EBay auctions collection only...really!!??!

Voxman

With social distancing and serious risk from Covid 19 indiscriminately killing people from all ages and walks of life....how's that gonna work??!!  

Are people really still collecting gear from total strangers??

TTony

Only essential stuff.

gringopig

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TTony

gringopig said:

If you are not about to pop your clogs any time soon anyway you will be fine.

That’s great.

Thanks Doc.

gringopig

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rossi

Only essential stuff.

Ah that would be P90,s .Thats all right then

UnclePsychosis

Voxman said:

Are people really still collecting gear from total strangers??

Yes, because unfortunately people are pretty fucking thick. 

hollywoodrox

It shouldn’t be collect only  even when there is no virus ,  if people want to use it like a newsagents window or the classifieds in the paper they should stick to gumtree and Facebook marketplace . I saw a thr10X the other week ,collection only. If they can’t be arsed to pack that up then they shouldn’t be selling online .

ive seen boss pedals collection only .

now we have services like interparcel  UPS and packing readily available if you look for it there’s no need.  I haven’t even got the luxury of a car to travel to a big town or city to get packing but I can usually scrounge some up.  

Voxman

Well, at least you guys have made me laugh! 

hollywoodrox

It’s one of my pet peeves , I tend to get a little excitable .its worse if it’s one of my dream items 

viz

I’ve just sold a bicycle, he’s passing by on Monday evening. He’s a key worker and my house is en route to his job. I was thinking I’d leave it locked up in our drive and give him the combination number and ask him to leave the lock on the ground there. I’ve got his phone number and email etc and he has 100% feedback. What do you reckon?

gringopig

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ToneControl

viz said:

I’ve just sold a bicycle, he’s passing by on Monday evening. He’s a key worker and my house is en route to his job. I was thinking I’d leave it locked up in our drive and give him the combination number and ask him to leave the lock on the ground there. I’ve got his phone number and email etc and he has 100% feedback. What do you reckon?

sounds like a good plan

ToneControl

I bet any collection-only auction goes for a lower price than normal

prowla

In normal times I like to take a drive somewhere for a day out on the weekend and sometimes I'd just point in a direction and see where I got to, whilst others I'd let an ebay collection decide where I'd go.

We're not in normal times, so I'm not bidding on collection only items; I might do something if it was local (with appropriate precautions), but anything further afield is a no...

John_A

viz said:

I’ve just sold a bicycle, he’s passing by on Monday evening. He’s a key worker and my house is en route to his job. I was thinking I’d leave it locked up in our drive and give him the combination number and ask him to leave the lock on the ground there. I’ve got his phone number and email etc and he has 100% feedback. What do you reckon?

Absolutely.  I’d do that without thinking.  I’ve recently sent £1000 PPG to 2 forum members, most people are trustworthy 

fretfinder

gringopig said:

viz said:

I’ve just sold a bicycle, he’s passing by on Monday evening. He’s a key worker and my house is en route to his job. I was thinking I’d leave it locked up in our drive and give him the combination number and ask him to leave the lock on the ground there. I’ve got his phone number and email etc and he has 100% feedback. What do you reckon?

Trust the honesty of your fellow man I say.

Don't forget to wash the lock thoroughly afterwards in case he’s transferred CV to it, and then your hands of course. 

viz

fretfinder said:

gringopig said:

viz said:

I’ve just sold a bicycle, he’s passing by on Monday evening. He’s a key worker and my house is en route to his job. I was thinking I’d leave it locked up in our drive and give him the combination number and ask him to leave the lock on the ground there. I’ve got his phone number and email etc and he has 100% feedback. What do you reckon?

Trust the honesty of your fellow man I say.

Don't forget to wash the lock thoroughly afterwards in case he’s transferred CV to it, and then your hands of course. 

I’m going to transfer it to a bucket of bleach using a punt pole. 

KrisGee

Sold a piece of furniture yesterday. Left it sanitised on a driveway, buyer arrived, checked condition, paid with paypal and took it home. All as arranged.
Can be done safely if you let the buyer know your conditions prior to sale.

Snags

@hollywoodrox ;

If it's one of your dream items you'll make the effort to go collect it;)

Jimbro66

I recently sold some electrical equipment. Arranged a time with the buyer and just before he arrived I put it on the front drive on an extension lead so he could see it was working. He arrived and checked it then put cash payment in an envelope under my car windscreen wiper. He then went back over to his car in the road while I went out and checked the payment with surgical gloves Said thanks and went back inside while he took the equipment. A totally bonkers way of doing business but we both just laughed about it and felt safe. One to tell the grandkids one day