When giving out Paypal address in sales thread.

[DaveF]

This is definitely a case by case decision. If the potential buyer is new to the forum and has no track record and no one knows them versus if the buyer is known and has lots of recommendations may help decide how you want to handle the situation. In the end you gotta do what you feel you gotta do.

[Numonewhiteboy]

This is definitely a case by case decision. If the potential buyer is new to the forum and has no track record and no one knows them versus if the buyer is known and has lots of recommendations may help decide how you want to handle the situation. In the end you gotta do what you feel you gotta do.

Agreed, case by case.

Although the crowd here seems much more mature than members of other forums I sell on, my policy is always whoever pays first gets it.

The only time that changes is if a potential buyer is well known, with a good reputation and several references, or someone I have dealt with before.

[WTFIMI]

I'll start by saying that I have only bought so far. My SOP for buying is this:
-See the item FS.
-PM the seller to see if its still available and ask any questions I may have.
-After being responded to, make a decision to buy or not.
-If buying, PM the seller back, commit to buy, ask for PP address.
-Immediately after receiving PP address, send the $$.

Its only when things don't happen in 'real time' that there should be any question of how long it will take to send PP. If either party doesn't respond fairly quickly, all bets are off. For instance, if say I want to buy something and ask the seller for his PP, but he doesn't respond before I go to bed or work, then he PMs me with PP info but I'm asleep or at work, then he sells to someone else b/c I didn't respond right away, thats life (and a serious run-on-sentence). No hard feelings from me. Its a timing thing.

Seems like I have diarrhea of the mouth. In short, I think 12 hours is good.

[kookaburra]

I know it isn't possible all the time, but I endeavour to pay as soon after I commit to buy something as possible. 12 hours is more than generous in my opinion. If the buyer knows he will be unable to do paypal for longer than that time, he should at least have the decency to tell the seller.

There is more of a relaxed attitude to selling ethics here than any other forum I've been on. On most others, if a buyer commits to an item, it is held buy the seller until payment, not sold to someone else who had came up with the money sooner. I really don't agree with those who do that.