Not really ebay but I need buyer collect/paypal advise please?

[KatyMac]

I'm selling DD's sailing dinghy

I've had an email enquiry saying they will pay by paypal & collect the dinghy

I thought that somehow, that was a bad idea & that could leave me vulnerable; but I wasn't really sure how/why. Does anyone know?

Or am I being silly

Yes is bad idea. They could claim it was not received. Cash on collection or paypal and you post/courier it.

hmmm i am not sure how it works outside of ebay

i know on ebay if you accept paypal and the person picks it up they could then say they hadn't received it, open a dispute and claim their money back.
but if you aren't selling via ebay i am not sure that would be an issue.

i would probably prefer cash on collection though just to be on the safe side

Just had an email from freeads saying they have banned this person for fraud

Lucky escape

Cash on collection or paypal and send it by trackable method.