm just wondering what the normal protocol is in these circumstances.