[SWCollect] How to protect against theft of big-money items?

2003-11-29 Thread Jim Leonard
I'm doing my first listing, and halfway through ReelDVD (a product that always gets over $300 on ebay) I realized that someone could just claim they didn't get it and keep the product. What is the best practice against this sort of thing? Registered mail (or some other delivery type that

Re: [SWCollect] How to protect against theft of big-money items?

2003-11-29 Thread C.E. Forman
I would recommend signature confimation with insurance. The confirmation will act as proof that it was delivered, the insurance will give you some protection if it's damaged en route. And it's not too expensive. For items like this you may want to call the buyer on the phone before you ship,

Re: [SWCollect] How to protect against theft of big-money items?

2003-11-29 Thread C.E. Forman
Oh yeah, Tom will probably say this too, but you're safer if you DON'T take PayPal for something this expensive. It's just too darn easy (and tempting) for a scammer to pull a chargeback. - Original Message - From: Jim Leonard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday,