When is it okay to cancel a sale?

[thecatspajamas]

I might also add that I have always turned down offers to personally deliver items to my home for the simple reason that I don't want any schmoe who happens to have something that I want to buy dropping by the house where my wife, 2 young kids, and most of my worldly possessions reside. If the guy is actually bed-ridden, I can hardly blame him for not wanting you or anyone else to see him in that state or to have to trust that the stranger at his door really is only there to deliver the cards and won't take advantage of his disabled state. Sellers aren't the only ones who are allowed to be paranoid or see red flags.

Maybe seeing you face-to-face is enough of a deterrent that the guy won't try anything, or maybe he wouldn't have tried anything to start with. Just don't expect eBay to have your back because you specified vague shipping terms or opted to do something out of the norm that the buyer may or may not agree with. If the neg on eBay is more palatable to you than the risk of a chargeback, then go ahead and do what you've clearly intended to do from the start and cancel the transaction. You haven't presented anything here that would cause eBay/Paypal to side with you in any sort of claim on this transaction though. When it comes to an eBay/Paypal claim, what makes sense to you or what you are comfortable with has no bearing on the outcome, and all else being equal, eBay/Paypal will side with the buyer every time.

[ullmandds]

In light of current conversations about ebay...it seems that per ebay's rules...anytime is a good time to cancel a transaction on ebay!

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

In light of current conversations about ebay...it seems that per ebay's rules...anytime is a good time to cancel a transaction on ebay!

It certainly seems that way.

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

I might also add that I have always turned down offers to personally deliver items to my home for the simple reason that I don't want any schmoe who happens to have something that I want to buy dropping by the house where my wife, 2 young kids, and most of my worldly possessions reside. If the guy is actually bed-ridden, I can hardly blame him for not wanting you or anyone else to see him in that state or to have to trust that the stranger at his door really is only there to deliver the cards and won't take advantage of his disabled state. Sellers aren't the only ones who are allowed to be paranoid or see red flags.

I agree with this sentiment. That being said I have met with local sellers at public places to pick up the item in the past and it was positive.