Hi, I have just sold an expensive tea set. The buyer wanted to use paypal for the protection and I was keen to recieve funds now rather than in a weeks time when we were both free to meet. I have since learnt that without proof of delivery I am open to be ripped off. I have raised this with them and suggested I post for my own safety howver they have responded saying they would really rather collect as its an expesive, delicate item that could quite likely get damged in transit. They have suggested to mark the item as recived on their paypal account during collection, would this cover me against a claim of item not recieved? Also how does an SNAD claim work on a gumtree add? If a buyer was to send me money for an item without me invoicing them with a thorough description of what they are buying, eg a payment with a note on it saying "tea set", does this vagueness put the buyer at a disadvantage as the seller can send them any old tea set, or the seller becuae the buyer can easily claim its not the right tea set. I would imagine the right thing for me as the seller to do is send an invoice with the reference number of the gumtree ad, however you can totally edit a gumtree ad at any point (title, descrition, pictures) and as far as I am aware it does not show on the webpage that its been edited. So whats to stop sellers editing the description after the sale is made and presenting the newly edited gumtree page as proof their item was correctly described? So sorry for the may questions and long winded post. Id be very grateful for any helpful answers.
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