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I wouldn't send via paypal gift unless it was someone who I know or see using the forum very often
Yes this is my rule of thumb too. If it’s someone I’ve seen posting a lot or I’ve interacted with them a few times etc - happy to do friends and family generally. I kind of assume the same from people buying - A glance at my profile shows someone reasonably invested in the forum and unlikely to try and stitch someone up for a few quid.
I think this is all a little hard to translate into a hard and fast rule, though
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I don't think it's fair for the seller to have to cover the fees if they are listing an item locally and someone wants it posted. It takes time and effort to package etc. which is why they prob have it listed on here in the first place as its a London (originally) based forum, for someone in London to collect. They would ultimately end up getting less that what they were asking.
I generally pay via goods and cover the fees so the seller isn't out of pocket unless they offered to cover the fees. This is more for my peace of mind. Unless they are someone who only used the forum to sell a lot and isn't in London.
I wouldn't send via paypal gift unless it was someone who I know or see using the forum very often eg. someone with a lot of threads, comments, clearly knows other people irl and the item isn't worth hundres etc. Imo anyone who pays via paypal gift does so at their own risk.