Ebay advice

[TheCureFan]

Not if they're intending to scam you- the key thing is if they hold the contract with the courier then you don't have proof of dispatch or delivery, so if there's any trouble you haven't a leg to stand on against ebay

Not actually correct. The courier should give you a signed receipt to say that its been picked up and the package is intact. If they haven't got one don't release the goods.

[MRLEON83]

Ahhh it didn't sell somehow , I keep loving and not loving this. Guitar mmmm back on the classifieds....

[ICBM]

Not actually correct. The courier should give you a signed receipt to say that its been picked up and the package is intact. If they haven't got one don't release the goods.

But even if you did, it cuts no ice with Ebay/Paypal.

You have to follow their terms and conditions to the exact letter, which means using your own trackable, signed-for delivery, or you're not protected in the event of a chargeback attempt for "non delivery". If you cannot produce the tracking number and proof of delivery (not uplift), they don't want to know.

[TheCureFan]

I stand (well sit) corrected. Have never had a problem when I've done it that way, suppose I've been lucky. Not that I send a lot of big stuff, that requires a courier.

[ICBM]

I stand (well sit) corrected. Have never had a problem when I've done it that way, suppose I've been lucky. Not that I send a lot of big stuff, that requires a courier.

The problem is that 99% of people are honest, including those who want to use their own courier and uplift the guitar, and it's usually fine... but just occasionally something will go wrong or you run into the 1% who are out to get something for nothing. So I wouldn't take the risk with anything you can't afford to lose.

I lost a pair of old PRS pickups like that - I sent them internationally without the *full* signed-for trackable delivery service. I could prove they were sent, but not delivered. I still don't know if they were genuinely lost in the post or whether the buyer scammed me... didn't really matter since Paypal's "protection" turned out to be worthless.

[TheCureFan]

I've never done it with expensive stuff, sort that myself so i knOw its fully insured. Usually its just cheap bulky stuff that I'm not that bothered about, usually getting rid of to free space for other junk

[bochetagrave]

I sent an amp to Poland - buyer arranged own courier - no probs - buyer even complimented me on my packing!