Chapter 19. Accepting PayPal and Other Methods of Payment

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Accepting Credit Cardsvia PayPal

• Accepting Money Orders and Cashier's Checks

• Accepting Personal Checks

• Accepting C.O.D. Payments

• Accepting Cash

• Which Way Is Best?

When you're listing an item for auction on eBay, you can choose which types of payment you'll accept from the winning bidder. This may seem like an easy decision, but each type of payment needs to be handled differently on your end.

This chapter talks about the types of payment you can choose to use. As any experienced eBay seller will tell you, not all dollars are worth the same; a dollar paid by one method might actually be worth less (or be more risky) than a dollar by another method. And you do want the biggest dollar, don't you?

Fortunately, you're not forced to use any one payment method. For example, you can limit your payments to credit cards only; there's no law that says you have to accept cash or checks. So read on to learn which types of payment provide the biggest return for your efforts!