posted on July 5, 2005 02:35:34 PM new
It clearly states the payment terms that I accept. She never contacted me at all (after sending her 3 invoices) until I filed UPI. It took her a few days and this is the response that I got:
"iam so sorry that i have not paid this item. Because i thought the pattern was from the US but being
sold in the uk so i bid on it not thinking that i could not pay by cheque as i do not have a paypal
account. I have bought lots of items and payed very quickley i am 72 years old and do not understand
paypal if you will accept a cheque i will send it as soon as i hear fom you i am very sorry for all
the trouble i just did not understand a bout the diffrent payment methods"
posted on July 5, 2005 02:44:47 PM new
I would ignore the fact that it might be a 20 year old scamming you and just politely answer with facts only. The total and where she can send it and how soon you need to have it.
If you don't accept checks tell her registering on Paypal is fun and easy.
posted on July 5, 2005 03:58:28 PM new
Explain to her that you cannot accept international checks (cheques) and that postal orders are not negotiable in the US but that you would be willing to accept payment in cash. (It's very easy to exchange, the rates are probably better than we are getting from PayPal.) She can mail via "Recorded Delivery" so that she feels more secure and the ost is no where near what it would cost for us to do the same thing.
I put all of my sterling away in a drawer and exchange at the airport when I need extra cash on a trip.
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No, I'm saying -- I'm merely -- I'm saying what I'm saying. I don't know why I'm always having people say, are you trying to say -- you know what you can do if you want to know what I'm saying is listen to what I'm saying. What I'm saying is what I said ...
yep, you've got a good point. my 96-year-old grandfather in otherwise perfect health used to turn off his hearing aide and become "selectively deaf" when he didn't want to listen to us kids screaming
posted on July 5, 2005 04:07:40 PM new
Thanks, Fenix. I just wrote her back. I also have the "Bidpay" button in the auction so that she can pay via Bidpay.
posted on July 5, 2005 06:21:24 PM new
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posted on July 5, 2005 06:36:12 PM new
I'd request that they pay in Euros + small exchange fee. You can sell Euros near face value at most any coin/stamp shop or exchange at almost any airport. (banks also take them, but the fees are usually high)
posted on July 5, 2005 08:21:52 PM new
Euros are not the currency of the UK so it might be difficult for a 70 something woman to get them depending on where she is. Plus, rates are more favorable on sterling (GBP).
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No, I'm saying -- I'm merely -- I'm saying what I'm saying. I don't know why I'm always having people say, are you trying to say -- you know what you can do if you want to know what I'm saying is listen to what I'm saying. What I'm saying is what I said ...
posted on July 5, 2005 08:40:18 PM new
As the seller, it is your responsibility to specify the wording of your TOS. It is not the buyer's right or privilege to change it after the auction ends. I would not consider any alternative payment methods other than those specified in the auction description. The one exception, would be if they wanted to send cash, in U.S. dollars, as Fenix suggested. I just wouldn't have the heart to turn away George Washington or Abraham Lincoln
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
