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Originally Posted by ionutd
this escrow service is a bit weird if you ask me
what happens if you get something that doesn't work? you send it back on your cost and then can't he just say you sent him a different item back and **** you over with disputes forever? I got burned on paypal more than once with this ****...
over here they just ship and you pay cash or card to the courier after he lets you open the package and see you got what you ordered
that being said, some sellers ask for 5 eur in advance for shipping, just in case you don't collect and not everyone ships, even after you give em the 5 eur, so risk is on you and it's often a waste of time talking to weirdos
Wallapop actually works quite well.
If you receive something that doesn't work, you file a complaint. If the seller accepts, the goods are returned with the site providing a barcode that allows free shipping. After seller receives back the goods, buyer gets the money back, including the original shipment costs. Nobody loses a cent.
Of course, this can be exploited (For example, I sell a laptop, buyer returns and instead of returning the laptop, he sends me back the mobile phone that we agreed to swap for the laptop), but I'm pretty sure if you are involved in too many returns, they will do something about it.