Risky to sell with PayPal?

[davidhong07]

I agree! But I think for this particular buyer I'll have to pass.

Originally Posted by PJ S

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I’m all for due diligence by both parties involved, but the song and dance routine I referred to was going above and beyond that in order to take someone’s money from them.

As long as you’ve documented the process, and even better, have a 3rd party witness, you will have absolutely no hassles when it comes to taking payment via PP should the buyer decide to try it on afterwards.
You’re likely to put off any potential con artist when you reveal this is what you do to safeguard yourself, etc – a genuine buyer won’t care, so long as the item is genuine itself.
Ergo, no need for phone calls, eye colour, or inside leg measurements to complicate things – just a plain, simple, straight forward sale between two vested-interest parties.

If anything, it should be the buyer looking to have a contact number, since the seller will have both the item and the funds – hence why buyers legitimately want PP’s protection as a safety net, just in case they’ve been duped!