Default gumtree buyer sending courier with cash?
im selling a tatami matt on gumtree for 30 quid and my buyer said they wanted to paypal and send a courier which i refused and said id only accept cash. now hes saying courier will bring cash.
i cant work out how this is a scam, especially since it such a cheap item.
but anyone got any ideas if its dodgy?
obviously if courier doesnt have cash then im not letting them take it. but will i get charged by courier for call out or anything?
i cant work out how this is a scam, especially since it such a cheap item.
but anyone got any ideas if its dodgy?
obviously if courier doesnt have cash then im not letting them take it. but will i get charged by courier for call out or anything?
mind you, it won't stop him posting a payment notice through if you do get charged.
worse case scenario I get cash from courier and he says he says he didn't receive it.... but that's down to him or courier doesn't have money so courier doesn't get item
of course they would, plenty of couriers offer a cash on collection option.
You are both missing the point here
OP is talking about a courier taking their item and giving them cash at the door
Sounds very dodgy but cant see the scam
OP should tell the buyer to make a bank transfer before the courier comes to pick up the item
Didnt read the op either
Somebody is going to turn up and pay cash
Why would a courier have counterfeit money?
I have had people collect things for me and I have collected for other people, always dealt with cash and no one has ever complained, they just checked the money some people have a pen that they run over the top of the notes.
I have colleagues all over the country, so it's a great way of finding what you want anywhere.
They can claim whatever they want to PayPal the op said the courier is paying them in cash!
Payment is in cash
No. The payment is not for the courier service. The payment is for the item. The buyer supposedly pays the courier to go to the OP's house. The buyer supposedly gives the courier cash to pay for his item. The courier supposedly picks up the item. The courier supposedly hands over the purchase price in cash to the seller. The courier supposedly delivers the item to the buyer. Show me a reputable courier services that acts as payment intermediary between buyer and seller. There aren't any.
Yes I did read the op and like I said seems like a scam. I've had this before on Gumtree when I was selling stuff. One wanted to send a courier for a jumper and send extra cash for the inconvenience of it.
you said it was a standard scam so how does it work?
seller gets cash (check it naturally) - item is gone.... job done?
if they turn up with a cheque for 50 and ask for courier payment as 'change' then thats different
not saying there isn't a scam as it does seem odd but... whats the scam?
I don't know. It feels like a scam but the only possibility I can see is that the notes are shonky. I wouldn't do it because my gut feeling is there's something not right but if the OP wants to go ahead then they should take all reasonable precautions. Have someone else there with phone in hand. Don't let the 'courier' into their house. Check every note of the money in front of the witness and the courier before handing the item over. If the courier wants to do anything different, send them away.
With me not being a scammer I don't know how it works. I would think it's on the lines of turning up with fake money either £50 note or maybe high euro or dollar notes saying that's all the buyer gave them to purchase it and they they would want change from the seller. The courier is probably either the buyer or the friend in on the scam and they are hoping the seller is gullible and give them change for the fake note. You might think is it worth it for £20 but when the are trying it on with 100's of people it starts to add up.
as long as careful no harm done
I was confused by your initial comment thats its a standard scam oO
Don't know how it works but has to be a scam!
ask you for the money (his costs for collection). He may be on the scam and get aggressive and threaten you.
Avoid 3rd parties transactions as you will be messed up in the end.
If its cash on collection, ask him to collect it personally. Paypal
will side with buyer.
Another variation of the courier scam is he will claim you just sent an empty
box with lots of bubble/newspaper wrapping and you will lose out.
Its £30 so up to you if you want to give buyer the benefit. And accept the consequences.
Plenty of more information Just 1 similar example
so... did you read the op?
Because you can't put an online name to a real face.
If his courier turns up and it turns out (not on this example admittedly) he is paying £10,000 of fake notes.... Well he's only the courier. Of course, the courier could be the actual buyer but "the courier" will not get into anywhere near as much trouble as if "the buyer" had turned up with the fake notes.