Quote Originally Posted by Shootfish View Post
Can't agree more - I have had to explain to sellers many times, that if they choose and pay for the delivery service, whoever that is, then that service having taken their money enters into a legal binding contract to deliver said item. If a problem of any type occurs, it is the person who paid for that contract (ie the seller), who has to pursue the outcome, compensation etc. This responsibility cannot be transferred to the buyer as the delivery service has no obligation to deal with anyone who did not purchase the contract in the first place. However, if the buyer agrees to arrange their own courier, then of course it would be the buyer who would pursue any problems.
Sellers trying to shirk this responsibility are often to be found on that well known auction site and I personally would never buy from a seller who tried this in any ad.
Must agree, and I hate that this is also becoming more prevalent on here

Should be a written rule that to sell on here, the seller is responsible until the item is delivered, photo's on sales threads should also be mandatory but that's another matter.