Ebay collection in person?

If you were buying a used gpu that might have been used for bit-coin-mining , you'd be foolish to side-step the paypal/ebay 'warranty'
 
Bunko said:
I recently sold something on Ebay that got collected. I haven't used Ebay in years and everything down to the payment seems to have changed but the buyer paid straight away then collected the next day and scanned a qr code when he was happy with the item.
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Is the QR code mandatory, and if it is, how do I generate it? I'm a regular seller on eBay but today is the first time in several years that a buyer has elected for a collection. They have paid up already by Paypal and they're coming to pick it up tonight. In the past they just picked it up and I was never aware of needing a QR code.
 
The last time I bought something on eBay and collected in person. I did the code thing, I paid by cash, the seller scanned the code and confirmed receipt.

Then later on the seller cancelled the auction...I think eBay must have sent him a bill for the fees!
 
Raymond Lin said:
The last time I bought something on eBay and collected in person. I did the code thing, I paid by cash, the seller scanned the code and confirmed receipt.

Then later on the seller cancelled the auction...I think eBay must have sent him a bill for the fees!
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Normally you have to agree to cancel the auction as a collective (buyer+seller); sounds like he must have selected an option that meant he could cancel despite your code being scanned.

I used to do this all the time when I was much younger to save on FVFs - the option was something like product has been damaged, seller cancels auction. Not a lot eBay could do and you'd get your FVF refunded.
 
dirtychinchilla said:
Doesn't seem to be evidence to support that mined cards are no good, if you believe tests from Linus Tech Tips (I do)
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capacitor lifespan is exponentially increased with sustained high temperatures, electro migration/NBTI in the chip's similarly -
whether you would quickly be able to ascertain if the gpu was fully working when you buy it though - I guess you woulds run some stress benchmarks.

with QR code now, once seller has entered it will ebay really swallow that you dropped object during the handover .- I suppose seller could file an it doesnt work claim a few days later, and demand a return/refund, not with a chair though.
 
Raymond Lin said:
The last time I bought something on eBay and collected in person. I did the code thing, I paid by cash, the seller scanned the code and confirmed receipt.

Then later on the seller cancelled the auction...I think eBay must have sent him a bill for the fees!
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Cheers.

We did the code thing, him showing the QR code on his phone and me scanning it in on mine (both using the eBay app), and that scanned fine. This was new for my buyer as well as me. About 10 minutes later, the sale showed up as being confirmed/collected.

Not sure why your seller would cancel, because like you said, their sale would have been marked as collected.
 
Loving the thread's topic vs OP's username.

dirtychinchilla said:
Doesn't seem to be evidence to support that mined cards are no good, if you believe tests from Linus Tech Tips (I do)
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Instead of quoting Linus - and not having a go, as all websites have been referencing the same Linus vid recently - people should listen to the Youtubers who have been posting mining videos for 5+ years. Eg: https://youtu.be/vnpb8KMe1Gk?t=3208

Its not just that guy. All the mining long term youtubers are frank about what damage it causes.
 
i just listed my item with cash or bank transfer only.. if they are collecting in person, PP has put me off in case the buy tries to claim a dispute after taking the item
 
Pawnless Endgame said:
Is the QR code mandatory, and if it is, how do I generate it? I'm a regular seller on eBay but today is the first time in several years that a buyer has elected for a collection. They have paid up already by Paypal and they're coming to pick it up tonight. In the past they just picked it up and I was never aware of needing a QR code.
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It's not mandatory, but as a seller I would ALWAYS do it, and if a buyer didn't want to I'd tell them to do one and cancel the sale. No QR code scan means no proof* they collected it, which means if the buyer then opens an item not received case, you automatically lose (since you also have no tracking number to prove postage). If you appeal, you may get lucky and a human will read through your messages with the buyer and decide that they did collect it, but that's by no means guaranteed, as it relies on a) having messages from the buyer confirming they are coming to/have collected it, b) Ebay actually looking into it, and c) the person looking at it deciding in your favour.

So, it's good in this case that you used it :)

Bassmansam said:
Well i had several people interested but only one was willing to make payment via paypal before i gave out my full address for collection. All went smoothly though and the buyer collected last night.
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I assume PPG rather than payment for goods/services? Not sure what sort of protection you would have as a seller if they decided to claim they never received it or it was broken?



* as far as Ebay are concerned at least
 
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