AndreusMaximus
Master
Hi, newbie here thinking about selling in the classifieds for the first time. I've scanned through the pinned threads on the forum/classifieds rules, and also done a search, but couldn't find the answers to the following questions, so please pardon me if they've already been answered elsewhere and I missed it.
I'm selling a part, and I want to offer to ship the item, but I've never done this sort of thing online before, so I'm not really sure how the process works. I do understand how to ship an item, and how online payments work, I'm just wondering about the process in terms of the following:
1) Is the general expectation that the buyer pays first, then the seller ships once payment is received? Or vice versa? Or does it just depend on what the buyer/seller work out with each other?
2) If there is a general expectation that the buyer pays first, would it be appropriate for someone like me who has no reviews yet to offer the option to established members with good reviews that I would ship first then wait for payment once the item is received?
3) I have used online processors like Paypal before, but I don't really like to use them if I can avoid it. Is it generally acceptable to offer for the buyer to mail me a check payment instead, or is this considered bad practice?
Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!
I'm selling a part, and I want to offer to ship the item, but I've never done this sort of thing online before, so I'm not really sure how the process works. I do understand how to ship an item, and how online payments work, I'm just wondering about the process in terms of the following:
1) Is the general expectation that the buyer pays first, then the seller ships once payment is received? Or vice versa? Or does it just depend on what the buyer/seller work out with each other?
2) If there is a general expectation that the buyer pays first, would it be appropriate for someone like me who has no reviews yet to offer the option to established members with good reviews that I would ship first then wait for payment once the item is received?
3) I have used online processors like Paypal before, but I don't really like to use them if I can avoid it. Is it generally acceptable to offer for the buyer to mail me a check payment instead, or is this considered bad practice?
Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!