New Paypal buyer protection rules

[Transplant]

actually seem to benefit sellers somewhat. It appears from the proposed updates to the Seller Protection Policy 11.4 that, ONLY FOR UK BUYERS, the signature confirmation requirement min $ value is being raised from $250 to $750.

 

For me, this will mean cheaper shipments on high dollar books to UK buyers. Instead of needing a signature confirmation method, i.e., express mail, on a $500 book, I can now rely on simple delivery confirmation, a la priority with deliver confirmation.

 

Or am I missing something?

[Jiminy_Cricket-migration]

actually seem to benefit sellers somewhat. It appears from the proposed updates to the Seller Protection Policy 11.4 that, ONLY FOR UK BUYERS, the signature confirmation requirement min $ value is being raised from $250 to $750.

 

For me, this will mean cheaper shipments on high dollar books to UK buyers. Instead of needing a signature confirmation method, i.e., express mail, on a $500 book, I can now rely on simple delivery confirmation, a la priority with deliver confirmation.

 

Or am I missing something?

 

What if they file an INR with Ebay? See where I'm going here? Follow Ebay's rules. If Ebay raises it to $750 then you are good to go, but if Ebay stays at $250 you know what you need to do to protect yourself.

[comix4fun]

 

Or am I missing something?

 

 

 

On just this topic, or in general?

[kav]

[Tony S]

I think that what is sometimes missed by individuals selling - well anything really that you ship to the customer by common carrier - is the "why" of insurance and signature receipts.

 

I ship a lot of stuff. I don't purchase insurance and signature confirmation to protect my buyer. I purchase it to protect myself. From claims for damage in transit, for non-receipt.

 

I consider some insurance and signature a overall wise investment - especially so with USPS. Because defrauding the USPS is a crime - and because USPS Postal inspectors are in fact law enforcement officers. They have police powers. If one claims non-receipt of a package insured for $300 that you had to sign for, one has just increased the odds tremendously of a Postal Inspector asking questions. If the package is a grand, you can pretty much make coffee and wait for the knock on the door.

 

Scammers - the smart ones anyway - want to scam the seller that didn't insure and didn't require a signature. That is the low hanging fruit for them.

 

I wouldn't trust Paypal or eBay to ever have my best interests in mind. Their #1 is themselves and their bottom line. The insurance and signatures I purchase is me protecting myself.

[Calamerica]