Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 I'm selling a few bits & bobs on ebay at the moment ending in a couple of days with the global shipping programme option enabled, so I'd only need to send the package to the UK shipping centre if a non-UK buyer wins the auction. One item (a set of Hipshot HB-2 tuners) has just got its first bid however this is someone whose account was opened in December last year who has zero feedback and is based in Brazil. Should I be concerned about the zero feedback or does the global shipping programme protect me from possible shenanigans if this person wins the auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Everybody's got to start somewhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Wait until the payment has cleared properly and made it into your bank account. Once it's there, coolio. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 8 minutes ago, Bassfinger said: Wait until the payment has cleared properly and made it into your bank account. Once it's there, coolio. Not necessarily. PayPal can recover funds from your bank account. Whilst "everyone has to start somewhere", accepting a bid from someone in Brazil with zero feedback is not a good idea. They may be fine, but if they're not, you've lost your money. If it was me, I'd reject the bid. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 There are ways to prevent PayPal doing so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 7 minutes ago, Bassfinger said: There are ways to prevent PayPal doing so. Such as? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 Thanks - I've erred on the side of caution and cancelled the bids as I don't know whether the global shipping programme would have protected me against a chargeback. If it was for something worth a tenner I'd have probably given the benefit of doubt, but I'm not keen on sending a set of Hipshots across the Atlantic if there's a risk of being ripped off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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