Originally Posted by
killramos
I looked into this recently for wheels.
You could get screwed if he doesn’t accept delivery, basically you are out the shipping amount which you have to pay up front. Personally I’d be asking him to send you the money for shipping via e transfer in advance ( call it a deposit).
Ran into a debatable issue with the amount that could actually be done by CP CoD. Might want to get some clarity on that depending on the value of the bike, there is also some debate over whether he can actually pay for it on the other side with debit or credit and might need a bank draft which sounds like a nightmare.
IMO. Get the cost of shipping in advance, and have it insured to cover yourself and you should be fine. I never bothered figuring out the details on COD, but it basically sounds like an escrow service to me.